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Zowie Hunter leads the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers on the attack in BRF’s season-opening game against Hayward Nov. 22. Hunter had one goal.
Despite the final score showing a four-goal loss for the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls hockey co-op with Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah and Whitehall, the game didn’t look as uneven as the final score suggested.
BRF began its 2022-2023 season with a home game...
The Lincoln Hornets girls basketball team got its second win of the season by nearly doubling up Port Edwards Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Lincoln grinded out a 28-16 lead heading into halftime. The Hornets outscored Port Edwards 31-16 to pull away from Port Edwards in the second half and win by a...
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Emma Blount shoots a three for the Black River Falls Tigers in their road game against Blair-Taylor. Blount had six points.
A slow start in the first half put the Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls basketball in a hole that they could not climb out. BRF took on Royall Monday, Nov. 21, for the Tigers’ last game before the holiday break.
Royall jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, as Royall led...
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Lilly Radcliffe of the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs maintains possession of the ball during MM’s game against Westby Nov. 15.
In a game that went down to the final seconds for the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team, MM was edged out by Luther. The Mustangs hosted Luther Tuesday, Nov. 22, for the team’s third game of the season.
Luther was able to build up a lead by taking advantage of some...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers boys basketball program is coming off of a season that ended with a heartbreaking playoff loss in the second round of the regionals. Stanley-Boyd’s contested jumper fell through at the buzzer to eliminate the Tigers 64-62.
BRF, led by head coach Dave...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats boys basketball program is coming off of what turned out to be another successful season. BT finished last season 18-10 overall, and with the program’s four consecutive regional titles and trip to sectionals, as well as the program’s 18th regional title since...
The Lincoln Hornets boys basketball team had last year’s season last year come to an end in the first round of the playoffs, as Lincoln was bounced by Pittsville 52-39.
Lincoln, led by head coach Jeremy Hanson, ended last season with an overall record of 7-17 and a Dairyland-Small...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs boys basketball team had last year’s season end in the first round of the playoffs, as MM lost to River Ridge 59-51.
MM, under the helm of head coach Jason McRoberts, went 16-10 overall and 12-3 in Dairyland-Large Conference play. The Mustangs finished...
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Abby Thompson shoots a three for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their game against Black River Falls. Thompson had a triple-double with 20 points, 13 assists and 10 steals.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats girls basketball team began its 2022-2023 season with a road trip to take on New Lisbon Tuesday, Nov. 15.
BT took no time to get in a rhythm, as the Wildcats jumped out to a 51-12 lead heading into halftime. Abby Thompson led the Wildcats with 17 points in...
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Lilly Radcliffe (l) of the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs looks to initiate the offense in MM’s season-opener against Westby Nov. 15. Radcliffe led the Mustangs with 21 points.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs girls basketball team began its 2022-2023 campaign with a home game against Westby Nov. 17.
It was a defensive battle early in the game, as Westby held a 7-0 lead with 12:41 left in the first half. Westby put the pressure on MM by utilizing the full-court...