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     Four local seniors have been named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star teams.      Lindsay Steien and Abby Thompson of Blair-Taylor were selected to the WBCA All-Star team. Both Steien and Thompson will be members of the Division 5 south team.      Lilly Radcliffe...

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Trey Cowley of Black River Falls had a strong season last year in his junior season. Cowley took second at sectionals in the 200-meter dash to advance to state, where he finished 10th. 

     The 2023 track and field season is around the corner. With the season almost ready to start, let’s look back at some of the track and field athletes that advanced to sectionals or state last season from Black River Falls (BRF), Blair-Taylor (BT), Lincoln and Melrose-Mindoro (MM).      For the...

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Lindsay Steien of Blair-Taylor was selected to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-State first team, Dairyland All-Conference first team and WBCA Academic All-State team.  Steien averaged 22.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in her senior season.

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team had three athletes earn multiple awards for the 2022-2023 season. The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference teams. The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its Academic All-State teams and the All-State teams...

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Delorean Peterson (third from the left) and Evan Nehring (second from the right) of Blair-Taylor will continue their athletic careers in college. Peterson and Nehring signed their letters of intent March 15. Peterson will compete in cross country and track at St. Mary’s University. Nehring will play football at Ripon College.  

     Blair-Taylor (BT) seniors Evan Nehring and Delorean Peterson signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college Wednesday, March 15. The signing took place during the Wildcat Way Wallapalooza.      Nehring signed his letter of intent to play football at Ripon College...

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Liza Cummings of the Lincoln Hornets was named Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 5 All-State honorable mention.

     The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its girls basketball All-State teams for each division. The Lincoln Hornets had one athlete get selected to the All-State teams.      Lincoln senior Liza Cummings was named a Division 5 All-State honorable mention. Cummings averaged...

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The Black River Falls Tigers PeeWee hockey team took third at the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association state tournament. The team includes Brayden Olson, Brooke Lakowske, Danny Canfield (goalie), Hank McCullough, Jhett Hale, Jordyn King, Lee Iverson, Liam True, Logan Skaar, Kenzie Apicella, Trey Babcock, coaches Nate Babcock, Jay Hale, Tyler Skaar, Brian Lakowske and team rep Katie Olson.

     The Black River Youth Hockey (BRYH) PeeWee A hockey team traveled to Ashland for the 2023 Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association (WAHA) state tournament, held March 11-12. The Tigers earned themselves a four seed in the eight-team tournament, after winning their Region 6 playoff tournament...

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The Blair-Taylor Wildcats girls basketball team ended the 2022-2023 season by taking second in the Division 5 state championship game. Pictured (back, l-r) are assistant coach Taylor Boe, Samantha Aguilar, Andrea Waldera, Andi Beck, Lydia Frederixon, Callie Wagner, Sydney Fremstad, assistant coach Jayme Thompson, head coach Jesse Lien, (front) Kierstyn Kindschy, Madalynn Frederixon, Abby Thompson, Lindsay Steien, Samantha Kidd, Lexi Lofgren and Gabby Butterfield.

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team stamped their name in Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) history, as BT finished second in the WIAA Division 5 state championship.      BT traveled to Green Bay for the state tournament at the Resch Center and took on...

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Dominic McRoberts was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team as a senior for Melrose-Mindoro. McRoberts averaged 10.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

     The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2022-2023 boys basketball season. The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had two athletes earn All-Conference honors.      MM, led by head coach Jason McRoberts, finished the season 17-8 overall and was...

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Jace Paul, a sophomore with the Lincoln Hornets, was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference first team. Paul averaged 17.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

     The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2022-2023 boys basketball season. The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had one athlete earn All-Conference honors.      Lincoln, led by head coach Jeremy Hanson, finished the season 11-15 overall and was third in the...

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Ethan Kniseley of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats was selected to the Dairyland All-Conference second team. Kniseley averaged 13 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

     The Dairyland Conference announced its All-Conference selections for the 2022-2023 boys basketball season. The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team had two athletes earn All-Conference honors.      BT, led by head coach Randy Storlie, finished the season 13-11 overall and was third...

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