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An opening loss did little harm to the mentality of the Arcadia High School wrestling program at a dual tournament in Bloomer last Tuesday.
After falling 45-28 at the hands of Boyceville in the opening match, the Raiders closed the evening by rattling off three straight wins.
Arcadia took down...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City high school gymnastics co-op kept their season going in a nine-team invitational in La Crosse on Saturday.
Team scores and full results were not reported to the Times, but a number of GMC gymnasts showed their talents well on...
After falling behind early in one game last week, the Independence girls basketball team took control in the first half to win another last week.
The Indees fell behind one of the top teams in the area and Dairyland Conference, Blair-Taylor, and lost at home, 60-23, last week Tuesday (see story...
The Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team took third at the 16-team Indee Invite in Independence on Saturday.
Four I/G wrestlers placed in the top three in their respective weight classes as the team scored 131 points, behind Westby (133.5) and Clear Lake (188.5) and ahead of Pittsville (127)....
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....
