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A week after capturing their latest conference championship at the Coulee conference tournament, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro wrestling co-op continued to collect hardware for the trophy case with a team regional title.
The Titans left the rest of the competition in the dust in the...
Strong starts helped the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team to two road wins last week, though the final margins ended up being quite different.
B-T jumped out to a big lead against Alma Center Lincoln last week Tuesday but needed a late steal and basket to sneak out a 43-41 win. On Friday, the...
Stop me if you’ve heard this tale before, but the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team has solidified themselves as one of the best teams in the Big Ten despite modest preseason expectations.
Behind one of the country’s best offenses, a dynamic backcourt duo of John Tonje and John Blackwell, and...
Arcadia's Sacia Boland dove in against the defense of G-E-T's Halene DeJager during a rivalry matchup last Tuesday at the Wanek Center. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Though the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team went into Arcadia coming off their first two wins of the season, the Raiders sent them back home on the wrong end of a season sweep.
Arcadia (12-10, 7-4 Coulee) dominated the latest edition of its rivalry with the Red Hawks (2-20, 1-9) by...
The Whitehall girls basketball team took care of business on the road last week, bringing home two double-digit wins.
The Norse went on a run early to take control of their 60-47 win over Melrose-Mindoro last week Monday. On Thursday, the team trailed at halftime in Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran,...
Whitehall’s Riley Herman saved the ball from going out of bounds during their game against Osseo-Fairchild on Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It wasn’t as much that the Whitehall boys basketball team started slowly, but their opponents started quickly as the Norse lost two games last week.
Both Osseo-Fairchild and Eau Claire Regis got off to fast starts in the first half. The Thunder made nine three-pointers in the first half to score 35...
Angel Mendoza of Independence/Gilmanton adjusted his shot in mid-air during their game against Alma/Pepin last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team had a chance to win the game, but a miss led to a chaotic possession in which Alma/Pepin scored at the buzzer for a 51-49 win.
The Indees inbounded the ball with the game tied at 49 and 13.6 seconds showing on the clock. The ball was inbounded to...
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team has proven to be tough to score on as both Eau Claire Immanuel and Cochrane-Fountain City found out last week.
The Indees shut ECI’s offense down in the closing minutes of a 51-40 win last week Tuesday. On Thursday, I/G held C-FC to just 23 points in...
Arcadia's Kalcye Sobotta began her quest for a state appearance by placing first in the 132-pound bracket at last Friday's regional meet in Holmen. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
Arcadia sophomore Kalyce Sobotta has enjoyed a breakout season during her sophomore campaign — one that she hopes ends at the Kohl Center in Madison for the state tournament. She took her next emphatic step toward achieving that goal with a dominant showing at the regional tournament.
Sobotta...
Independence/Gilmanton's Grant Klimek had the best day of any Indee wrestler at Saturday's Aquinas regional, as he placed first in the 138-pound bracket. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Independence/Gilmanton and Whitehall wrestling programs had strong showings at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Three La Crosse Aquinas regional on Saturday, combining to send 13 wrestlers to this Saturday’s Westby sectional.
The Indees advanced seven wrestlers and...
