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The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team broke out offensively as they put up 44 points in the second half of an 80-73 win over Cashton.
B-T coach Randy Storlie said the Eagles (4-2) received votes as one of the 10 best teams in Division Four in the most recent statewide polls, but his team overcame...
Three Blair-Taylor wrestlers placed as they finished sixth in Division Three at the Northern Badger Classic at River Falls last Thursday and Friday.
Arcadia also competed in the event and had one wrestler place as they were 13th in Divison Two. There were 45 teams competing in the tournament, with...
The Arcadia Raiders shot just 28 percent from the floor in nonconference action last Tuesday, and turnovers sealed their fate in an 85-30 loss to Fall Creek in girls basketball.
The Raiders are scheduled to visit Luther (3-7 overall, 2-1 Coulee Conference) this Friday.
Fall Creek 85 Arcadia 30
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If the Independence girls basketball team didn’t score a single point in the second half of its game against Gilmanton last week Tuesday, it still would’ve won by double digits.
The Indees were in complete control from the opening tip as they cruised to a 60-17 Dairyland Conference win. The win put...
A strong performance from senior Ben Pyka helped the Independence boys basketball team pick up a road nonconference win last week Tuesday.
Pyka put in an all-around performance with 25 points on eight-of-13 shooting while adding seven rebounds, five assists and five steals in his team’s 58-55 win....
The Independence/Gilmanton and Whitehall wrestling teams ran into some stiff competition at the Eau Claire Holiday Duals last Thursday.
The Indees won two of their duals at the tournament and the Norse picked up one win. I/G finished 10th in the team standings and Whitehall was 14th.
The Indees...
Ladysmith came out on fire and handed Whitehall its first loss of the season last Wednesday.
The Lumberjacks shot 55 percent from the field and were 11-for-21 on three-point attempts as they beat the Norse 81-64 in Ladysmith. Five different Lumberjacks scored in double figures. No further...
The Whitehall girls basketball team picked up its most lopsided win of the season in Spring Valley last Thursday.
The Norse topped the Cardinals 62-42 to improve to 4-3 on the season.
Defense was the key for the Norse as they held the Cardinals to 21 percent shooting from the field and also forced...
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team took a double-digit lead early and held on late to stay undefeated on the season.
B-T took a 10-point lead in the opening minutes, but Cashton stuck around for most of the game. The Wildcats made shots down the stretch to pull away with an 11-point victory....
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau junior Cody Schmitz threw down a dunk against Baldwin-Woodville last Tuesday in a 61-54 win during the annual holiday tournament at Aquinas High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A late push and a clutch three-pointer from junior Braden Anibas pushed the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team to a win in game one of a tournament at Aquinas High School last week before the Red Hawks fell in game two to the host Blugolds.
The Red Hawks (3-4 this season) were scheduled...
