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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball team had a busy four-game week last week, with three of the four games being Coulee Conference battles. BRF started the week with a match on the road against conference rival Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Both teams...
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Zowie Hunter pushes forward on offense for the Black River Falls Tigers in their game against Fond du Lac. Hunter had one goal.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall had one game last week, as BRF hosted the Fond du Lac Warbirds Friday, Jan. 6.
Fond du Lac struck first with a goal with 7.5 seconds left in the first period to...
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Abby Thompson leads the Blair-Taylor Wildcats on a fast break in their game against Bangor. Thompson had 15 points.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team hosted Bangor Saturday, Jan. 7.
BT looked to pick up a win against a program that has knocked the Wildcats out of the playoffs in two of the last three years, including last season.
Bangor jumped out to an early lead, but BT fought...
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Jaren Swanson drives to the basket for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their game against Bangor Saturday, Jan. 7.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball team struggled in its past two games, as the Wildcats lost two games against Melrose-Mindoro (MM) and Bangor.
BT traveled to take on MM Friday, Jan. 5.
The Wildcats did themselves no favors, as the MM Mustangs jumped out to a 16-0 lead...
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Ava Cummings of the Lincoln Hornets battles with a Cochrane-Fountain City player for a rebound.
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team hosted Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Thursday, Jan. 5, for Lincoln’s only game last week.
Lincoln entered the game 9-1 overall, while CFC was 5-5.
The Hornets had a strong first half that helped Lincoln build up a double-digit lead. Lincoln...
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Ben Ross takes a shot over an Independence defender. Ross and the Lincoln Hornets lost the game 44-04.
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball traveled to take on Independence Friday, Jan. 6, for a Dairyland-Small Conference battle.
Independence came away with the 44-40 win.
No stats were reported by Lincoln.
The Hornets are 5-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Lincoln played at...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team had just one game last week, as MM traveled to take on the Pirates of Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Friday, Jan. 6.
The first half did not go how MM wanted, as CFC outscored the Mustangs 40-19 heading into halftime. The Mustangs were...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team hosted Dairyland Conference rival the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Friday, Jan. 6.
MM had the advantage the last time these two teams faced off and looked to come away with the win again.
Dominic McRoberts scored the first bucket...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro (GET/MM) Titans wrestling team hosted Arcadia Thursday, Jan. 5, to start the new calendar year.
GET/MM came away with a dominant 63-18 win.
Colton Koss and Koda Purney each won in the 106- and 113-pound matches by forfeit.
Layne Fry...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats wrestling team traveled to Kickapoo Saturday, Jan. 7, for the Lee Griffin Invite.
BT finished second out of 13 teams with a score of 109. The Wildcats were five points behind first-place Iowa-Grant/Highland. BT had four wrestlers take first place in their...