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The Blair-Taylor baseball team was close to picking up two Dairyland Conference wins last week, but struggles late in both games left the squad with two losses.
The Wildcats were tied with Alma/Pepin entering the bottom of the seventh last week Tuesday, but a walk-off home run sent B-T home with a...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Ben Pyka got around a tag attempt from Whitehall’s Eric Kleinhans during their game last Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
While there is a lot of baseball yet to be played, Independence/Gilmanton took a big step toward a Dairyland Conference title with a win over Whitehall last week.
Both I/G and Whitehall entered the game undefeated in DC play, having already knocked off some of the other expected top contenders....
Adison Pronschinske of Independence/Gilmanton tagged out Whitehall’s Ashlyn Clatt during their game on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton softball team came out swinging with five runs in the first inning then they put the game away with eight in the fourth.
The Indees took a 7-0 lead before Whitehall climbed back to get within four. That’s when the Indees put up eight to put the game away.
The win put I/...
Blair-Taylor’s Lindsay Steien was one of 32 high school athletes across the state to be honored as Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar Athletes. (Submitted photo)
Lindsay Steien was walking down a hallway in Blair-Taylor High School earlier this month when the school’s athletic director, Randy Storlie, pulled her aside for a quick congratulations.
Storlie wanted to be the first person to tell the senior — an accomplished three-sport athlete at the school...
Whitehall’s Olivia Killian swung on a pitch during their game against Alma/Pepin on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It was a difficult start for the Whitehall softball team, but they ended the week with a win.
The Norse played mostly tight against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on Tuesday and Pepin/Alma on Thursday, but bad innings in each game led to lopsided final scores. They avoided the bad inning against...
A pair of Coulee Conference opponents took down the Arcadia High School softball team last week.
The Raiders dropped a Tuesday matchup with Westby before G-E-T scored late to beat the Raiders last Thursday (see story elsewhere in Sports).
Arcadia (1-5, 1-4 Coulee Conference) is scheduled to play...
After winning its first Coulee Conference championship in more than 10 years in 2022, the Arcadia High School boys golf team has aspirations to defend its title.
They got off to the perfect start last week, winning the season opening match at Coulee Golf Bowl on Thursday.
Arcadia’s 179 was the...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau high school softball team split a pair of Coulee Conference games last week to move to 3-2 this season.
The Red Hawks earned a tight win over nearby Arcadia on Thursday after falling to Viroqua in another close contest last Tuesday. Holmen also beat G-E-T last Monday....
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau catcher Owen Eddy tracked a foul ball behind home plate during an 8-3 loss to Viroqua last Friday at G-E-T Middle School. . (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau high school baseball team is full speed ahead for the 2023 season.
The Red Hawks (4-4 overall, 0-2 Coulee Conference) battled through a busy slate of games last week, earning three wins as they played five games in six days.
Weather permitting, the Red Hawks will...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Tyler Kingsbury swung on a pitch during their game against Blair-Taylor last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Three strong pitching performances helped the Independence/Gilmanton baseball team win Dairyland Conference games last week.
Two of the wins came from senior Hunter Guenther who struck out a combined 29 batters in wins over Blair-Taylor, 2-0 on Tuesday, and Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, 13-1 on...
