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Abby Thompson sends the ball over the net for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their game against Lincoln. Thompson had 55 digs and eight kills.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team had a busy week last week with action in four games. BT started the week with a road trip to take on Durand-Arkansaw (DA) Monday, Oct. 3.
BT lost to DA 3-2. BT won the first set 25-19. DA responded by winning the second set 25-20. The...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football came away with a big road win in Dairyland Conference play, as BT defeated the Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) Pirates 31-17 Oct. 7.
CFC entered the game undefeated with a 7-0 overall record and a 5-0 conference record. BT came in the game with a 4-3...
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats cross country team traveled to Onalaska Luther for a meet Monday, Oct. 3.
BT’s boys finished sixth out of eighth.
Kristoffer Sandal led the way for the Wildcats by finishing second with a time of 16:54.6. Delorean Peterson was 11th with 18:01.3, Jacob...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team did not have the road trip it hoped for, as BRF fell to West Salem 41-0 Oct. 7.
West Salem came in the game with a 6-1 overall record and was 5-0 in the Coulee Conference. BRF entered the game 1-6 overall and 0-5 in conference play.
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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers volleyball team had a pair of Coulee Conference matches last week, taking on Luther and Westby.
BRF traveled to face Luther Oct. 4. The Tigers lost the match 3-0. No scores or stats were reported.
The Tigers then hosted Westby Oct. 6.
BRF edged...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers tennis team traveled to the WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association) Division 2 subsectionals event at Lodi Monday, Oct. 3.
Aquinas took first place with 18 points, Lodi was second with 16, Onalaska Luther was third with 14, West Salem and...
The Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers swimming team traveled to Winona Tuesday, Oct. 4, for the team’s only meet of the week.
BRF lost to the Holmen Otters 110-28. The Tigers also lost to Winona 122-29.
Despite the losses, three Tigers swimmers made personal records...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team hosted a 16-team invite Tuesday, Oct. 4.
BRF’s boys finished 10th.
Brad Wensel led the way for the Tiger boys by finishing 30th out of 130 runners with a time of 19:06.8. Andrew Rave came in 50th with 20:15. Logan Green finished...
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Dorian Bautch (No. 67) and Jacob Drew (No. 55) of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs tackle an Independence/Gilmanton player.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team fended off a comeback attempt by Independence/Gilmanton (IG), Sept. 30, to earn the Mustangs’ second win of the season.
Both teams came into the game with 1-5 overall records and were 1-3 in conference play. It was the Mustangs that got the...
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Luke Fischer runs with the ball for the Lincoln Hornets during their game against Gilman Sept. 30.
The Lincoln Hornets football team hosted Gilman Friday, Sept. 30, for a Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC)-East match. Lincoln had a tough task, as Gilman entered the game ranked No. 9 in the state in eight-player football.
Gilman came out firing, as Gilman scored 31 unanswered points in...