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Augusta was within striking distance midway through the second half, but the Blair-Taylor boys basketball team put its foot down and took control of the game, winning 68-53.
B-T had a seven-point lead at halftime, but Augusta stayed close. The Beavers were within four with about nine minutes left...
Grant Olson of Whitehall released a jump shot during last Friday’s game against Melrose-Mindoro. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Dairyland Conference Large Division title will still run through Whitehall.
Whitehall has won the last three DC-Large titles and came away with a crucial win last week. After a nonconference loss to Cofax last week Monday, the Norse outlasted Melrose-Mindoro – a team that has been Whitehall’s...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Jack Beedle looked for an open teammate during last Friday’s nonconference win over Sparta at G-E-T High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
As time ticked away in the second half of last Friday’s nonconference boys basketball game at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School, Sparta had an opening.
The host Red Hawks led by multiple possessions but had three starters, including leading scorer Cody Schmitz, one hard play away from fouling...
Arabelle Kniseley of Independence/Gilmanton released a shot in the lane during their game against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran last Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team got off to fast starts in both of its games last week. One game turned into a lopsided win, but the other went to the final buzzer.
The Indees went on a 15-0 run and never looked back in a 54-36 win over New Auburn last week Monday. On Thursday, the...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Cadence Simmons took a shot from the corner in the first half of last Friday’s Coulee Conference girls basketball game at Luther High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A pair of area girls basketball teams limited the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau squad’s offense last week as the Red Hawks continue to adapt to a new system this winter.
Bangor — a team that advanced to the sectional round a year ago — beat G-E-T last Tuesday before Luther, one of the top Coulee...
The Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball team got off to a couple of fast starts, but could only finish one of their games with a win last week.
The Indees started strong and took a nine-point lead into halftime of their 55-42 win over Alma/Pepin in Gilmanton on Tuesday. They had a halftime lead...
The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team was close to a couple of wins, but just couldn’t get baskets in the clutch.
B-T was in all three games in the second half, but wasn’t able to get over the hump in any, falling to Elmwood/Plum City, 65-51, on Monday; Melrose-Mindoro, 70-67, on Thursday and De...
Samantha Aguilar of Blair-Taylor made a move toward the basket during their game against Melrose-Mindoro last week. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team was close in a couple of losses and managed one win last week.
The Wildcats were competitive against Melrose-Mindoro last week Tuesday, but the Mustangs knocked down shots down the stretch to escape with a 63-60 win. On Friday, the Wildcats were able to...
Two-for-two, 2-0, the perfect start.
All could be used to describe the Arcadia High School girls basketball team’s first crack at the Coulee Conference last week.
Arcadia opened its Coulee slate with a home win over Black River Falls last Tuesday before hitting the 50-point threshold for the first...
Seth Lambeck of Whitehall released a shot in the lane during their game against Eleva-Strum on Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It appeared to be business as usual for the Whitehall boys basketball team last week as it opened its season with two lopsided wins over Dairyland Conference rivals.
In its first game since last year’s state tournament appearance last season, Whitehall went on an early run then pulled away from...
