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Hannah Lane prepares to return the ball during a doubles match Aug. 19. Sparta defeated Black River Falls 6-1.
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers girls tennis team got its 2022 season started with a trip to Mondovi Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Mondovi defeated BRF 6-1.
Singles
No. 1 - Caitlyn Stadter, Mondovi, def. Jorji Rios, BRF, 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 - Sofia Sandberg, Mondovi, def. Bella Rowen, BRF, 6...
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Braydon Lockington scrambles out of the pocket while looking for an open receiver in Melrose-Mindoro’s game against Bangor Aug. 18.
One look at the stat for total offensive yards between the Bangor Cardinals and the Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs is enough the tell the story. MM hosted Bangor Thursday, Aug. 18, but lost the game 56-0.
Bangor accumulated 410 yards of total offense, while the Mustangs had 96 total yards...
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Ethan Kniseley throws a pass for the Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats in the first game of the season Friday, Aug. 19.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football team didn’t get the start to the 2022 season that they wanted, as Luther defeated BT 35-6 Aug. 19.
BT got the ball first to start the game. Their first offensive drive resulted in a punt, with Luther getting the ball on their own 32-yard line....
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers left Nekoosa with a win Friday, Aug. 19, to get the program’s first win under new head coach Adam Yirkovsky.
Nekoosa got the ball first to start the game. Nekoosa started with the ball on their own 27-yard line, but only mustered four yards before being...
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Veterans walk down the track after being announced during Blair-Taylor’s (BT) Veterans Appreciation Night in 2021. BT will be hosting its third annual Veterans Appreciation Night Friday, Aug. 19, starting at 5:50 p.m. before the football game.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football program will be hosting its third annual Veterans Appreciation Night Friday, Aug. 19, prior to BT’s football game.
“Our local American Legions, along with the BT football program, will be honoring 11 of our local veterans as our starting lineup...
The High School Racing Association (HSRA) season continued with races at the Madison International Speedway and at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway over the weekend. Mitchell Berg and Braydon Lockington of Melrose-Mindoro High School continued their strong seasons, as each picked up a...
The Melrose-Mindoro (MM) Mustangs football team is coming off of a successful 2021 season that ended in the playoffs.
MM went 5-4 overall in the regular season and went 5-2 in conference play, finishing third in the Dairyland Conference. The Mustangs’ only two conference losses came...
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A Blair-Taylor (BT) player shakes off a Hillsboro defender during BT’s scrimmage with Hillsboro and Brookwood Friday, Aug. 12.
The Blair-Taylor (BT) Wildcats football program is gearing up to make a run at its fifth consecutive playoff appearance in the 2022 season. BT has gone 24-15 in the last four seasons, including two conference championships in the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Last season, the Wildcats were...
The Black River Falls (BRF) Tigers football team is coming off a season that ended without a playoff appearance.
BRF went 2-7 overall in the regular season and went 2-5 in conference play, finishing fifth in the Coulee Conference. Despite just two wins on the season, the Tigers were not...
The High School Racing Association (HSRA) hit the road to travel to Madison and La Crosse this past weekend. The HSRA hosted races at the Madison International Speedway Friday, July 29, and the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday, July 30.
Mitchell Berg of Melrose-Mindoro High School...