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Arcadia got off to the perfect start to the 2022-23 boys basketball season last week, taking home the win in the season opener in Elk Mound. Arcadia controlled the second half on Friday after trailing by a point at halftime. The Raiders outscored the hosts 31-22 in the second half to power them to...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School boys basketball team last week gave fans a pair of games that both came down to the final buzzer, with the Red Hawks splitting the efforts. Coach Jared McCutchen and his team lost by one in overtime on Tuesday before rebounding with a tight win over La...
The Whitehall wrestling team had one champion as it finished eighth in the Black River Falls Invitational on Saturday. Nolan Thompson (113) got his season off to a strong start, winning his weight class. Thompson had a bye in the first round before he pinned Ladysmith’s Wyatt Bosteder. He advanced...
The Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team got off to a strong start, winning three of four matches at the Beef River Brawl, a dual tournament in Mondovi. The Indees began the tournament with a 51-25 win over Mondovi/Eleva-Strum before edging Unity 48-42. Their loss came at the hands of Chetek-...
The Independence boys basketball team had a hard time getting stops last week. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran exploded for 44 points in the second half to break last Thursday’s game wide open with for a 75-39 win. The Indees were close on Friday thanks to a breakout performance from Tyler Kingsbury,...
A lot of learning will take place this winter for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City high school gymnastics co-op. After graduating five seniors from last year’s team, a plethora of freshmen will step into major roles for the program this winter. Luckily for coach...

            Whitehall’s Vaida Goplin released a jump shot during their game against Melrose-Mindoro last week.    (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall girls basketball team put in a big second half performance, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their struggles before halftime. The Norse scored 40 points in the second half to make Thursday’s home game against Melrose-Mindoro interesting, but the 15-point first half was too much for...

            Arcadia’s Cruz Patzner tried to turn Blair-Taylor’s Gunar Koxlien to his back during their dual last Thursday.       (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

Forfeits played a part in making what was a close match on the mat into a lopsided win for Arcadia in their season-opener at Blair-Taylor last Thursday. The Wildcats actually won five of the nine matches that were wrestled, including three pins, but Arcadia received four forfeits as they won the...

            Adison Pronschinske of Independence drove to the basket during their game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Friday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

After losing to a team that is perhaps the favorite to win the Dairyland Conference Small Division, the Independence girls basketball team picked up a win against another team that is typically a contender for the title. The Indees struggled shooting in both games, but a slight improvement combined...

            Adison Pronschinske of Independence drove to the basket during their game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Friday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

  A lopsided run to close the first half helped the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team to its first win of the year last Friday. The host Red Hawks and Viroqua were trading chances to start the game, and the offense was coming slowly for both sides in the early going. Midway through the...

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