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It’s that wonderful time of year once again: March Madness. For many of us, whether you’re an avid college basketball fan or someone who only tunes in once March rolls around, that means it’s time to make a foolhardy effort to fill out a bracket that doesn’t go up in flames by the end of the first...
The best boys’ basketball team in the Dairyland Conference has not only qualified for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Tournament but it’s favored to bring the gold ball home. Cochrane-Fountain City went undefeated in Dairyland Conference play, winning the Small Division...

Paul Anderson

From watching his first games as a kid to his high school playing career to his time as a coach, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau football has been an important part of Paul Anderson’s life for decades. Anderson spent the last three seasons as the head coach at G-E-T, during which the Red Hawks went 11-18...

            Whitehall senior Trinity Aasen was honored for a breakout season by being selected as a first-team all-Dairyland Conference selection. Aasen helped lead the Norse to a second-place finish in the Dairyland Conference-Large Division, averaging 13.3 points and a conference-best 9.9 rebounds per game.   (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall girls’ basketball team had two players picked for the All-Dairyland Conference First Team, the most of any school. Senior Trinity Aasen and freshman Paige Lisowski were both first-team selections for the Norse. Aasen has a breakout campaign, leading the DC-Large Division in rebounding...

            Blair-Taylor senior Ethan Kniseley was a first-team all-Dairyland Conference selection for his play this season. Kniseley helped lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the DC-Small Division and he finished his career with more than 1,300 points scored.         (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

While both boys’ basketball divisions in the Dairyland Conference had runaway winners, the all-conference teams had representation from a handful of schools. No team had more than two players on the All-DC first team as cagers from seven different schools made up the nine spots. Two area players...

            Whitehall senior Caydan Johnston scored 21 points in his final game for the Norsemen — a regional quarterfinal loss to Bangor last Tuesday.      (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)

The outside shots were falling, but it wasn’t enough as the Whitehall boys basketball team lost to Bangor, 68-62, in the opening round of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Four tournament last week Tuesday. Whitehall knocked down 13 three-pointers in the game, but Bangor...
The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team pulled off one big upset, but fell in the second round of tournament play. Seeded 11th, the Indees were one of just six teams seeded 10th or lower to win in the first round of Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Five tournament...

            Arcadia’s Kaiden Rotering drove to the basket during Friday’s regional semifinal loss to Stanley-Boyd.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

A winning regular season earned Arcadia the opportunity to play at home in its playoff opener. But a hot-shooting Stanley-Boyd squad spoiled the chance for the Raiders to treat their home fans to a postseason victory. No. 5 seed Stanley-Boyd (15-12) turned aside No. 4 seed Arcadia (13-12) 63-51 in...

            Mason Brone of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau put up a contested shot during Friday’s regional semifinal loss to Berlin.        (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team hit its stride late in the season, winning 12 of its last 13 games, including a signature victory over West Salem. However, they saw their year end abruptly with a loss in their first playoff game. No. 6 seed Berlin (17-9) came into Russ Lund...

            CJ Dummer of Blair-Taylor looked for a shot during the team’s regional quarterfinal game against Elmwood/Plum City last week Tuesday.             (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team narrowly avoided an upset, then struggled in the next round of tournament play as its season came to an end last week. The (5) Wildcats needed a basket in the final minute to sneak past (12) Plum City/Elmwood last week Tuesday. On Friday, the team had a...

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