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            Whitehall’s Cayden Platteter went in for a layup during his team’s win over Osseo-Fairchild on Friday.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall boys basketball team had a strong defensive effort in an upset win, but allowed 80 or more points in two losses last week. The Norse held defending Dairyland Conference Large Division champion Osseo-Fairchild to just 44 points, handing the Thunder their first loss of the season on...

            Darion Gibbs of Independence/Gilmanton put up a jump shot in the lane during his team’s game against Augusta on Thursday.             (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team was competitive early in two games last week, but fell behind before halftime and couldn’t catch up. The Indees were ahead of Augusta in the opening minutes, but fell, 63-44, on Thursday. The next day, I/G was in the mix against Elmwood/Plum City, but...
The quest for the Arcadia boy basketball team’s first conference win of the season trudges ahead after a loss to Westby early last week. That was followed up by a lopsided loss to Sparta in non-conference play a few days later. The Raiders (3-9, 0-4), who are also looking to pick up back-to-back...

            Independence/Gilmanton’s Shauna Dejno split two Whitehall defenders on her way to the basket during the game on Friday.   (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall girls basketball team had momentum at halftime, but Independence/Gilmanton went on a big run to start the second half and never looked back. The Indees were off to a strong start and had a 16-6 lead in the first half, but the Norse charged and took a 23-21 advantage into halftime....

G-E-T’s Mitchell Thell tried to drive past a West Salem defender and toward the lane last Tuesday at Russ Lund Gymnasium.     (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)

Making their way into 2026 on an eight-game winning streak to start the season, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team entered their pivotal home clash with Coulee stalwart West Salem riding a wave of confidence. The Panthers, however, served a reminder why they’re still the team to beat...
A couple of wins at a holiday tournament means the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team remained unbeaten when the clock struck midnight to welcome in 2026. The Red Hawks (8-0) kept their perfect record intact with a pair of emphatic wins over both Pittsville and host Neillsville at last...
In the 105-year history of the NFL’s oldest rivalry, there have been just two meetings between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in the postseason. This Saturday night marks the third such meeting between the two and it comes at a fascinating inflection point in the rivalry’s history. The...
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team won one lopsided game and took another in double-overtime last week. The Indees held Cashton to just seven points in the second half of a 53-27 road win on Tuesday. On Friday, Boyceville scored late in both regulation and the first overtime period,...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City gymnastics co-op rang in the new year with a flourish, winning their first meet of the season last weekend. GMC came out on top of the team standings at the Tami Effinger Invite, held last Friday in Westby. GMC’s score of 133.075...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team’s hunt for a win will push forward into the new year after the Red Hawks dropped their final two games of 2025 at a holiday tournament. G-E-T (0-10) lost to a pair of Minnesota opponents at last week’s Lewiston Auto Holiday Classic, where they...

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