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While the Independence boys basketball team didn’t manage a win last week, they did show improvement.
The Indees began the week with a 74-17 loss to Necedah before falling to Alma/Pepin, 67-28. On Friday, however, the Indees finally got going offensively, scoring 52 points in what was a 10-point...
Kambrie Wurzer of Whitehall returned a serve during their game against Independence on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall volleyball team split two close, four-set matches last week.
A win in the second set evened Whitehall’s match against Augusta last week Tuesday, but the Beavers won the next two for the 3-1 win. On Thursday, the Norse fell behind in the first set before winning the next three in...
Two area golfers both shot in the 90s while the cut to advance to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Three State Tournament from the Mineral Point sectional was in the 70s.
Gabe Rombalski of Independence finished 30th overall with a 91, while Whitehall’s Keanu Estenson was...
Isaiah Washington of Blair-Taylor pulled back a bunt attempt during Friday’s game against Independence/Gilmanton. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy
Blair-Taylor baseball took one of three games last week, all among Dairyland Conference opponents.
The Wildcats fell late to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Monday, before bouncing back with a shootout win over Eleva-Strum on Thursday. Friday brought another hard-fought loss, as B-T fell by a...
The debate over the participation of transgender athletes in youth sports was reignited last week, as Republican lawmakers introduced the so-called “Protecting Women in Sports Act” in the form of two bills in the Wisconsin State Legislature.
According to an Associated Press report, more than a...
Tyler Thompson of Blair-Taylor moved toward the basket as his Elmwood/Plum City defender fell down during their regional game last Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
For the third season in a row, the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team has repeated as Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional title winners
The Wildcats defeated Plum City/Elmwood in the Regional Semifinal on Friday, before taking a decisive victory over Whitehall to secure B-T’s...
Ziy Conner rose over a defender for a layup during the Indee's win over Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Zac Bellman)
After needing overtime to win their first game of the season, the Independence girls basketball team had lopsided leads by halftime of two games last week.
The Indees had halftime leads of 34-9 over New Lisbon last week Monday and 33-9 over Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran on Tuesday and never looked...
Ten new professionals have joined the ranks at Whitehall Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
There are two new non-teaching professionals: Bethany Bown and Courtney Stearns.
Bown is the new elementary school counselor. She is from Fountain City and received her school...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District welcomes six new teachers and an elementary principal to the district this year.
Former G-E-T grad Melissa Wilber now leads the building she once attended in Galesville Elementary as their new principal. She comes to the district with...
The Arcadia School District is finalizing their preparations for in-person and remote-learning instruction options as the district enters the final two weeks before returning.
As of a report at their regular school board meeting Monday evening, 130 students had opted into remote learning via forms...
