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When I was a child, I was once grounded for refusing to attend a computer camp my parents had signed me up for one summer. This included being banned from playing in the World Series my little league team had reached that season. Defying my father’s wishes after he left for a church meeting, I...
In the program’s 10th year, the Arcadia soccer team was able to break through and qualify for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Tournament with two wins last week. The team has been regular competitors in the sectional round and has had two sectional final matches, but last...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Sam Ruiter and Arcadia’s Jose Monroy each cracked the top 50 in a competitive field  of 113 runners at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Two State Cross Country Championship last week. Runners weathered a windy Saturday in Colby, where Edgewood’s...

Independence’s Ziy Conner spiked the ball during their match against Augusta on Thursday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

A four-set win was followed by a four-set loss by the Independence volleyball team with both matches coming against Augusta. The win came in the home match played last week Tuesday as the Indees broke a 1-1 score with two straight wins to take the match. The score was 1-1 again in Independence on...

Whitehall’s Jonathan Thorn got to the outside on a run against Independence/Gilmanton on Friday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

Independence/Gilmanton was five yards away from taking the lead in the final seconds, but Whitehall’s Jonathan Thorn knocked down a pass in the end zone with eight seconds left to preserve the win for the Norse. Whitehall’s defense held strong all game, holding the Indees to fewer than 130 yards of...

Jose Monroy of Arcadia finished seventh while Sam Ruiter of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau was ninth at the WIAA Sectional Meet in Westby on Saturday.             (Times photograph by Zac Bellman)

Arcadia’s Jose Monroy and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Sam Ruiter advanced to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Two State Meet with their performances in last week’s sectional level meets. The Red Hawks qualified both their boys and girls teams for the sectional final with...

Brayden Burleson of Blair-Taylor fielded a kick on an over-the-shoulder catch during the Wildcats' 24-14 win over Cochrane-Fountain City on Friday.            (Times photograph by Zac Bellman)

Blair-Taylor football pulled out a road victory over Cochrane-Fountain City last week, with their disciplined effort helping them create distance over the Pirates. The Wildcats largely avoided penalties and negative plays that plagued C-FC, allowing them to hold a two-score lead for most of the...

Not every relationship ends amiably. When two parties invest years in one another only to find themselves growing apart rather than together, frustration can be amplified. That frustration can lead to infighting, and ultimately lead to a messy breakup as we saw a couple years ago with the Packers...

Whitehall’s Allison Koepke returned a serve during their match against Eleva-Strum on Thursday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall volleyball team’s run in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament came to an end with a loss in the regional final round on Saturday. Whitehall began its week with a 3-0 win over Melrose-Mindoro before beginning tournament play by sweeping Eleva-Strum. In...
  After winning three straight to beat Alma/Pepin in the second round of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association play, the Independence volleyball team’s season came to an end in the regional final. The third-seeded Indees scored a 3-1 road win over second-seeded A/P to advance to the...

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