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            Lydia Evans of Independence/Gilmanton fielded a throw as Blair-Taylor’s Abby Thompson stole second during their game on Friday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Indpendence/Gilmanton softball team cruised to a win early last week, but came up short in two other games. The Indees took an early lead against Pepin/Alma and came away with a 12-2 win last week Tuesday. On Thursday, however, they struggled all around, falling to Augusta 10-1. Friday proved...

            Blair-Taylor second baseman Lexi Lofgren tossed to first for an out during Friday’s game against Independence/Gilmanton.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

Blair-Taylor softball swept through a gauntlet of games last week, improving to 10-0 by winning seven contests in six days. The Wildcats began their week last Monday with a doubleheader sweep of Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, followed by a nonconference win over Black River Falls on Tuesday. On...

 

 

Months of tension surrounding the future of Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers came to a head just in time for the first pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, as reports leaked presumably from Rodgers’ camp that the QB was disgruntled and would not return to the team. Most attributed the onset of that...
After suffering a lopsided loss to one of the area’s best teams, the Whitehall softball team picked up a win in extra innings. The Norse couldn’t keep up with Blair-Taylor last week Tuesday as the Wildcats scored an 18-0 win. On Friday, however, Whitehall went back-and-forth before scoring in the...
The Arcadia and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau golf teams got their seasons under way on Saturday, as the Arcadia boys bested the field by 16 strokes at River Run Golf Course in Sparta. The Raiders tallied 360 strokes to beat out La Crosse Aquinas’ team score of 376, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau with 388,...
Two days after Arcadia defeated Black River Falls to close out the alternate fall football season, many of the same athletes competed on the baseball diamond in an 11-1 Arcadia win on Saturday. The Raiders took an early lead then scored two or more runs in three straight innings to pull away....
The Independence/Gilmanton softball team got off to a hot start with two lopsided wins and another game that was well on the way to that outcome. I/G’s season began last week Tuesday as they built up a 9-0 lead over Whitehall before rain suspended the game. But the rain wouldn’t ruin I/G’s week as...
After a lopsided win, the Independence/Gilmanton baseball team wasn’t able to keep up in a loss. The Indees technically began their season in Whiteahll last week Tuesday, but rain caused the game to be suspended. Their official first complete game came on Thursday with a 17-0 win over Alma Center...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau softball got their season started with two losses against Coulee Conference opponents last week. The Red Hawks played a closely-contested matchup with their rivals from Arcadia in their home opener last Tuesday (see story elsewhere in sports), before being shut down...
Coulee Conference track began last week with a Friday meet in Black River Falls, with Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s girls highlighting the performances of local athletes. The Red Hawk girls won on the strength of nine individual event wins for the day, while the boys earned four event wins and...

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