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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats drops back to pass in the Wildcats season-opening game against Luther Aug. 23.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team opened the 2024 season with a home game Friday, Aug. 23, as BT hosted the Luther Knights.
BT got the ball to start the game, but it didn’t go as planned. A pass was intercepted by Luther and returned for a touchdown to give Luther the 6-0 lead...
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Brady Blaken (No. 12) of Melrose-Mindoro drops back to pass with Landon Windsor (No. 14) looking to block a Bangor player. Blaken had one 51-yard touchdown pass in Melrose-Mindoro’s 35-7 loss Aug. 22.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team opened the 2024 season with a home game Thursday, Aug. 22, as MM hosted the Bangor Cardinals.
Bangor received the opening kick and returned the kick to the 50-yard line. The Cardinals used the rushing attack effectively, as Bangor worked the...
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Hannah Tubbs of Black River Falls is pictured with all her medals she received in the Colby Pentathlon Aug. 21. Tubbs took first in the 50-yard fly, 50-yard breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley. She also took third in the 100-yard backstroke.
The Black River Falls Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team opened the 2024 season with a trip to Colby for the Pentathlon Wednesday, Aug. 21. The event split the swimmers up by grades, and the top 3 swimmers in each event medaled.
Hannah Tubbs had a strong start to her...
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Kaylee Wood of Black River Falls shoots during a golf invite at Trempealeau Tuesday, Aug. 20. Wood led the Tigers by shooting 109 strokes.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls golf team began its 2024 season last week. BRF traveled to Tomah for an invite Monday, Aug. 19.
BRF finished 19th with a score of 474.
McKenzie Apicella led the Tigers with 110 strokes. Kaylee Wood shot 117 strokes, Lillian Harvieux shot 120...
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Todd Lindner, driver of the No. 25 car, was the feature winner of the Jim Langreck Memorial race at the Marshfield Motor Speedway Saturday, Aug. 17, for the Upper Midwest Vintage Race Series.
The Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series (UMVRS) traveled to the Marshfield Motor Speedway Saturday, Aug. 17, for the Jim Langreck Memorial race, and to make up the John Breivik Race that was rained out in July.
First up was the Brevik race and in the end it was Jared Lindner of Greenwood...
History was made in the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) community, Aug. 19, as 12 enthusiastic girls from the Melrose-Mindoro School District laced up their cleats and hit the field for the first practice of the district’s inaugural all-girls flag football team. Spearheading this groundbreaking...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team opened its season last week. BRF started the season with a home match against Tomah Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Tomah defeated BRF 5-2.
Singles
No. 1 - Anna Lord, Tomah, def. Bella Rowan, BRF, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 - Gabrielle Peterson, Tomah...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team opened the 2024 season with a road game against Sparta Friday, Aug. 23.
The Spartans took control early and never looked back. Sparta cruised to a 46-7 win over BRF.
Sparta accumulated 505 total yards of offense. The Spartans rushed...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs trap shooting team finished up the 2024 season with a trip to the USA National Clay Target Shoot in Mason, Michigan, July 10-14. There were 17 athletes that made the trip, either shooting on a squad or individually.
The team was able to practice on...
Jordan Kappen hosted the eighth annual Hottest Hoops Tournament in Memory of Jorden Vidana at the basketball court in the Lunda Community Park in Black River Falls (BRF), Saturday, Aug. 3. The heat didn’t detract hoopers, as many locals competed for the championship.
The tournament is “...
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Tavian Shramek of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats drops back to pass in the Wildcats season-opening game against Luther Aug. 23.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team opened the 2024 season with a home game Friday, Aug. 23, as BT hosted the Luther Knights.
BT got the ball to...
