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With the conference championship already sewn up entering the day, the only thing left to decide at the Coulee Conference Championship last Tuesday was individual honors. As they have so often this season, Arcadia seniors Amaya Schlesser and Kalyce Sobotta led the way.
Sobotta and Schlesser put the...
After seeing a big lead evaporate, the Blair-Taylor volleyball team refocused and went on to sweep Eleva-Strum last Tuesday.
The Wildcats had a 17-10 lead in the first set, but the Cardinals began to chip away. E-S went on a 12-3 run that put the visiting team ahead 22-20. B-T regrouped thanks...
The Whitehall football team was just never able to get its footing in an 18-7 loss to Melrose-Mindoro on Friday.
After several hours of heavy rain, the Whitehall High School football field felt more like a marsh, and the Norse were mostly stuck in the mud.
Whitehall managed just 105 yards of...
The Blair-Taylor volleyball team lost its first match of the season last week, then won two of three at a tournament.
The Wildcats had only lost one set all season entering play last week, but fell to Augusta, 3-1, on the road last Tuesday. The Wildcats suffered another loss on Saturday, falling to...
Coming off a competitive loss to the first-place West Salem Panthers in their prior conference match, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau volleyball team hoped to get back in the win column with a trip to Westby. Instead, they were handed a loss in straight sets.
The Norsemen (9-7, 1-3) glided past the...
Heading into the 18-hole conference finale tournament, the pressure was already off the Arcadia girls golf team in their pursuit of the Coulee Conference title thanks to them earning a clean sweep in all five mini meets over the past month.
The Raiders put the finishing touches on clinching a...
The Independence/Gilmanton football team was driving to clinch the win, but a fumble gave the ball back to Augusta, and the Beavers drove down for the winning score.
The Indees had an 8-6 lead and a first down in Augusta territory with less than 90 seconds remaining in the game. However, the ball...
The Independence/Gilmanton cross country teams had a strong week as the boys team finished fourth at a meet hosted by Augusta on Tuesday, and junior Allie Sylla was the top Division Three runner in the Smiley Invitational in Wausau on Saturday.
The Arcadia teams also competed in Tuesday’s...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau football team put up strong fight during their rescheduled homecoming game but ultimately could not pull off the upset against Aquinas.
Coming off a narrow 34-28 win over Black River Falls the week prior, the Blugolds (4-1, 2-1 Coulee) ground out a tough 20-7 win over...
The Blair-Taylor defense stiffened in the second half, but it couldn’t get a stop before time ran out on Eleva-Strum’s final possession as the Wildcats fell to the Cardinals, 34-32, last Thursday.
The game was moved to Thursday due to weather concerns for Friday night. An explosive first half saw...

