Sports
The Lincoln Hornets softball team began the Division 5 Sectional 3A playoffs last week. Lincoln entered the playoffs as the No. 9 seed and traveled to take on No. 8 Port Edwards (PE) Thursday, May 22.
Lincoln entered the game 1-16 overall, while Port Edwards was 2-15.
Despite being...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys golf team traveled to Trempealeau Thursday, May 22, for the Coulee Conference Championship.
BRF turned in the best team performance of the day, as the Tigers finished first with 330 strokes. BRF’s score was 12 strokes better than the next team. West...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys tennis team hosted the Coulee Conference tournament Monday, May 19.
BRF tied for third with six points. West Salem won the tournament, finishing first with 24 points. Viroqua took second with seven points. BRF and Mauston tied for third with six...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers track and field team traveled to Sparta Thursday, May 22.
BRF’s boys team placed sixth out of 10 teams with 58.33 points. The Tigers girls took sixth out of eight with 49 points.
BRF’s girls’ team had six top-five finishes, with 10 top-10 placements...
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Andrea Aleckson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats fires a pitch in the Wildcats’ 5-4 win over Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau May 13. She struck out 14 batters in seven innings.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team had two non-conference games and one Dairyland Conference game last week. BT opened the week by hosting Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Tuesday, May 13, in a non-conference match.
BT pulled out a walk-off 5-4 win despite trailing with two outs...
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Hailey Hiles of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs hits a pitch in the Mustangs’ home game against Augusta May 12.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team won two of three Dairyland Conference games last week. MM opened the week by hosting Augusta Monday, May 12.
Despite getting one more hit than Augusta, the Mustangs were defeated by Augusta 5-2. MM had seven errors, while Augusta had two...
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Ben Ross of the Lincoln Hornets hits a pitch in Lincoln’s 11-1 win over Gilman May 16. Ross had one hit and drove in two runs.
The Lincoln Hornets baseball team picked up two wins last week. Lincoln opened the week by traveling to take on Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Monday, May 12, for a Dairyland Conference battle.
Lincoln shut out ECIL 8-0.
The Hornets jumped out to a l-0 lead in the top of the...
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Angel Escamilla of the Lincoln Hornets runs in the 400-meter dash at the Dairyland Conference Championships in Whitehall May 12. He finished 11th.
The Lincoln Hornets track and field team traveled to Whitehall Thursday, May 15, for the 2025 Dairyland Conference Championships.
Lincoln’s boys and girls each placed sixth as teams.
The Hornets had three athletes win conference championships. Lincoln’s girls 4x200-meter relay team...
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Charlie Heath (r) of the Black River Falls Shooting Tigers is pictured with coach Scott Goetzka. Heath earned a 25-straight pin at Eau Claire.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Shooting Tigers were in action with two events. On May 9, BRF traveled to Eau Claire for the Northern Wisconsin Invitational.
In the senior/varsity class, BRF finished fourth with 456 points, six points behind third place and eight points behind second place...
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Hannah Tubbs of the Black River Falls Tigers swimming co-op with Lincoln and Blair-Taylor received All-State honors in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle. Tubbs was also one of five finalists for Division 2 swimmer of the year.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (WISCA) recently held its All-State banquet. The banquet honored swimmers for their performances, as well as honored swimmers who qualified for the Academic All-State award. The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers swim team...