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Arcadia junior Kaiden Rotering closed in on a West Salem attacker in the closing minutes of last Friday’s 62-49 loss at West Salem High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A pair of games with different outcomes — but similar efforts — kept the Arcadia High School boys basketball team at .500 this season as they prepare for two more contests this week.
Arcadia (10-10 overall, 4-6 Coulee Conference) took down Neillsville in nonconference action last Tuesday before...
Blair-Taylor’s Jackson Shramek attempted to turn Independence/Gilmanton’s Sean McHugh during their match at the Independence regional on Saturday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Ten wrestlers from three Times-area schools will continue their seasons after placing inside the top four in their weight classes at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Three Independence/Gilmanton regional in Independence on Saturday.
While Blair-Taylor had the fewest...
Maddie Frederixon of Blair-Taylor pulled in a rebound as Whitehall’s Olivia Killian attempted to poke the ball free during last Friday’s game. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team scored the first 11 points then held off a surge by Whitehall to win 61-57.
Elissa Smetana knocked down a three pointer on the opening possession of the game as B-T needed just three minutes to take an 11-0 lead. Madalynn Frederixon made a jumper on B-T’s next...
Freshman Madison Grotjahn scored on an inside look for Arcadia during the first half of the Raiders’ 60-28 win at home over Viroqua last Friday. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
Arcadia girls basketball coach Evan Pagel was optimistic that his team would be competitive in the Coulee Conference this winter despite breaking in numerous young players to the varsity level.
Fast forward to today, and Arcadia has outpaced even its own hopes for this winter. Arcadia beat Viroqua...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Makiyah Scow cruised to the basket for a layup during their game against Cochrane-Fountain City on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team had two lopsided wins and a close loss to one of the top Division Five teams in the state last week.
The Indees went on early runs in both of its wins last week, beating Alma/Pepin, 55-43, on Tuesday and Plum City/Elmwood, 67-22, on Friday. The team...
It was an up-and-down week for the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team.
The Wildcats began with a loss to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on Monday and ended with a loss to Royall on Saturday, but won two games in between, beating Melrose-Mindoro on Tuesday and Augusta on Thursday.
The Wildcats began...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team earned its fifth win of the season last week by taking down the Black River Falls Tigers.
The Red Hawks (5-15, 4-6 Coulee Conference) also played at Arcadia on Friday (see story elsewhere in sports).
G-E-T coach John Schmidtknecht t said his team...
Whitehall’s Ashlyn Clatt released a three pointer during their game against Alma Center Lincoln on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall girls basketball team overcame two slow starts to win a pair of games last week.
The Norse struggled in the first half against Eleva-Strum last Tuesday, but a 12-3 run helped the team to a 43-37 win. On Friday, Whitehall had an 18-13 lead at halftime before getting breathing room with...
Prestin Scow snuck a pass by a Tomah defender to earn an assist in the first half of last Tuesday’s win over the Timberwolves at Arcadia High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A chart on the sideline of every Arcadia High School boys basketball game tracks how many times in a game the Raiders earn three defensive stops in a row.
The Raiders’ goal is six in every game, or three in each half.
At halftime of last Tuesday’s nonconference game against Tomah (4-14, 1-6...
The usual suspects led the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team to victory in conference action last week.
The Red Hawks’ leading scorers this season were again their top offensive weapons in last Thursday’s 56-33 win at Viroqua High School.
Braden Anibas had a team-best 20 points for...
