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Alexis LaCost (l) of the Lincoln Hornets hits the ball over the net in the Hornets’ 3-0 win over Melrose-Mindoro Oct. 10. Teammate Felicity Frey (No. 15) gets ready for the ball to return.
The Lincoln Hornets volleyball team hosted the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs Tuesday, Oct. 10, for a Dairyland Conference match in the final week of the regular season.
Lincoln came out of the gates on fire in the Hornets’ match against MM. The Hornets took a 7-3 lead and increased their...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team hit the road to take on Augusta Friday, Oct. 13, for a Dairyland Conference battle. MM took a lead early and never looked back, as the Mustangs won 26-6 in the final game of the regular season.
MM entered the game 4-4 and 4-2 in conference...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs cross country team traveled to Augusta Thursday, Oct. 12, for the Dairyland Conference Championship meet.
The Mustang girls finished second as a team, just behind Cochrane-Fountain City.
Claire Becker led the way for the Mustangs, as she finished...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team had two games last week to end the regular season. BT hosted Mondovi Monday, Oct. 9, for a non-conference match.
BT jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first set. Mondovi fought back to cut BT’s lead to 12-10. The set remained close until the...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Augusta Thursday, Oct. 12, for the Dairyland Conference Championship meet.
The Wildcat boys placed second as a team in the meet. BT also had three runners finish in the top 10 overall.
Jacob Olson led the way for the...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team ended the regular season with a home game against Coulee Conference opponent Arcadia Thursday, Oct. 12.
BRF was unable to end the season with a win, as Arcadia won 3-1. Arcadia won the first set 25-11. Arcadia also won the second set 25-...
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team was busy with three South Central Conference matches to end the regular season last week. BRF/MM traveled to take on Wisconsin Dells (WD) Monday, Oct. 9.
WD defeated BRF/MM 14-0. WD had six players score a goal, with two...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team traveled to take on Coulee Conference foe Viroqua Friday, Oct. 13. BRF outlasted Viroqua in a defensive battle to win 12-7.
Viroqua entered the game 2-6 and 1-5 in conference play. BRF was 1-7 and 1-5 in conference play.
BRF struck...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team traveled to Arcadia Saturday, Oct. 14, for the Coulee Conference Championships.
The BRF boys finished seventh out of seven teams. West Salem captured the conference championship in the boys’ race, as West Salem had five runners take...
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Jackson Blaken of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs eludes Whitehall defenders in the Mustangs’ 31-16 win Friday, Oct. 6. Blaken had 28 rushes for 171 yards and three touchdowns.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team hosted Whitehall Friday, Oct. 6, for a Dairyland Conference battle. Despite falling behind early in the game, MM scored 28 unanswered points to bury Whitehall and win 31-16.
MM entered the game 3-4 and 3-2 in conference play. Whitehall was 2...