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Ethan Kniseley of Blair-Taylor avoids a defender in a game earlier in the season.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team entered the Division 7 playoffs as the No. 8 seed. BT traveled to take on No. 1 seed and top-ranked Cashton Friday, Oct. 20.
BT had a tough task on hand, as Cashton entered the game undefeated. The most points Cashton had allowed in a game was...
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Sam Berra of the Black River Falls Tigers serves the ball for the Tigers, Oct. 5, against West Salem.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team entered the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 Sectional 2A playoffs as the No. 15 seed. BRF traveled to take on the No. 2 seed West Salem (WS) Panthers Tuesday, Oct. 17.
WS jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to Westby Saturday, Oct. 21, for the Division 3 sectional meet. The top two teams advanced to state, and the top five individual runners advanced to state from each sectional meet.
The Mustang girls placed 10th out of 12 teams...
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team traveled to Westby Saturday, Oct. 21, for the Division 3 sectional meet. The top two teams advanced to state, and the top five individual runners advanced to state from each sectional meet.
The Lincoln girls did not place as a team. Teams need at...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Westby Saturday, Oct. 21, for the Division 3 sectional meet. The top two teams advanced to state, and the top five individual runners advanced to state from each sectional meet.
The Wildcat boys finished 11th out of 13 teams...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team traveled to West Salem Saturday, Oct. 21, for the Division 2 sectional meet. The top two teams advanced to state, and the top five individual runners advanced to state from each sectional meet.
BRF’s boys finished 12th out of 12 teams...
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Jacob Truschka (No. 70) and Ben Lien (No. 4) of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats work to bring down an Independence/Gilmanton runner in the Wildcats’ 40-0 win Oct. 13.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats hosted Dairyland Conference opponent Independence/Gilmanton (IG) Friday, Oct. 13. BT entered the game 4-4 and 4-2 in conference play. IG was 0-8 and 0-6 in conference play.
Despite the rain and wind, BT was able to run all over IG on the way to a 40-0 win...
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Liv Hanson of the Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers swims in the 200-yard individual medley. Hanson, a senior and team captain, finished fourth with a time of 2:44.21 in the 200-yard individual medley in BRF’s home meet against Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas (OHA) Tuesday, Oct. 10.
The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team hosted Onalaska/Holmen/Aquinas (OHA) Tuesday, Oct. 10.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Tigers’ team of Greta Bakken, Ariana Cernohous, Lily Miller and Hannah Tubbs finished second with a time of 2:09.72. The...
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Trenton Johnson (No. 70) of the Lincoln Hornets tackles a Greenwood player in Lincoln’s 46-0 win over Greenwood Friday, Oct. 13.
The Lincoln Hornets traveled to take on Greenwood Friday, Oct. 13, in Lincoln’s final game of the season. Both teams entered the game winless in the Central Wisconsin Conference-East (CWC-East).
Lincoln entered the game with an overall record of 2-5 and was on a four-game losing streak....
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Cooper Zeman, a sophomore of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs, took flight to spike the ball during the Mustangs’ road game against Lincoln Oct. 10.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team ended the regular season with two Dairyland Conference matches. MM traveled to take on the Lincoln Hornets Tuesday, Oct. 10.
The Mustangs got out to a slow start in the first set. Lincoln took an early 7-3 lead, then increased their lead...