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The Independence boys basketball team made the game interesting, but couldn’t overcome a slow start against Augusta last week Monday.
The Indees trailed by 15 points early, but cut the lead to three multiple times in the second half. They ran out of gas down the stretch, however, as the Beavers...
Blair-Taylor led for most of the game, but needed to make free throws down the stretch to clinch the win.
The Hornets cut what had been a double-digit lead to just three with less than a minute remaining, but the Wildcats executed in the final minute to secure a 68-63 win.
The win put B-T at 9-7...
Olivia Killian of Whitehall shot a layup during their game against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall girls basketball team got off to a strong start before losing to one of the top Dairyland Conference teams last week.
The Norse had a couple high-scoring games as they picked up wins of 64-61 over Alma/Pepin and 72-57 over Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. On Friday, however, they struggled...
A tight win over Viroqua avenged a loss to another Coulee Conference opponent for the Arcadia High School girls basketball team last week.
The Raiders are now 4-4 in conference play and 5-12 on the year.
Arcadia was scheduled to visit Durand-Arkansaw on Monday before they host Tomah on Friday....
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro’s Koda Purney jockeyed for position with Decorah’s Mitchell Stemper at last Monday’s quad wrestling meet at G-E-T High School. Purney won by pin in just over a minute. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro high school wrestling co-op gave fans what they came for on Tuesday.
The Titans collected a pair of wins in their home quad at G-E-T High School, defeating Decorah, Iowa and Regis/Altoona. Their lone falter came at the hands of Kasson-Mantorville.
Coach...
Whitehall’s Luke Beighley released a shot in the lane during their game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall boys basketball team took care of two Dairyland Conference opponents, but fell to a tough nonconference team.
The Norse took an early lead in a 67-54 win over Alma/Pepin last week Monday. They went on a couple of big runs in an 81-57 win over Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on Thursday....
Blair-Taylor’s Abby Thompson released a three pointer during their game against Independence last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team took control of all three games before halftime last week as they improved to 17-0 on the season.
The Wildcats had leads of more than 20 points before the intermission three times as they topped Independence, 60-23 on Tuesday; Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, 75-33...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Will Mack jumped clear of the Westby defense to score on a layup in the second half of last Thursday’s 67-34 win at G-E-T High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
As most teams prepare to play the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team, they have one name circled on the Red Hawks’ roster.
Junior Cody Schmitz often draws double or triple team coverage, and it’s well deserved for one of the best scorers in all of Wisconsin.
But teams might soon start...
The Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team is in the driver’s seat in the Dairyland Confaerence after two wins at their home dual on Thursday.
The Indees received 60 points off of forfeits in their win over Cochrane-Fountain City then came from behind to top the defending DC champions, Whitehall,...
Blair-Taylor’s Jaren Swanson released a shot in the lane during their game against Gilmanton on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
A slow start was to blame as the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team lost its first game last week, but they improved on that in the next two games, winning both.
The Wildcats fell behind by double figures in the first half of their loss Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last week Tuesday. They came out...
