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The Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team couldn’t recover from a slow start as it lost to Onalaska at home last week Tuesday.
Onalaska — a co-op program between Onalaska and Onalaska Luther high schools — won the first four matches and held a commanding lead throughout, winning 53-24.
The loss was...
While the team put the ball in the basket well in one game, points were hard to come by for Independence/Gilmanton in two Dairyland Conference matchups last week.
The Indees scored 29 points in the first half of its 64-62 nonconference loss against New Auburn last week Monday. Comparable offensive...
Whitehall struggled to get shots to fall in the second half as a halftime lead turned into a 53-38 loss at Melrose-Mindoro last Thursday.
The Norse had a two-point advantage at the intermission, but the Mustangs went on a series of runs in the second half as Whitehall struggled offensively.
Mel-...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School girls basketball team had momentum as it prepared this week to face a nearby team off to a good start to the 2023-24 season.
The Red Hawks rattled off back-to-back wins last week—both in the Coulee Conference—to improve to 3-4 on the year, including 2-1 in...
A 10th-place finish was the result for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro high school wrestling co-op at a Wisconsin Dells meet that featured some of the top wrestlers in the state.
The Titans won three of their five duals on Saturday, taking down Wilmot Union, Waukesha West and Mineral...
Augusta was within striking distance midway through the second half, but the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team put its foot down and took control of the game, winning 68-53.
B-T had a seven-point lead at halftime, but Augusta stayed close. The Beavers were within four with about nine minutes left...
Grant Olson of Whitehall released a jump shot during last Friday’s game against Melrose-Mindoro. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Dairyland Conference Large Division title will still run through Whitehall.
Whitehall has won the last three DC-Large titles and came away with a crucial win last week. After a nonconference loss to Cofax last week Monday, the Norse outlasted Melrose-Mindoro – a team that has been Whitehall’s...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Jack Beedle looked for an open teammate during last Friday’s nonconference win over Sparta at G-E-T High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
As time ticked away in the second half of last Friday’s nonconference boys basketball game at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School, Sparta had an opening.
The host Red Hawks led by multiple possessions but had three starters, including leading scorer Cody Schmitz, one hard play away from fouling...
Arabelle Kniseley of Independence/Gilmanton released a shot in the lane during their game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team got off to fast starts in both of its games last week. One game turned into a lopsided win, but the other went to the final buzzer.
The Indees went on a 15-0 run and never looked back in a 54-36 win over New Auburn last week Monday. On Thursday, the...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Cadence Simmons took a shot from the corner in the first half of last Friday’s Coulee Conference girls basketball game at Luther High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A pair of area girls basketball teams limited the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau squad’s offense last week as the Red Hawks continue to adapt to a new system this winter.
Bangor — a team that advanced to the sectional round a year ago — beat G-E-T last Tuesday before Luther, one of the top Coulee...
