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Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau's Kennedy Scow, left, and Claire Baures dove for a loose ball during a conference game last Tuesday in West Salem. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The West Salem girls basketball program has kept a stranglehold on the top spot in the Coulee Conference throughout the 2020s. One of the most recent entries in their multiyear conference winning streak came at the expense of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau.
The four-time defending conference champion...
After three straight losses in which the team failed to score 60 points, the Whitehall boys basketball team won its second straight with more than 70 points last week.
Thursday’s 71-56 road win over Augusta came about a week after a win in which Whitehall scored 73 points as the team improved to 4-...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Nolan Schank put up a shot during their game against Blair-Taylor on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team struggled against two of the best teams in the Dairyland Conference last week.
The Indees just couldn’t keep up with undefeated Cochrane-Fountain City on the road last week Tuesday, falling 73-41. On Friday, I/G started with a 12-4 run, but Blair-...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau's Mason Brone pushes the ball up the court as he's closely guarded by West Salem's Drew McConkey. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team put themselves in position to do what no Coulee Conference team has managed to in nearly four years: hand West Salem a loss in conference play.
However, the Panthers did just enough late to escape their battle with the Red Hawks with their multiyear...
Samantha Aguilar of Blair-Taylor released a long jump shot during Friday’s game against Independence/Gilmanton. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team won two of three games last week, falling only to one of the top teams in the Dairyland Conference.
The Wildcats got off to a strong start and cruised to a 78-35 win over Augusta last week Monday. On Friday, the team struggled to get the ball up the floor...
In the first full week of 2025, the Arcadia boys basketball team was faced with a pair of non-conference tests and managed to split those two games.
The Raiders (5-6, 2-2 Coulee) rode a second-half surge to power their way past Durand-Arkansaw to begin the week, though a rocky opening half...
It was a busy week of team competition as the Independence/Gilmanton wrestling team won six of 10 dual meets last week.
The Indees won two of three at a home competition with Eau Claire North, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau varsity reserve and Holmen varsity reserve on Tuesday. The team then split with...
The Arcadia girls basketball team registered its first conference win of the new calendar year by staving off a late push from a pesky Viroqua squad.
The Raiders (7-5, 4-2 Coulee) went on the road and picked up a 46-44 win over the Blackhawks (3-7, 2-4) in their Coulee clash last Friday in Viroqua...
Catherine Kampa of Independence/Gilmanton drove to the basket during Friday’s game against Blair-Taylor. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team’s defense didn’t allow much space for either Cochrane-Fountain City or Blair-Taylor last week.
Two of the top teams in the Dairyland Conference Small Division both failed to top 35 points in losses to the Indees last week. I/G went on a big run in...
Whitehall’s Addison Herman released a shot during their game against Augusta on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall girls basketball team took control with a run in the second half then held off several runs by Augusta.
The game was close outside of a 12-2 run by the Norse to take a double-digit lead in the second half. Augusta made two runs, one to get within four points and another that made it a...
