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The Independence girls basketball team played tough defense last week, but it was only good enough to earn a split in its two games.
The Indees held Black River Falls to 38 points as they held on late for an eight-point win. Their defense was strong early against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on...
It was already a memorable week for Independence High School senior Tyler Kingsbury.
On Thursday, the guard became the sixth ever Independence boys basketball player to reach 1,000 career points, though it came in a 58-36 loss to Alma/Pepin. That was the ninth straight loss for the Indees as they...
Abby Miller collected a new program record as she continues her dominant senior season for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City high school gymnastics co-op.
Miller overtook the all-time record for floor routine by scoring a 9.75 at a home dual meet against West Salem...
G-E-T sophomore Jackson Burns released a deep jumper in a Coulee Conference loss to West Salem at G-E-T High School last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A Coulee Conference boys basketball title is no small achievement this winter.
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School boys basketball team knows that, and they’re shooting for a second place finish in a strong conference.
After falling to West Salem — undefeated in conference play and currently...
Devon McCune of Whitehall released a shot in the lane during their game against Alma Center Lincoln last Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After falling early in the week, the Whitehall boys basketball team’s offense exploded in two Dairyland Conference wins.
The Norse started strong against Durand last week Monday, but they struggled in the second half as the Panthers left Whitehall with a 64-59 win. The Norse rebounded with an 87-...
Blair-Taylor’s Ethan Kniseley released a three pointer during their game against Independence last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After a balanced effort gave the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team a lopsided win, they lost two close games.
The Wildcats took a big lead in the first half before handcuffing Independence last week Tuesday. On Friday, B-T had chances to get another conference win, but fell to Alma/Pepin, 63-57....
Arcadia’s Devon Baier protected the ball as he drove to the basket during their game against La Crosse Aquinas last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After starting the 2022-23 season 0-5 in Coulee Conference play, the Arcadia boys basketball team has heated up to win its last three conference games.
The Raiders (8-9 overall) added two conference victories last week by overtaking Westby on Monday and securing a come-from-behind win over Black...
G/M senior Ben Peterson trapped the leg of Black River Falls’ Jevon Rave in a 170-pound match at Saturday’s Coulee Conference championship meet at Viroqua High School. Peterson won an individual title and the Titans won the team championship. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
Over the last two weeks, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro high school wrestling co-op has lost two of its 14 varsity wrestlers to injury.
How did the Titans respond to that adversity at Saturday’s Coulee Conference championship at Viroqua High School?
They crowned six individual...
Samantha Kidd of Blair-Taylor drove to the basket with Eleva-Strum’s Lizzie Nordstrom defending during their game last week. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After two lopsided wins, the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team beat a team that is considered amongst the best in the state.
B-T started slow, but went on a big run to beat Eau Claire Regis by 21 points last week Monday. On Tuesday, they blew past Eleva-Strum, 83-16. After playing twice at home, B...
Arcadia senior Breah Golden unleashed an inside jump shot during last Friday’s 61-51 nonconference win over Tomah at Arcadia High School. Golden scored 30 points and surpassed Linzy Sendelbach as the all-time leading scorer in program history in the win. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
Breah Golden’s three-pointer minutes into last Friday’s prep girls basketball game at Arcadia High School was historic.
But it wasn’t becoming the highest scoring player in program history that ended up being Golden’s biggest bucket of the night—her perfect free throws down the stretch were key in...
