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Kaleb Wyss of the Lincoln Hornets fires a pitch in Lincoln’s game against Pepin/Alma Thursday, April 6. Pepin/Alma defeated Lincoln 20-9.
The Lincoln Hornets baseball team started its season with a Dairyland Conference match against Pepin/Alma (PA) Thursday, April 6.
PA struck first in the first inning for nine runs. PA added one run in the second inning and nine runs in the third inning to build a 19-0 lead.
Lincoln...
The Lincoln Hornets softball team opened the season with a road trip to take on Dairyland Conference foe Pepin/Alma Thursday, April 6.
Lincoln lost the high-scoring game by a score of 18-11. No stats were reported by press time.
The Hornets were scheduled to play at Spencer Monday,...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys tennis team began its season with a meet on the road against Aquinas Monday, April 3.
Aquinas swept the Tigers.
Singles
No. 1 - Anderson Fortney, Aquinas, def. Jeremy Bailey, BRF, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 - Joe O’Flaherty, Aquinas, def. Owen...
The Black River Falls/Fall Creek (BRF) Tigers baseball team traveled to take on the Viroqua Blackhawks Monday, April 3. Viroqua pulled ahead with a lead late in the game to run away with the victory.
Viroqua took a lead in the bottom of the first inning on an infield single that drove in...
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Emma Severson fires a pitch for the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs in their season-opener against Eleva-Strum March 28. Severson struck out five batters and allowed just three hits, while giving up just two runs in MM’s 21-2 win.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs softball team started the 2023 season with a bang, as the Mustangs defeated Dairyland Conference opponent Eleva-Strum (ES) March 28.
ES got on the board in the top of the first inning by scoring two runs on a double. MM responded quickly, as Cooper Zeman...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers track and field team traveled to Eau Claire to compete in the Eau Claire North Invite Friday, March 31.
BRF had athletes qualify for indoor state in two more events. Heidi Williams qualified in the girls shot put by finishing second with 35’10”. The boys...
The Black River Falls/Fall Creek (BRF) Tigers baseball co-op began its season with a road trip to take on the Tomah Timberwolves Tuesday, March 28. There were runs aplenty in the game, as both teams combined for 18 runs.
After BRF went scoreless in the top-half of the first inning, Tomah...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats track and field team traveled to Menomonie for the Stout Elite Invite at UW-Stout Friday, March 31.
The Wildcat boys finished 25th out of 28th. The girls placed 26th out of 27.
In the girls 55-meter dash, Paige Kelly finished ninth in the prelims with...
The Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (MM/GET) Mustangs girls soccer team began its season with a trip to take on La Crosse Central Friday, March 31.
MM/GET didn’t get their offense going, as La Crosse Central shut out the Mustangs in the game. La Crosse Central defeated the...
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Lindsay Steien races from second base to third base in a game last season for Blair-Taylor. Steien, a senior this year, had team-highs in runs scored with 54 and stolen bases with 36 last season.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats softball team is coming off of a season in which BT was just one win away from the program’s fifth consecutive trip to the WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association) State tournament.
On the way to the sectional final game, BT steamrolled their...