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Blair-Taylor boys basketball head coach and athletic director was named the president of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
Head coach Randy Storlie of Blair-Taylor High School has been named the president of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). This will be a three-year term in which he will represent all the basketball coaches in the state.
He is currently the head boys basketball coach and...
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Emma Severson slings a pitch for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their road game against Blair-Taylor April 13.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team had just one game last week after a combination of snow and rain caused games to be either canceled or postponed. MM traveled to take on Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (ECIL) Friday, April 21.
MM got on the board in the top of the first inning...
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Carson Koss throws a pitch for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their road game against Blair-Taylor April 13. He surrendered four hits and seven runs (one earned) while walking one batter and striking out seven batters.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs baseball team had just one game last week due to the weather. MM traveled to take on Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Friday, April 21.
MM got on the board with two runs in the top of the second inning. Ty Zeman hit a double on a line drive to left field to...
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Lexi Lofgren of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats waits for a pitch in their game against Melrose-Mindoro April 13.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team returned to action Tuesday, April 18, with a Dairyland Conference match on the road against Pepin/Alma (PA).
The game proved to be a solid pitching battle, as both BT and PA’s pitching combined to allow just nine hits, three runs and struck out...
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Peyton Kelly of the Blair-Taylor Wildcats dives into second base safely to get a stolen base in the Wildcats’ 7-3 win over Melrose-Mindoro April 13.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats baseball team began last week with a road trip to take on Pepin/Alma (PA) Tuesday, April 18.
PA struck first in the bottom of the first inning by scoring three runs. BT responded by scoring four runs in the top of the second inning. Michael Waldera drew a...
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The Black River Falls Tigers boys hockey All-Conference award winners stand together. Pictured (l-r) are Drew Apicella (second team All-Conference offense), Christopher Muir (first team All-Conference goalie and All-State honorable mention goalie), Wyatt Tennant (second team All-Conference offense), Calvin Lakowske (first team All-Conference offense) and Wyatt Madvig (first team All-Conference defense).
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys hockey co-op with Granton, Neillsville and Melrose-Mindoro had several athletes get All-Conference recognition for the 2022-2023 season.
BRF went 14-7 overall in the regular season. The Tigers won one playoff game and lost in the second round of the...
The Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (MM/GET) Mustangs girls soccer team hit the road to take on Adams-Friendship (AF) Friday, April 21.
AF defeated the Mustangs by a score of 4-1. No stats were reported by press time.
The Mustangs are 0-3 overall. MM/GET was scheduled to...
The Lincoln Hornets softball team had just one game last week due to the weather. Lincoln traveled to take on Eleva-Strum (ES) Friday, April 21.
ES defeated Lincoln 2-1. No stats were reported by press time.
Lincoln is 1-5 overall. The Hornets were scheduled to play at Independence/...
The Lincoln Hornets baseball team traveled to take on Eleva-Strum (ES) Friday, April 21.
Lincoln struggled to get the bats going, as the Hornets managed to get just one hit in the game.
ES jumped out to a fast start, as ES scored three runs in the first inning and six runs in the...
The Black River Falls/Fall Creek (BRF) Tigers baseball team traveled to take on the Arcadia Raiders Friday, April 21.
Arcadia struck first in the bottom of the first inning, as the Raiders scored eight runs. Arcadia added eight more runs in the bottom of the second inning to build a 16-0...