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The Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (MM/GET) Mustangs girls soccer team began its season with a trip to take on La Crosse Central Friday, March 31.
MM/GET didn’t get their offense going, as La Crosse Central shut out the Mustangs in the game. La Crosse Central defeated the...
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Lindsay Steien races from second base to third base in a game last season for Blair-Taylor. Steien, a senior this year, had team-highs in runs scored with 54 and stolen bases with 36 last season.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team is coming off of a season in which BT was just one win away from the program’s fifth consecutive trip to the WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association) State tournament.
On the way to the sectional final game, BT steamrolled their...
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Hailey Hiles makes contact with a pitch for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in a game last season. Hiles led the team with 29 runs batted in and 28 runs scored. Hiles also slugged two home runs.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team is coming off of a season where the Mustangs finished third in the Dairyland Conference with a conference record of 14-4. MM’s 2022 season came to an end in the playoffs at the hands of conference foe Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) in the playoffs...
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Aiyana Eliason of the Lincoln Hornets makes contact with a pitch last season. Eliason drove in 10 runs and tied for a team-high of 10 stolen bases last season.
The Lincoln Hornets softball team is coming off of a season in which Lincoln finished 6-15 overall and 4-14 in Dairyland Conference play, finishing eighth in the conference. Lincoln’s 2022 season came to an end in the regional title game.
Prior to the regional title game, Lincoln entered the...
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Zowie Hunter makes the diving catch on a hit at shortstop in a game last season for the Black River Falls Tigers.
After advancing to the second round of the playoffs last season, the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers softball team will look to build off its success. BRF, led by head coach Brian Stemper, went 8-14 overall and 4-8 in Coulee Conference play.
BRF won their first-round playoff game against...
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The Melrose-Mindoro trap team is ready for the 2023 season. Pictured (top photo, l-r) are seniors and captains Billy Faas, Jerren Braun, Cater Sacia, Matthew Weidrouch and John Bielefeldt. Pictured below is the 2023 trap team.
On Sunday, March 26, the Melrose Rod and Gun hosted the first practice for the 2023 trap season for the Melrose-Mindoro Trap team. This year the team has 54 shooters ranging from seventh to 12th grade.
The regular season will be from March 26 to May 14. The team will shoot at state the...
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The Black River Falls (BRF) track and field boys 4x800-meter relay team opened BRF’s season with a sixth-place finish, with a time of 9:46.21. Pictured (l-r) are Austin Lund, Brent Bue, Brad Wensel and Deacon Brown.
The Black River Falls track and field team opened the 2023 season by traveling to UW-La Crosse for the Mauston Golden Eagle invite Saturday, March 25.
The BRF boys finished ninth out of 14, and the girls took 13th out of 14.
In the girls 55-meter dash, Mallory Finch finished fifth...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats track and field team opened the 2023 season with a pair of invites last week. BT traveled to Menomonie for the Blue Devil Invite at UW-Stout Tuesday, March 21.
The Wildcat boys finished 20th out of 26th. The girls did not place.
In the girls 55-meter...
The Lincoln Hornets track and field team began the 2023 season with a trip to UW-Stout for the Blue Devil Invite Tuesday, March 21.
In the girls 55-meter dash, Alexis Dockerty finished 92nd in the preliminary round with a time of 10.34. The top seven runners in the event advanced to the...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs track and field team traveled to UW-La Crosse for an invite hosted by Cashton Saturday, March 25.
The Mustang boys finished 12th out of 20, and the girls took 12th out of 19.
In the girls 55-meter dash, Emma Rozek finished 26th in the prelims with a...