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The Whitehall girls basketball team scored 24 of the first 28 points in its 61-41 win over Osseo-Fairchild on Dec. 20. The Norse established control early and took a 16-4 lead on a three-pointer by Kyla Lambeck. Haili Sluga added a three before Lambeck scored two straight baskets to put the team...
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team edged out Alma/Pepin to stay in contention in the Dairyland Conference Large Division.  The game was close, but the Indees held a three-point lead at halftime and extended it to win 50-45. No further information was provided for the Times before...
Alma/Pepin came out firing shooting nearly 54 percent from the field including 10 three points to beat Independence/Gilmanton 74-53 on Dec. 20 The Eagles put up 43 points in the first half and never looked back as the Indees struggled offensively, shooting 33.3 percent.  The loss dropped I/G to 4-4...
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team kept Alma Center Lincoln in check during a 53-45 win on Dec. 20 The Hornets scored late to make the final score close, but B-T established control after numerous defensive stops in the second half.  The win put B-T at 4-3 on the season before a break for the...
In their last game before Christmas, the Arcadia boys basketball team was unable to keep pace with one of the top Division 4 teams in the entire state. The La Crosse Aquinas Blugolds (6-0) cruised to a comfortable 73-43 win over the Raiders (3-4) in a non-conference battle last Friday at the Wanek...
The Arcadia girls basketball team sent themselves into the holidays on a high note with a lopsided road win over Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. The Raiders (6-3, 3-2 Coulee) rolled to a 67-14 victory over the Red Hawks (0-9, 0-4 Coulee) in the latest meeting of these Coulee rivals last Friday in...

            Arcadia’s Matthew Badillo worked to pin Whitehall’s Rawley Matejka during the Whitehall Invitational on Dec. 20. Badillo finished second in the 144-pound weight class.          (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

With three champions and five second-place finishers, the Arcadia wrestling team took the title at the Whitehall Invitational on Dec. 20. The Raiders got individual titles from Ony Zaragoza (113), Adalberto Ortiz (157) and Austin Fernholz (190) as the team scored 215 points, well ahead of second-...

            Hunter Wagner of Blair-Taylor got a contested shot off during the team’s game against Alma Center Lincoln on Dec. 20.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team established itself as a top contender in the Dairyland Conference Small Division with a 66-61 overtime win over Alma Center Lincoln on Dec. 20. The Wildcats took a double-digit lead in the first half and held it for much of the second half before the Hornets...

            Referee Bill Guza counted out nearfall points during a match at the Whitehall Invitational on Dec. 20. Several rule changes have been put in place this year, including more points for takedowns and nearfalls.         (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

If you’re a high school wrestling fan planning on getting out to some duals and tournaments this winter, you might notice points piling up quicker and more aggressive wrestling in general as a result of a series of rule changes passed earlier this year. The NFHS, a national body that sets rules for...
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basket-ball team had a hard time getting shots to fall in its 53-39 loss at Eleva-Strum last week Tuesday. The Cardinals went on a 12-2 run in the first half and the Indees never recovered. E-S led by 11 at halftime and held on for the lopsided win. The loss was...

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