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Jace Paul of the Lincoln Hornets shoots a layup in the Hornets’ 67-33 win over Augusta Dec. 13. Paul had 28 points and eight steals.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had three games last week, as Lincoln looked to continue their strong start to the season.
Lincoln began the week by traveling to take on Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Hornets had a slow start to the game and quickly found...
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RaeAnn Ruzeic (l) of the Lincoln Hornets shoots a layup in Lincoln’s 37-30 overtime loss to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran. Ruzic had 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team had two games last week, as Lincoln looked to build a winning streak.
Lincoln began the week by hosting Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The Hornets dominated in the first half, as Lincoln scored more than twice as many points as OF....
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Ethan Kniseley became the Blair-Taylor Wildcats boys basketball program’s latest athlete to reach the milestone of scoring 1,000 points in his career in the Wildcats’ game against Eleva-Strum Dec. 12.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team had two games last week, as BT looked to get back in the win column after their 1-1 start.
BT traveled to take on the Alma/Pepin (AP) Eagles Monday, Dec. 9, for a Dairyland-Small Conference game.
The Eagles started the game on fire...
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Austin Clemons (l) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats works to take down his Durand-Arkansaw opponent Dec. 10. Clemons won by fall.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling hit the mats with wrestling action in multiple days last week. BT began the week by hosting Durand-Arkansaw (DA) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
DA edged out BT by a score of 36-30.
Austin Clemons won the 126-pound match by fall in 1:08. Billy Miller won...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two games last week. MM looked to get in the win column after starting the season 0-3.
MM hosted Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Monday, Dec. 9, to start the week.
The Mustangs and ECIL battled in the first half and...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had two games last week, as MM looked to continue its strong start to the season.
MM began the week by traveling to take on Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The first half was close but the Mustangs took a...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team was busy last week. GET/MM began the week by hosting duals Thursday, Dec. 12.
GET/MM defeated Cadott 54-14.
Colton Koss won his 126-pound match by forfeit. Brody Banse won the 132-pound match via forfeit...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) gymnastics team opened the season by traveling to West Salem Saturday, Dec. 14, for an invite.
GMC finished fourth out of seven teams with 130.75 points. West Salem took first with 136.55, Holmen was second with 132...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team had a pair of road games last week, as the Tigers looked to build off of their close games the previous week. BRF traveled to take on Sparta Tuesday, Dec. 10, for a non-conference test.
Sparta entered the game averaging 79.67 points...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville and Granton had two games last week. BRF had its home-opener, as the Tigers hosted West Salem (WS) Tuesday, Dec. 10.
BRF started off the game strong, as the Tigers scored three goals in the first period...