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Liza Cummings of the Lincoln Hornets was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team for the 2023 softball season.
The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 softball season. The Lincoln Hornets had one athlete selected to the All-Conference teams.
Liza Cummings, a senior last season, was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team. Cummings got the bulk of...
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Haylie Schmidt of Black River Falls was selected to the Coulee Conference All-Conference first team for the 2023 softball season.
The Coulee Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 softball season. The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers had three athletes earn All-Conference recognition.
Senior Haylie Schmidt was selected to the Coulee Conference All-Conference first team. Schmidt was BRF’s...
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Jack Walden of the Black River Falls/Fall Creek Tigers baseball team earned Coulee Conference All-Conference recognition. Walden was named to the All-Conference second team.
The Coulee Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2023 baseball season. The Black River Falls/Fall Creek (BRF) Tigers had three athletes earn All-Conference recognition.
Juniors Jack Walden and Noah Kubaskie were named to the Coulee Conference All-Conference second...
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The Black River Falls Shooting Tigers competed at the Wisconsin State Scholastic Clay Target Program Championships June 23. Pictured (l-r) are Reece Youngthunder, Jason Williams, Jacob Ward, Michael Jessie, Hoyt Ewing and Travis Gargulak. Youngthunder shot 25 straight, Williams shot 75 straight, Ward shot 50 straight, Jessie shot 25 straight, Ewing shot 50 straight and Gargulak shot 25 straight.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Shooting Tigers, Lincoln Hornets and Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats shooting teams competed in the Wisconsin State Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) championships June 23.
BRF earned the team’s first team medal, as Jason Williams placed fifth out of 391...
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Lexi Lofgren of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats earned WFSCA recognition. Lofgren was selected to the WFSCA All-District small schools first team.
The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) announced its 2023 All-District and All-State awards. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team had some athletes earn WFSCA All-District and All-State awards.
BT ended the 2023 season with a 24-4 record. The Wildcats went...
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Hailey Hiles of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs was named to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) All-District 1 small school honorable mention team.
The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) announced its 2023 All-District awards. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team had a couple of athletes earn WFSCA All-District awards.
Two Mustangs were recognized in the WFSCA All-District awards. Sophomore Hailey...
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Jordan Kappen talks with basketball campers near the end of the camp Wednesday, June 14.
Around 140 athletes took part in the fifth annual Jordan Kappen summer basketball camp last week from June 12 through June 15. Athletes from Black River Falls (BRF), Blair-Taylor (BT), Melrose-Mindoro, Alma Center, Bangor, Tomah, Whitehall and Waukesha attended the camp.
Groups were...
The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW) announced its 2023 Academic All-State honorees. The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys golf team had multiple athletes earn the honors.
BRF’s Wyatt Madvig, Spencer Aebly, Nolan Parker, David Becker and Calvin Lakowske are all 2023 Academic...
The High School Racing Association (HSRA) was back in action with several races last weekend. Mitchell Berg, Braydon Lockington, Caleb Arneson and Kennedy Krueger from Melrose-Mindoro (MM) compete in HSRA.
Berg and Krueger took part in the jam-packed racing weekend. They traveled to...
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Lindsay Steien, a 2023 graduate of Blair-Taylor, made the 2023 Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association senior All-Star games.
The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) announced its rosters for the 2023 WFSCA senior All-Star games. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team had several athletes make the games.
BT’s head coach Greg Bratina is the head coach for the Division 4/5 blue team....