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Looking back on the year that was in 2020 is an arduous task for many. No matter your industry, gender, race, creed or orientation, this year tested us in ways we could not have imagined when the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 2019.
Around mid- to late-March, many of the things we took for...
Size was a problem for the Arcadia girls basketball team in their 75-61 loss to Tomah last week Monday.
Coach Lucas Passehl said he knew the team would have a problem with Tomah’s size — especially on a long road trip — and it turned out to be an issue his team couldn’t conquer.
“I don’t know how...
Independence/Gilmanton won all three matches wrestled in a forfeit-filled 30-15 loss to Osseo-Fairchild/Augustua/Fall Creek last week Tuesday.
Gabe Pietrek (120) pinned Cayden Guntner to give I/G a 6-0 lead after double forfeits at 106 and 113 pounds. After another double forfeit at 126 pounds, I/G...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team tipped off their season with a loss in their home opener against Bangor last Monday.
Bangor took control late in the first half as the Red Hawks could not stop a balanced offensive output from the Cardinals in a battle of the red birds.
G-E-T falls...
Aiden Lee of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau rose for a layup during the Red Hawks' 84-54 loss to Bangor last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Zac Bellman)
The red-hot shooting of the Bangor Cardinals put the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys behind quickly in their home opener last Tuesday.
The Red Hawks attempted to shake off the rust in the second half, but the Cardinals had the more seasoned shooting stroke throughout the game.
G-E-T falls to 0-1 with...
It was a close game late, but the Independence girls basketball team wasn’t able to stop Cashton from taking control for a 54-47 win.
Free throws by Emerson Pronschinske made it a one-point game at 35-34, but a free throw by Adelynn Hyatt and a basket by Paige Olson gave Cashton some breathing room...
The Blair-Taylor wrestling team took a convincing win against Mondovi at home on the strength of five forfeits and two pins last Tuesday.
Wildcat wrestling is now 1-1 on the season after falling to Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee the week prior by a 40-30 score. B-T was scheduled to travel to Hillsboro on...
Westby took control with eight straight wins as they defeated the Arcadia wrestling team 54-30 in a dual last week Tuesday.
The road dual was Arcadia’s first loss of the season putting them at 1-1 overall with both matches coming in Coulee Conference competition. Arcadia’s first non-conference...
Tanner Andersen of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro attempted to pin his opponent during the Titans' win over Tomah last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Zac Bellman)
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro wrestling began their season with a tightly contested win over Tomah at home last Tuesday.
The Titans took the lead and pulled away over the final three classes in a back-and-forth affair that left G/M on top.
G/M improves to 1-0 in duals on the season, with...
Blair-Taylor’s Alec Reismann adjusted midair on a layup attempt during their game against Mondovi last week. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Blair-Taylor boys basketball got out to a 5-1 start entering the holiday break, as they took a convincing victory over Mondovi in a nonconference game last Tuesday.
A run in the middle of the first half gave the Wildcats an advantage they would not relinquish the rest of the way against the...
