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The Blair-Taylor Wildcats softball team won the program’s sixth consecutive regional title with a 4-3 win over Luther Thursday, May 25. The win came on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh inning. Pictured (front, l-r) are Andi Beck, Madalynn Frederixon, Abby Thompson, Lexi Lofgren, Anna White, Frankie Zentgraf, Ryleigh Seitz, (back) Elissa Smetana, Landonn Daffinson, Lydia Frederixon, Lindasy Steien, Kierstyn Kindschy, Callie Wagner, Sydney Fremstad and Andrea Waldera.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team won the program’s ninth regional title under head coach Greg Bratina last week. BT got the title in dramatic fashion, with a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Wildcats entered the Division 4 sectional 3A playoffs as the No. 1 seed in...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats track and field team traveled to Onalaska Luther to compete in the Division 3 Luther regional Monday, May 22. The Wildcats girls finished 10th out of 12 teams with 33 points. The boys took third out of 11 with 87 points.
BT had several athletes do well...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team had one game to end the regular season, then entered the playoffs. BT’s regular season finale was a home game against Brookwood Tuesday, May 23.
Brookwood jumped out to an early lead, as Brookwood scored six runs in the top of the first inning...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team entered the Division 4 sectional 3 playoffs as the No. 2 seed. MM hosted No. 7 seed Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, May 23.
OF jumped out to an early 9-0 lead, as OF scored seven runs in the top of the first inning and two runs in the top of...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers track and field team traveled to West Salem to compete in the Division 2 West Salem regional Monday, May 22. The Tigers girls finished eighth out of eight with 23 points. BRF’s boys took seventh out of eight with 48 points.
BRF had several athletes do...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs track and field team traveled to Onalaska Luther to compete in the Division 3 Luther regional Monday, May 22. The Mustangs girls placed fourth out of 12 with 78 points. MM’s boys took fifth out of 11 with 55 points.
MM had multiple athletes do well enough...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team ended the regular season with one game and then entered the playoffs. MM traveled to take on Dairyland Conference opponent Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Monday, May 22, to end the regular season.
IG jumped out to a lead early by scoring one...
The Lincoln Hornets track and field team traveled to Onalaska Luther to compete in the Division 3 Luther regional Monday, May 22. The Hornets girls placed ninth out of 12 with 35.5 points. Lincoln’s boys took ninth out of 11 with 29 points.
Lincoln had multiple athletes do well enough to...
The Lincoln Hornets softball team entered the Division 5 sectional 3 playoffs as the No. 7 seed. Lincoln played at No. 2 Columbus Catholic (CC) Tuesday, May 23.
Lincoln struggled to get the bats going, as the Hornets managed to get just one hit and scored zero runs. CC defeated Lincoln 15...
The Lincoln Hornets baseball team ended the regular season with one game and then entered the playoffs. Lincoln hosted Dairyland Conference opponent Whitehall Monday, May 22, to end the regular season.
Whitehall got on the board first in the top of the second inning by scoring one run....