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Amanda Pierson clutched one of the uneven bars during her turn at the event during last Friday’s home Coulee Conference championship meet at G-E-T High School.   (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)

The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro/Cochrane-Fountain City gymnastics co-op finished second at the 2024 Coulee Conference championship meet, held last Friday at G-E-T High School. West Salem/Aquinas/Bangor continued its dominance in the Coulee and claimed another conference title with...

            Whitehall’s Mason Pientok worked between two Augusta defenders as he went for a reverse layup during their game on Friday.            (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall boys basketball team was able to get to the basket early as it took a big lead at home against Augusta and went on for a 68-42 win. The Norse scored 38 points in the first half, most of which came in the paint. Grant Olson made two three pointers and had 10 points in the first half,...

            Arcadia freshman Tatum Drazkowski worked toward the hoop to score two points for the Raiders in a nonconference girls basketball game last Thursday against Logan. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)

There was a big hole to fill in the Arcadia High School girls basketball team’s offense this winter after graduating the program’s all-time leading scorer, Breah Golden, in 2023. Despite losing such an offensive presence, Arcadia has not seen a decline in success—the Raiders ended the 2023-24...
The Arcadia High School boys basketball team ended its week with back to back wins last Thursday and Saturday. Arcadia lost to G-E-T last Tuesday (see story elsewhere in sports) and is scheduled to finish the regular season with a Coulee Conference matchup at Viroqua (9-13 overall, 3-8 Coulee) this...
The expectation was that Blair-Taylor’s Jackson Shramek was going to have a difficult time in his Division Three sectional semifinal match in Mineral Point last Saturday. Shramek — a defending state champion at 182 pounds, now wrestling in the 215-pound weight class — was the top seed coming off of...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau high school girls basketball program ended the regular season last week with a loss at Sparta High School. The Red Hawks also hosted Whitehall last Tuesday (see story elsewhere in sports) and end the regular season with a 5-19 overall record, including a 4-8 run in the...

            Andrea Waldera of Blair-Taylor released a shot during their game against Eleva-Strum on Thursday.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

It wasn’t quite enough to win another Dairyland Conference title, but the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team entered postseason play on a roll. The Wildcats won two games last week, beating Plum City/Elmwood, 77-43, on Monday before thumping Eleva-Strum, 47-32, on Thursday. That makes three...

            Blair-Taylor’s Ryan Oldendorf drove to the basket during their game against Eleva-Strum on Friday.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

After a tough loss early in the week, the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team came out ready to play with a lopsided win. The Wildcats couldn’t get going on Tuesday, losing to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, 82-53, on the road. On Friday, however, the team hit shots early and beat Eleva-Strum at home,...

            Gunnar Johnson looked to the official as he pinned Viroqua’s Blaine Primmer in a semifinal match last Saturday during a Division Two sectional wrestling tournament at Wisconsin Dells High School. The G-E-T/Mel-Min junior qualified for the state tournament this weekend with his third-place finish.              (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)

Expectations are high for the three members of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro high school wrestling team who will be competing at this weekend’s state wrestling championships. The G-E-T/Mel-Min Titans believe Colton Koss at 106 pounds, Gunnar Johnson at 157 pounds and girls wrestler...

            Whitehall senior Tyanna Loveng worked in the post during their game against Augusta last Thursday.     (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall girls basketball team entered Thursday night knowing what it needed to do. The team began the week in a first-place tie with Melrose-Mindoro in the Dairyland Conference Large Division. However, the Mustangs lost to Cochrane-Fountain City on Tuesday, meaning Whitehall only needed a win...

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