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Sparta High School
Sparta’s Lilly Gilbertson shares a tearful moment with coach Kassey Brooks after her last vault at the WIAA state meet on March 8.
WIAA GYMNASTICS STATE LILLY GILBERTSON, SPARTA: Confident Conclusion
Westby’s Isabell Korn performs her floor routine at the WIAA state meet. Korn finished third with a score of 9.45.
WIAA GYMNASTICS STATE AREA: Bjorkman, Korn tout third place routines at state meet
DIVISION 2 REGIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL: Last second layup sends Spartans’ home from WIAA tourney
Tomah High School
TRACK AND FIELD TOMAH: Young Timberwolves group takes the oval Saturday
WIAA BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS ROUNDUP: Tomah, Bangor bow out from regional play
TRACK AND FIELD TOMAH: Tomah thinclads ready to run, jump and throw into spring
Bangor High School
Bangor’s Will Reader is greeted by Mathieu Oesterle at the close of the conclusion of last week’s regional semifinal game. Herald photo by Nate Beier.
Bangor baseball aiming to end SBC's state appearance drought
BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 4 REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL: Cardinals avenge playoff loss to Norse
DIVISION 4 REGIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bangor falls at Aquinas in regional title game
Cashton High School
Sparta’s Kylie Burton makes contact with a pitch during her first at-bat of the season Monday afternoon.
SOFTBALL CASHTON: Keep building: Sparta softball looking to continue making forward progress with experienced lineup
Cashton’s Marlee Schroeder (right) is met by Katie Leis (left) after diving across home plate for a score in Thursday’s game at Riverdale.
SOFTBALL CASHTON: Eagles bow to Chieftains’ comeback bid in season opening non-conference contest
Cashton’s Luke Clements progresses through a workout during the opening day of the track and field season on Monday, March 10.
TRACK AND FIELD CASHTON: Eagles ready to make season debut this weekend
Brookwood High School
WIAA WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL STATE: Sparta boasts trio of state qualifiers
BOYS BASKETBALL: B’wood holds off Cashton
Brookwood’s Brennan Mack pulls up for a jumper at the edge of the lane before Wauzeka-Steuben’s Julius Cooley can make a stop late in Monday’s game.
BASKETBALL SBC ROUNDUP
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TRACK AND FIELD MAUSTON INVITE: Tomah’s Scholze claims 400 title

Tomah’s Cadence Scholze won the girls 400 at the Mauston Golden Eagle invite on Saturday, March 22 at UW La Crosse. Scholze completed the race at the indoor track and field facility in …

WHEN SPORTS STOPPED FIVE YEARS LATER - PART III: Third installment of Aquinas/ Melrose-Mindoro left to speculation

Melrose-Mindoro head coach Joey Arneson talks to his team during a timeout in the 2020 Division 4 state semifinals. Opposite the team bench is a nearly vacant arena as attendance was limited due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If it wasn’t for a fortuitous conversation ahead of a Division 4 state semifinal game, former Melrose-Mindoro coach Joey Arneson wouldn’t have had a clue that there was actually a chance …

BOYS BASKETBALL WIAA STATE ROUNDUP: Aquinas, C-FC represent Coulee Region in winner’s circle at state basketball tourney

Aquinas head coach Brad Reinhart is swarmed by the Blugolds after winning the Division 4 state championship on March 22. Aquians defeated Bonduel 74-45 for the program’s fifth state tile.

A pair of boys basketball teams from the Coulee Region brought home gold balls from the WIAA state tournament, with La Crosse Aquinas winning the title in Division 4 and C-FC claiming the crown for …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW: March 31 - April 3

Avary Chapman, Tomah. The Timberwolves are expected to open at home on Tuesday and will start MVC play Thursday at La Crosse

    SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES Due to inclement weather, schedules and times are subject to change. Please visit each school’s webpage or the conference websites (see …

SPRING SPORTS SEASON OPENERS: Boys golf, tennis headline final wave of spring programs to start campaigns

Tomah’s Collin Ritter helped the Timberwolves advance to the sectional round as a team in 2024. This year Tomah will be led by first year head coach Duncan Peterson.

