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     The Lincoln Hornets baseball team traveled to take on Eleva-Strum (ES) Friday, April 21.      Lincoln struggled to get the bats going, as the Hornets managed to get just one hit in the game.      ES jumped out to a fast start, as ES scored three runs in the first inning and six runs in the...
     The Black River Falls/Fall Creek (BRF) Tigers baseball team traveled to take on the Arcadia  Raiders Friday, April 21.      Arcadia struck first in the bottom of the first inning, as the Raiders scored eight runs. Arcadia added eight more runs in the bottom of the second inning to build a 16-0...

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This year’s Golden Archer Award winners in the Lincoln Archery Club are pictured with their award certificates. 

     The Lincoln Archery Club was started about 20 years ago by my good friend, and outstanding school counselor, John Giese, and he asked me to help him out. I gladly accepted, and for several years we had a club going after school and the class was offered as a Summer School option as well.     ...
     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball returned to action with two Dairyland Conference games last week. MM started the week with a road game against Pepin/Alma (PA) Tuesday, April 11.      MM was able to build a big enough lead early in the game to fend off PA’s comeback bid.      The...

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The conditions were not ideal for the official start to the season for the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) trap team. MM began the season Sunday, April 16. 

     The Melrose-Mindoro trap team started their official season Sunday, April 16. The conditions were not ideal but the kids focused on the birds and did their best. Reminder that the team shoots five Sunday’s in a row, each Sunday starting at 2 p.m. until about 4:30.      April 29 is the second...

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Ty Zeman of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs extends his lead off of first base in their game against Blair-Taylor. 

     The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team was back in action last week with three Dairyland Conference matches. MM started with a road game against Pepin/Alma Tuesday, April 11.      MM struggled to get the offense going, as the Mustangs lost the game 15-1. No stats were reported by...

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Gabriela Heredia of the Lincoln Hornets pitches for the Lincoln Hornets in their game against Cochrane-Fountain City. 

     The Lincoln Hornets softball team returned to action with a road game against Spencer Monday, April 10.      The Hornets took a lead early in the game and never let it go. Lincoln got on the board in the first inning when Aiyana Eliason singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run. Liza Cummings...

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Jackson Reddy hurls a pitch for the Lincoln Hornets in their 15-12 win against Wonewoc-Center April 15.

     The Lincoln Hornets baseball team returned to action with a road game against Augusta Tuesday, April 11.      The Lincoln Hornets fell behind early and couldn't come back in their 10-6 loss to Augusta.      Augusta scored on a pair of singles, and an error to build a 4-0 lead in the first...

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Kierstyn Kindschy of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats swings at a pitch in their game against Melrose-Mindoro April 13. Kindschy went 2-2 with two runs batted in.

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team was finally able to start their 2023 season. BT hosted Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Tuesday, April 11, to start the season.      BT picked up right where they left off from last season, as the star duo of Abby Thompson and Lindsay Steien combined to...

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Ryan Flynn fires a pitch for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their home game against Melrose-Mindoro. Flynn allowed six hits and three runs, while striking out four and walking two.

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball finally opened the season Tuesday, April 11, as BT hosted Independence/Gilmanton (IG).      Fans in attendance witnessed a pitching duel, as there were just two hits total in the game. Unfortunately for BT, they were on the wrong side of a no-hitter, as...

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