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Independence/Gilmanton's Grant Klimek had the best day of any Indee wrestler at Saturday's Aquinas regional, as he placed first in the 138-pound bracket. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Independence/Gilmanton and Whitehall wrestling programs had strong showings at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Three La Crosse Aquinas regional on Saturday, combining to send 13 wrestlers to this Saturday’s Westby sectional.
The Indees advanced seven wrestlers and...
G-E-T's Brecken Ebersold tried to rip a loose ball away from Arcadia's Max Blaschko last week at the Wanek Center. Blaschko would ultimately be called for touching the ball while out of bounds. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
When the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team is able to execute their defensive gameplan, head coach Ian Anderson always feels good about their chances of winning on a given night. Never was that more evident than the Red Hawks’ latest meeting with rival Arcadia, where a suffocating...
Blair-Taylor’s Avery Peterson looked to put up a shot during their game against Augusta on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team won a close game early in the week before blowing out Augusta later.
B-T went on a run to close the first half of a 43-40 win over Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last week Monday. On Thursday, the Wildcats started strong and cruised to a 74-44 win over Augusta....
A victory over the conference’s top contender put the Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team in sole possession of first place with just a handful of games to go.
I/G began the week tied for first place with Eleva-Strum, but the Indees locked the Cardinals down in the second half for a 42-30...
Coming off a loss to Onalaska Luther to wrap up their January slate, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team was seeking to get back on track to kick off the new month. They did just that with back-to-back wins.
The Red Hawks (10-8, 5-3 Coulee) earned a non-conference victory at home by...
For just over a full year, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball program has been searching for a win. When the time finally arrived and the Red Hawks snapped their lengthy losing skid, they enjoyed the taste of winning so much that they figured they might as well do it again their next...
The Whitehall boys basketball team split with the Almas of the Dairyland Conference — Alma/Pepin and Alma Center Lincoln — last week.
Whitehall used a big second half to pull away for a 73-55 win at Alma/Pepin on Thursday. On Saturday, the Norse struggled in the second half in Alma Center Lincoln,...
Independence/Gilmanton’s Preston Solberg fought for control during his match against Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
With most of its points coming via forfeit at last week’s dual, the Whitehall wrestling team clinched the Dairyland Conference championship with a 66-16 win over Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek.
In its first year competing in the DC, the OF/A/FC team doesn’t have close to a full roster; the...
The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team had a mixed week against two teams based in northern Trempealeau County.
I/G took Osseo-Fairchild to Buffalo County for a game in Gilmanton on Thursday, but could never quite get even with the Thunder after a slow start. The Indees went to Eleva-...
After suffering a surprising loss to begin the week, the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team started fast in a pair of dominant wins.
The Wildcats came into the week in position to tie Alma Center Lincoln for second in the Dairyland Conference Small Division, but a loss to one of the last-place teams...
