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Independence/Gilmanton’s Adison Pronschinske reached from the ball after knocking it away from Whitehall’s Kyla Lambeck during their game last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It was a strong start to the season for the Whitehall girls basketball team, which held off a late run for one win before taking control early for another.
Whitehall had a double-digit lead at halftime of their game against Independence/Gilmanton and maintained control for most of the second half....
Brynn Aspen of Arcadia drove the baseline during last week’s season opener against Saint Croix Central. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
A tight start finished as a close loss for the Arcadia High School girls basketball program last week as they started the 2023-24 season with a home game against St. Croix Central.
The nonconference contest was a low-scoring affair, but the Panthers outscored the Raiders to win 38-31.
St. Croix...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau senior Kaylee Hauge fought off a trio of Altoona defenders during last Thursday’s 67-22 loss. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The John Schmidtknecht era for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School girls basketball program kicked off last week, and the Red Hawks saw plenty of players see expanded time on the court for the first time.
The Red Hawks dropped their 2023-24 season debut to Cochrane-Fountain City on the road...
Just a sophomore, Andrea Waldera is the only player with considerable varsity experience returning for Blair-Taylor this year. Waldera was a key player during the Wildcats’ run to the state tournament last year. (Times file photograph)
After a run in which the core remained the same for the last two years, the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team will feature a lot of new faces this year.
The roster won’t be completely turned over. Andrea Waldera returns to the team after playing extensive minutes last year as a freshman. Waldera...
The Whitehall girls basketball team returns some size inside as it looks to battle in the Dairyland Conference’s Large Division this year.
Whitehall graduated a first-team all-conference performer in point guard Norah Youngbauer, but returns it’s second-leading scorer and the top rebounder in the...
Arcadia High School’s girls basketball program will need to replace a key piece of its offense if it hopes to keep building on a 2022-23 season that ended with a playoff win and a competitive Coulee Conference schedule.
Calling it ‘key’ might even be selling it short.
Arcadia will need players to...
Independence/Gilmanton girls basketball coach John Zilla isn’t worried about incorporating players from Gilmanton into his system simply because almost every player on his roster is relatively new.
This season will be the first in which Independence and Gilmanton have teamed up for girls...
Arcadia High School senior Casidi Pehler signed her letter of intent on Wednesday to compete in college track and field beginning next fall at Division I North Dakota State University. Pehler (center) was joined by (from left) coach Taryn McKeeth, her mother Trish, father Brian and coach Tim Braunschweig. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
In the weeks after Casidi Pehler took her official visit to North Dakota State University during her recruitment process for track and field, the college remained at the front of her mind.
Pehler was preparing for other visits, but something kept drawing her back to the Division I college in Fargo...
John Schmidtknecht
John Schmidtknecht had been looking for a chance to become a head high school basketball coach for awhile.
So when the head girls job opened up this year at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School — where Schmidtknecht has worked as a custodian for the last five years while also coaching as an...
The sound of balls bouncing and sneakers squeaking returned to area gymnasiums on Monday of this week.
That is when area girls basketball teams were able to begin practicing in preparation for the 2023-24 high school basketball season. The Arcadia and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Area gymnastics teams...
