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The Independence boys basketball team got big games from a few players as it picked up its first win of the season before falling in a Dairyland Conference game last week. The Indees put up a season-high 87 points as they held on for a win over Coulee Christian/Providence Academy last week Monday....

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Nevaeh Becker let a deep shot fly in a nonconference girls basketball game last Tuesday at G-E-T High School. The Red Hawks fell 58-28 at the hands of undefeated Bangor.        (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)

Coach Louis Hurd has scribbled the same words onto a whiteboard for his young team to read before most games this 2022-23 season. ‘Learn how to win. Expect to win,’ often greets the players in writing ahead of tip-off. It was that same message that was delivered by the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau...
The Whitehall girls basketball team had a difficult time sticking with two Dairyland Conference opponents last week. The Norse actually stuck with Blair-Taylor about as well as any team had up until that point when the two teams played last week Tuesday. The Wildcats, however, went on a run and won...
  The Blair-Taylor basketball team couldn’t quite keep up in losses to Melrose-Mindoro and De Soto last week. The Mustangs came out on fire last week Tuesday, hitting numerous three pointers early in a 60-47 win. De Soto came out strong on Saturday, scoring 38 points in the first half of a 72-66...

            Blair-Taylor’s Abby Thompson drove to the basket with Whitehall’s Avery Sonsalla defending during their game last week Tuesday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team was close to suffering its first loss of the regular season and first Dairyland Conference since 2021, but they managed to come through in the clutch to remain undefeated on the season. B-T’s week began with an 89-48 win over Whitehall as they took control of...

            Gabe Pietrek of Independence/Gilmanton scored a takedown early in his match during the team’s dual against Durand last Thursday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

  The Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team received some forfeits, but also took care of business on the mat in two dual wins last week. The Indees opened the week with an eight-pin performance as they topped Onalaska – a co-op of Onalaska and Onalaska Luther high schools — 60-24 on Tuesday. They...

            Blair-Taylor’s Gabe Armitage drove to the basket during their game against Loyal last week Tuesday.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

After a game in which the Blair-Taylor basketball team couldn’t get a basket down the stretch, they topped 70 points in two wins. B-T had a lead with 10 minutes left in their season-opener against Loyal last week Tuesday, but they went scoreless for the rest of the game, losing 46-35. Scoring...
After four games, no team has been able to do much to slow the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team down as the Wildcats picked up two more lopsided wins last week.  B-T took big leads early in both games as they beat Melrose-Mindoro, 81-45, last week Tuesday and Eleva-Strum, 66-22, on Friday with...
A tough opening schedule continued for the Arcadia girls basketball program last week, with the Raiders dropping their only game to unbeaten Westby on Friday. Arcadia was scheduled to play Onalaska last Tuesday, but the game was canceled due to weather. The Raiders (0-3) will look for their first...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro wrestling co-op is back in action and off to a strong start after opening their season with a quad in Tomah last Thursday. The Titans swept Thursday’s event by taking down Tomah and La Crosse. A short break greets the team this week ahead of an...

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