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The Arcadia boys basketball team didn’t have enough juice to keep up with two of the better teams in the area.
The Raiders were competitive with Durand (19-5) for the first half, but the Panthers kicked it into another gear in the second half, pulling away for a 70-50 win last week Monday. On...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro’s Tanner Andersen went for a takedown against Brody Hart of Winneconne during their quarterfinal match at the state tournament. (Photograph by Mike Poulos)
Whenever Tanner Andersen was asked what his goal was for his senior year of wrestling, the answer was never just a conference championship at 132 pounds for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro co-op.
It was never just ‘Make it to state’.
The conversation always circled back to Andersen...
Blair-Taylor senior Leah Kidd fought through a crowd of defenders during a shot attempt in the second half of a regional semifinal win over Wonewoc-Center last Friday. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
When opposing coaches are planning to face the Blair-Taylor High School girls basketball team, they know they will have their hands full with junior Lindsay Steien, who is already the school’s all-time leading scorer.
But one of the reasons that coach Jesse Lien and the Wildcats have seen so much...
Three wrestlers from the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro Titans co-op will have a chance at a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state title this week at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Tanner Andersen (132 pounds), Braydon Lockington (220) and Jackson Blaken (126) each qualified...
Wrestlers from Blair-Taylor, Independence/Gilmanton and Whitehall advanced to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament by placing in the top three at the Saint Croix Fall sectional on Saturday.
Blair-Taylor’s Jackson Shramek (170) and Independence/Gilmanton’s...
Arcadia’s Vince Braun released a shot during their game against Onalaska Luther on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The competition was stiff for the Arcadia boys basketball team last week and it showed as they suffered a pair of lopsided losses to two of the areas best teams.
The Raiders opened play on the road last Monday, falling to La Crosse Aquinas (17-6) 83-37. On Friday, they struggled in a 75-48 loss to...
Kanah Slaby of Arcadia went in for a layup during their game against West Salem last Thursday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Arcadia girls basketball team struggled on both ends of the floor in two Coulee Conference losses to close out the regular season.
The Raiders gave up at least 76 points in a 30-point loss to Onalaska Luther last week Tuesday and allowed 75 in a 38-point loss to West Salem.
Arcadia finished...
Whitehall’s Nylah Lisowski drove to the basket during Thursday’s game against Cochrane-Fountain City. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall girls basketball team seems to have found its way out of a tough stretch just as the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament is set to begin.
The Norse had lost six of seven entering last week and hadn’t topped 45 points in any of those games. That changed last...
Strong play continued for the Whitehall boys basketball team last week as they clinched the Dairyland Conference Large Division title with a win over Augusta on Tuesday.
It was a balanced attack for the Norse as they pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 conference-clinching road win over...
Ben Pyka of Independence put up a shot in the lane during their game against Gilmanton on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence boys basketball team was close, but came up empty in two Dairyland Conference games last week.
The Indees had a one-point lead at halftime against Alma/Pepin, but the Eagles took control in the second half of a 49-37 win last Tuesday. On Friday, the Indees were in the game...
