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Ben Ross drives to the basket for the Lincoln Hornets in their 47-44 loss to the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs. 

     The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team won one out of their three games last week. Lincoln started with a home game against Melrose-Mindoro Tuesday, Jan. 17.      Lincoln jumped out to a 27-22 lead heading into halftime. The Hornets were able to capitalize on their hot three-point shooting...

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Evan Voss pushes the pace for the Black River Falls Tigers in their 63-41 loss to La Crosse Logan Jan. 20. 

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team looked to add to its two-game winning streak in BRF’s road game against Bangor Monday, Jan. 16.      BRF scored the first bucket of the game in the first 10 seconds, as an inside pass to Trey Cowley caused a couple of Bangor defenders to...

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Presley Byom of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs backs down a Lincoln defender. 

     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two games last week. MM started the week with a road trip to take on the Lincoln Hornets Tuesday, Jan. 17.      Lincoln caught fire from three-point range in the first half. The three-point shooting helped Lincoln take a 27-22 lead...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had two games last week. MM started the week with a home game against Durand-Arkansaw (DA) Monday, Jan. 16.      MM struggled in the first half to get points on the board. DA took advantage and built up a double-digit lead, going into...
     The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team traveled to Arcadia to compete at the Raider Challenge Saturday, Jan. 21.      GET/MM took first out of 15 teams with 525 points.      Colton Koss placed fifth in the 106-pound class, scoring 33 points.      Koda...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team continued its season with a home match against Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Tuesday, Jan. 17.      BT defeated OF 45-18.      Billy Miller won his 132-pound match by decision.      Juan Lopez, Ryan Flynn, Jackson Shramek and Bryan Rogstad won their...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team started last week with a road game against Dairyland-Large Conference foe Augusta Tuesday, Jan. 17.      BT had an explosive first half, as the Wildcats scored 41 points. BT went into halftime leading Augusta 41-25.      The Wildcats had an...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team started last week with a road game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Tuesday, Jan. 17.      ECIL built up a double digit lead in the first half, as ECIL went into halftime ahead of BT 27-15. The Wildcats cut ECIL’s lead to just...
     Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcat Bryan Rogstad capped off his football career with a season that placed him in the state record books.      Rogstad, a senior, played for BT as an offensive lineman, linebacker and a punter. Rogstad had the sixth-best punting average in a season with 44 yards per punt...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers wrestling team continued its season with a pair of events last week. BRF traveled to Arcadia for a triangular Tuesday, Jan. 17.      BRF lost to Arcadia 51-24.      Deacon Brown, Sander King, Maleki Lee and Sullivan King each won by fall in their respective...

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