Sports
Whitehall senior Caden Hansche finished in 12th in the boys’ shot put at last week’s Early “Red” Bird Invitational in Winona. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Whitehall boys track and field team stacked another stellar all-around performance during the early-season indoor slate of their spring schedule, winning four events at a meet early last week across the border in Minnesota.
Four different Norse athletes won an event at the meet in Winona, where...
After winning over 300 games in 19 years as head coach of Cochrane-Fountain City, Steve Lyga has taken the reins at the helm of the G-E-T softball program. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Steve Lyga has a coaching résumé matched by few in the area, with a career spanning over a half-century that has seen him coach softball, football and basketball.
After winning over 300 games in 19 seasons as the varsity softball head coach at Cochrane-Fountain City, Lyga decided last year that it...
Arcadia’s Tatum Drazkowski was named to the All-Coulee Conference First Team. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Arcadia junior Tatum Drazkowski was the bedrock foundation for the Raiders during a successful winter for the Raiders, anchoring the team’s effort on both ends of the floor. For a second straight year, that impact garnered her a spot on the All-Coulee first team.
Drazkowski once again averaged a...
There has been a lot of handwringing the last couple years from college basketball fans over the lack of mid-major Cinderella upsets — a staple of the NCAA Tournament that has suddenly become an endangered species.
But fear not, Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers are here to do their part in...
Arabelle Kniseley was named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s All-State team. The honor was announced last week. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Independence/Gilmanton senior Arabelle Kniseley was one of several area players to earn Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division Five All-State honors, announced last week.
Kniseley led the Indees, averaging 13.2 points and seven rebounds per game. She was also second in steals, averaging...
Whitehall’s Kasey Grulkowski takes the baton from Christopher Mann during the 1,600-meter relay at Saturday’s Cashton Indoor Invitational in La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Whitehall boys track and field team got their 2026 season off to a strong start this past weekend, placing fourth overall at an indoor meet in La Crosse.
The Norse compiled 45 points to place fourth in the boys’ team standings at last Saturday’s Cashton Indoor Invitational, which took place at...
G-E-T sophomore Charlee McCutchen placed seventh in the girls’ triple jump at this past weekend’s Mauston Golden Eagle Invitational in La Crosse. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Not even a week after a massive snowstorm hammered Wisconsin, the first sign of the spring sports season arrived with indoor track meets.
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau track and field team hit the ground running on the 2026 campaign, taking part in meets in both Winona and La Crosse and finding some...
There’s an old adage in college basketball that guards win in March. If that’s true, then the Wisconsin Badgers should feel confident that this is the year they finally break through for their first run to the second weekend of March Madness in nearly a decade.
The brilliance of the Badger...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Mason Brone soared to the basket for a contested layup during the second half of his team’s loss to Saint Croix Central in the sectional final on Saturday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team was able to answer an early second half run to win the sectional semifinal game last week, but it couldn’t respond a few days later when a trip to the state tournament on the line.
G-E-T had double-digit leads in the first half in both WIAA Division...
Eleva-Strum junior Avery Glenz led the Cardinals with 19 points in their Division Five state semifinal win against Fall River last Friday at the Resch Center. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Eleva-Strum’s dream season fell one win short of the perfect ending, but the run they put together still stands as the greatest season in the history of their girls basketball program.
Going into the 2025-26 season, the Cardinals were saddled with the pressure of high expectations coming off a...
