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Freshman Madison Grotjahn scored on an inside look for Arcadia during the first half of the Raiders’ 60-28 win at home over Viroqua last Friday. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
Arcadia girls basketball coach Evan Pagel was optimistic that his team would be competitive in the Coulee Conference this winter despite breaking in numerous young players to the varsity level.
Fast forward to today, and Arcadia has outpaced even its own hopes for this winter. Arcadia beat Viroqua...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Makiyah Scow cruised to the basket for a layup during their game against Cochrane-Fountain City on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team had two lopsided wins and a close loss to one of the top Division Five teams in the state last week.
The Indees went on early runs in both of its wins last week, beating Alma/Pepin, 55-43, on Tuesday and Plum City/Elmwood, 67-22, on Friday. The team...
It was an up-and-down week for the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team.
The Wildcats began with a loss to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on Monday and ended with a loss to Royall on Saturday, but won two games in between, beating Melrose-Mindoro on Tuesday and Augusta on Thursday.
The Wildcats began...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team earned its fifth win of the season last week by taking down the Black River Falls Tigers.
The Red Hawks (5-15, 4-6 Coulee Conference) also played at Arcadia on Friday (see story elsewhere in sports).
G-E-T coach John Schmidtknecht t said his team...
Whitehall’s Ashlyn Clatt released a three pointer during their game against Alma Center Lincoln on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall girls basketball team overcame two slow starts to win a pair of games last week.
The Norse struggled in the first half against Eleva-Strum last Tuesday, but a 12-3 run helped the team to a 43-37 win. On Friday, Whitehall had an 18-13 lead at halftime before getting breathing room with...
Prestin Scow snuck a pass by a Tomah defender to earn an assist in the first half of last Tuesday’s win over the Timberwolves at Arcadia High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A chart on the sideline of every Arcadia High School boys basketball game tracks how many times in a game the Raiders earn three defensive stops in a row.
The Raiders’ goal is six in every game, or three in each half.
At halftime of last Tuesday’s nonconference game against Tomah (4-14, 1-6...
The usual suspects led the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team to victory in conference action last week.
The Red Hawks’ leading scorers this season were again their top offensive weapons in last Thursday’s 56-33 win at Viroqua High School.
Braden Anibas had a team-best 20 points for...
The West Salem/Aquinas/Bangor high school gymnastics co-op saw three of its gymnasts finish in the top five all-around scores to win last Monday’s Coulee Conference meet at Westby High School.
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City (GMC) team had four gymnasts in the...
Mason Pientok of Whitehall looked for a shot in the post during their game against Alma Center Lincoln last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After beginning the week with a two-game lead in the Dairyland Conference Large Division race and a chance to make a statement, the Whitehall boys basketball team lost two road games and fell into a first-place tie.
The Norse had a two-possession lead in the second half against Alma Center Lincoln...
The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team just couldn’t get over the hump, losing three games last week.
The Wildcats were in all three games, but the opponents went on runs in the second half to clinch wins. B-T lost to Port Edwards last week Monday before falling to Melrose-Mindoro on Thursday and...
