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Calvin Lakowske of the Black River Falls Tigers co-op weaves through the defense in the Tigers’ 11-6 win over the Northwest Icemen. He had four goals and four assists.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Neillsville and Melrose-Mindoro had two home games last week. BRF hosted Aquinas/Holmen (AH) Thursday, Dec. 11.
It was a high-scoring game, but AH came out on top.
AH outscored BRF 4-3 in the first period. AH scored three more...
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Gavin Garcia (r) of the Black River Falls Tigers takes on his opponent in the 190-match during the Tigers’ quad Dec. 11.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys wrestling team hosted a quad Thursday, Dec. 11. The quad included Arcadia, Glenwood City (GC) and Independence/Gilmanton (IG).
BRF lost to Arcadia 53-16.
Zayden Killian earned six points for the Tigers. He won his 132-pound match by fall in 1:...
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Claire Skowronski (No. 25) of the Lincoln Hornets takes a contested shot against Eleva-Strum.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team had two games last week. Lincoln traveled to take on Greenwood/Granton (GG) Monday, Dec. 8, for a non-conference test.
Both teams were close in the first half, but the Hornets held a slight advantage. Lincoln took a 19-16 lead into halftime.
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Sean Stetzer (l) of the Lincoln Hornets drives by a defender in the Hornets’ win over Independence/Gilmanton.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had one game last week, as Lincoln hosted the Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Friday, Dec. 12, for a Dairyland Conference showdown.
The game started with both teams close, as Lincoln led 6-5 with 13:01 left in the first half. Lincoln rattled off 11...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team had wrestling action in three days last week. GET/MM traveled to Caledonia Thursday, Dec. 11.
GET/MM defeated Caledonia 44-22.
Koda Purney won the 127-pound match by a 5-4 decision, scoring three points....
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team hit the road to take on the Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Lancers Thursday, Dec. 11, for a Dairyland Conference battle.
MM had a solid first half and took a 20-17 lead into halftime. The second half was a different story,...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team hit the road to take on the Osseo-Fairchild (OF) Thunder Thursday, Dec. 11.
MM got out to a slow start and fell behind. The Mustangs were on the verge of going into halftime trailing by 17, but Brady Blaken hit a three-pointer right...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team was busy with matches in three days last week. BT hosted a triangular with Mondovi and Eau Claire Memorial (ECM) Thursday, Dec. 11.
For the boys matches, Mondovi defeated BT 50-6.
William Miller scored the six points for the Wildcats. He...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team had two games last week, but the Wildcats lost both of them. BT hit the road to face the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Thursday, Dec. 11.
BT nearly overcame a deficit at halftime, but the Wildcats’ comeback bid fell short. CFC...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team hosted the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates Friday, Dec. 12.
BT fell short, as CFC left with a 66-59 win.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 17-7 lead with about 12:00 left in the first half. Despite the early lead, CFC rallied to...