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The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team was busy last week, as the Tigers had three games. BRF/MM started with a home game against Mauston Sept. 27.
Mauston defeated BRF/MM 6-0. No stats were reported from the game.
BRF/MM then hosted Nekoosa Sept. 29.
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The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team was unable to end its losing streak on the road at Coulee Conference foe Westby, Sept. 30, as BRF lost 49-14.
BRF was held scoreless in the first half, while Westby scored 42 points in the first half. The Westby Norse scored 14 points in...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers cross country team returned to action last week, as BRF traveled to Osseo-Fairchild for a meet Sept. 29.
Nine teams placed for the boys, with two other teams not having enough runners to place. The BRF boys finished fourth.
Ryder Brown led the...
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Sept. 20, Hannah Tubbs, a freshman at Black River Falls High School, swam the 50 free with a time of 25.79 seconds. She broke both the BRF, Blair-Taylor and Lincoln High School girls team record and pool record.
Sept. 24, during the Eau Claire North Invitational, she placed first in the 50 free with a time of 25.05, breaking the team record she just set a few days prior. At the home swin meet Sept. 27, Hannah swam the 100 free for the first time this swim season. She placed first with a time of 56.76 seconds breaking both the team record and the pool record.
It didn’t take too long for freshman Hannah Tubbs to break another team record, but Tubbs broke a record for the Black River Falls/Blair-Taylor/Lincoln (BRF) Tigers girls swimming team in their home dual against La Crosse Logan (Logan) and Wisconsin Rapids Sept. 27.
The week before, Tubbs...
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Ethan Kniseley runs on a play on offense for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats during their game against Augusta Sept. 23. Kniseley completed 13 of 28 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions. Kniseley also had 10 rushes for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Kniseley had one interception on defense.
The game went down the final seconds, but the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team won its fourth consecutive game Friday, Sept. 23, against Dairyland Conference foe Augusta.
Augusta struck first in the first quarter with a 15-yard touchdown pass and a successful two-point attempt to...
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Jay Stetzer runs with the ball for the Lincoln Hornets during their game at Athens Sept. 23. Stetzer had three receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lincoln Hornets football team traveled to Athens Friday, Sept. 23, for another Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC)-East showdown.
The first quarter was all Athens, as Athens exploded for 28 unanswered points.
Lincoln got on the board in the second quarter, as Jace Paul hit Jay...
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Madison Goodbear serves the ball for the Blair-Taylor Wildcats in their road game against Melrose-Mindoro. Goodbear had 27 assists, three aces and five kills.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats volleyball team had a busy homecoming week last week, as the Wildcats had three conference matches. BT started with a home match against Whitehall Monday, Sept. 19.
BT was able to edge out Whitehall in the first set with a 25-21 win. The Wildcats won the...
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Chloe McFarlane runs for the Lincoln Hornets at a cross country meet hosted by Blair-Taylor Sept. 20. McFarlane finished fifth with a time of 31:55.6.
The Lincoln Hornets cross country team traveled to Blair-Taylor (BT) Sept. 20 for the team’s only meet last week.
Eleva-Strum (ES), BT, Black River Falls (BRF) and Arcadia competed at the meet.
In the girls race, Arcadia took first place. Lincoln, BT and ES did not have enough...
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Aeron Hanson kicks the ball for the Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro Tigers soccer co-op in their game against Adams-Friendship Sept. 22. Hanson had one goal in the Tigers’ 2-1 loss.
The Black River Falls/Melrose-Mindoro (BRF/MM) Tigers soccer team had a pair of conference games last week. BRF/MM started the week with a road trip to take on Coulee Christian/Providence (CCP) Sept. 19.
CCP defeated BRF/MM 5-0. No stats were reported.
The Tigers hosted Adams-...
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Macy Dobbs serves the ball for the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs in their home match against Blair-Taylor Sept. 20.
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs volleyball team had a pair of Dairyland Conference matches last week. MM started the week with a home match against the undefeated Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats Sept. 20.
MM came out of with high energy in the first set, as the Mustangs took a 14-8. MM was...