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After conversation that ranged from discussion to debate, the Blair city council voted unanimously to purchase and hang a banner honoring Blair-Taylor High School graduates.
The conversation came about because representatives from the school approached the council asking if the city could honor the...
A familiar face is returning to Trempealeau County as Michele Butler was tapped as the next district administrator of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District at Monday night’s regular meeting of the district school board.
Butler will serve out the conclusion of her first year as superintendent...
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Members of the Blair-Taylor volleyball team celebrated on the court following the final point of the team’s 3-0 sectional final sweep over Fennimore on Saturday.
Even though he was taking over a program that had won just seven matches the year before and hadn’t had much success historically, Blair-Taylor volleyball coach Dave Cowley quickly knew he had the talent to work with.
“After the first open gym, I remember coming home and telling my wife, ‘This team...
The Arcadia volleyball team went into their playoff clash with Elk Mound knowing they had to be sharp to come away with a road win to advance to the regional finals. In the end, the Raiders couldn’t get enough going to keep their season alive.
The fourth-seeded Mounders swept away the fifth-seeded...
Connor Kruse of Blair-Taylor tried to escape two Pepin/Alma defenders on a kick return during the second quarter of last week’s loss. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Blair-Taylor had no answer for Pepin/Alma’s Justin Bergmann in last week’s 52-14 loss.
In a matchup between two teams that tied for the Dairyland Conference title last year, the Wildcats stuck with the Eagles early, but Bergmann ran for 318 yards and four touchdowns and B-T ran out of answers. The...
An effective all-around day at the plate and a shutdown pitching performance by Caiden Brady powered the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau baseball team to a dominant shutout victory over Sparta last week.
The Red Hawks (8-5) needed only five innings to dispatch of the Spartans (1-10) 14-0 last Tuesday in...
While it’s still far too early to start getting too caught up in any kind of conference championship race, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau softball team couldn’t have scripted a better start to Coulee play than what they’ve done so far.
The Red Hawks (6-1, 4-0 Coulee) kept rolling right along against...
Blair-Taylor coach Jesse Lien said his team started slowly but picked up the pressure in the second half in a 64-52 win over Elmwood/Plum City on Saturday.
B-T took the lead before halftime before playing more aggressively and getting easy baskets in the second half.
“We were a bit sluggish...
After taking lumps last year, the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team is returning a number of key players with the hopes of picking up more wins.
Coach Randy Storlie is among the winningest coaches in the history of the state. His 646 career wins is tied for the fourth-most in state history with a...
Eleva-Strum fans celebrated in the background after Carter Gunderson slid home for the winning run in Tuesday's sectional final against Royall. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Before walking off the field after suffering a sectional final loss a year ago, Eleva-Strum coach CJ Christenson’s message to his players was to remember how they felt seeing eventual state-champion Ithaca celebrate in front of them at Blair-Taylor High School.
Those weren’t just hollow words or...
