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     The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team had four wrestlers travel for the Division 2 wrestling individual state championship.      Colton Koss did not place in the 106-pound class. Koss lost by major decision to Antonio Sowell of Amery in the first round...
     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team was represented by Jackson Shramek at the individual state championship.      Shramek competed in the Division 3 182-pound class. Shramek started out with a match against Joe Schoeder of Cedar Grove-Belgium in the first round. Shramek defeated...
     The No. 7 seed Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall traveled to take on No. 3 seed Onalaska Tuesday, Feb. 21.      BRF got on the board first with a goal by Zowie Hunter in the second period. The Tigers’ lead...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball team entered the Division 3 Sectional 1B playoffs as the No. 11 seed. BRF traveled to take on No. 6 seed Adams-Friendship (AF) Tuesday, Feb. 21.      Neither team gained much of an advantage, but BRF took a 17-15 lead into halftime. AF opened...
     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team ended the regular season with a pair of games last week. BRF started the week with a home game against Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Monday, Feb. 20.      BRF had a strong first half, as the Tigers built a 45-32 lead into halftime. The Tigers...

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Lindsay Steien of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats looks for a teammate to pass to in their home game against Lincoln. Steien had 17 points and nine assists.

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team started the final week of their regular season with a big game against the Lincoln Hornets Tuesday, Feb. 14.      BT was 22-0 and 12-0 in Dairyland Conference play. Lincoln entered the game 20-1 overall and 12-0 in Dairyland Conference play...

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Ava Cummings shoots a three-pointer for the Lincoln Hornets in their game against Blair-Taylor Feb. 14. Cummings had seven points. 

     The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team began last week with a huge game for both sides. Lincoln hit the road to take on the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Tuesday, Feb. 14.      Lincoln entered the game 20-1 overall and 12-0 in Dairyland Conference play. BT was 22-0 and 12-0 in Dairyland...

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Isaiah Berndt (No. 14), Raul Escamilla (No. 23) and Jayce Castner (No. 1) of the Lincoln Hornets jump to grab a rebound in Lincoln’s game against Gilmanton Feb 14. 

     The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team hosted Gilmanton Tuesday, Feb. 14, for the team’s only game last week.      Lincoln’s offense was fully in rhythm in the game, as the Hornets scored their most points in a game so far this season. The first half was pretty close, but Lincoln built a 34-...

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Jaren Swanson of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats races down the court after stealing the ball from a Cochrane-Fountain City player. Swanson had eight points. 

     The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats began last week by traveling to take on Whitehall, the top team in the Dairyland-Large Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 14.      BT played well in the first half, as the Wildcats went into halftime with a 26-24 lead. The Wildcats led by as much as three points with 14...

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Drew Apicella reaches out to secure the puck for the Black River Falls Tigers. Apicella had one goal and one assist in the Tigers’ 4-0 playoff win over Viroqua.

     The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Lincoln, Granton, Melrose-Mindoro and Neillsville entered the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) as the No. 1 seed in the Division 2 Sectional 3A bracket. BRF hosted No. 8 seed Viroqua Thursday, Feb. 16.      BRF held...

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