The high school boys golf and boys tennis seasons kick off across Wisconsin this week, with practices on Monday, March 31, and competition later in the week. Boys golf teams can have meets as …

Private schools to get their own division

No, you read that right. Private schools are going to be moving to their own division for WIAA tournament play. The move was announced not by the WIAA, however, but by a number of fans who …

TRACK AND FIELD CASHTON INVITE: Knox, Michek lead BHS to indoor victory

The Bangor High School girls track and field team won four events en route to the team title at the indoor meet Cashton hosted Saturday, March 22, at UW-La Crosse. The Cardinals finished with 67 …

WIAA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE AREA: Aquinas, C-FC lead Coulee Region to boys state tourney

C-FC’s Cam Lipinski cuts away part of the net after winning Saturday’s sectional final game against Royall. The Pirates enter the state tournament as the top seed in Division 5.

Area representation at the WIAA girls state basketball tournament was non-exisitent last weekend, but this weekend there will be two area boys teams competing for state titles. Aquinas (24-3, …

SOFTBALL BANGOR: JONES STEPS UP TO THE PLATE

Trisha Jones explains bunting to the Bangor softball team. Jones enters her first year as the Cardinals’ head coach following a 12-year run by Dave Burritt who stepped away after last season.

One more weekend of hoops

I’m just a weekend away from being essentially free of winter sports. Now, mind you I enjoy the winter sports season if for no other reason than the compartmentalization of the schedule. …

WIAA GYMNASTICS STATE WEST SALEM: Panthers’ senior trio put wraps on careers at state meet

West Salem’s Hailey Ives shares a tearful embrace with teammate Olivia Maki after her final performance on beam during the WIAA state gymnastics meet on March 7 in Wisconsin Rapids.
In its first season competing in Division 1, the West Salem co-op finished eighth as a team at the state meet on Friday, March 7, with a score of 135.8. “The goal this season was different …

WIAA BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS WEST SALEM: West Salem’s cardiac cats conclude campaign just shy of state berth

West Saelm’s team comes together after notching a 77-73 win over Onalaska in Thursday’s D2 sectional semifinal game. The Panthers faced a 21-point deficit in the first half, but rallied back to lead before being forced into overtime.
The West Salem High School boys basketball team was denied a fourth consecutive trip to the WIAA state tournament, falling to red-hot Wausau East 82-45 in a Division 2 sectional final on Saturday, …

WHEN SPORTS STOPPED FIVE YEARS LATER - PART II: Bangor’s dream season ends without an ending

Bangor’s girls basketball team prepares to take the court inside an empty Resch Center in Green Bay following the cancelation of the 2020 state tournament.
My junior year of basketball was the most rewarding… and the most devastating season of my career. My sophomore year ended promising. We finished with a 15-9 season, going 10-2 in …

I skipped girls state basketball

I skipped girls state basketball last week.I believe I had been going to the event for 10-12 years straight and this year decided I just didn’t want to do it.You see, after running this job like I have for the past 10-12 years or so, you get to a point where you just want out of the routine. Winter sports have ended this way for the past decade or so in my world - wrestling postseason for three weeks, ending

WHEN SPORTS STOPPED FIVE YEARS LATER - THE SERIES: PERSPECTIVES: That sinking feeling

RIGHT Several dozen Melrose-Mindoro fans watch as their girls basketball team plays Mishicot in the Division 4 state semifinals. The game would go to overtime and the M-M girls would advance to the state title game for the third-straight season. However, this game was the last of the state tournament series as the WIAA cancelled the remainder of the event due to rising concerns around the coronavirus.
I have never been, nor will probably ever be part of a global news story in the way that I was on March 12 and 13, 2020. That was the infamous weekend when sports stopped …

WHEN SPORTS STOPPED FIVE YEARS LATER - THE SERIES: PERSPECTIVES: The last game night

RIGHT Several dozen Melrose-Mindoro fans watch as their girls basketball team plays Mishicot in the Division 4 state semifinals. The game would go to overtime and the M-M girls would advance to the state title game for the third-straight season. However, this game was the last of the state tournament series as the WIAA cancelled the remainder of the event due to rising concerns around the coronavirus.
  We arrived at La Crosse Logan High School early more out of habit than necessity. It was a big game, but we knew the gym wouldn’t be packed. March 12, 2020, when …

WIAA GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS WEST SALEM: West Salem falls one win shy of third-straight state berth

West Salem’s Megan Johnson is greeted by coach Mike Malott while taking the court ahead of Saturday’s Division 2 sectional final in Baraboo. Johnson and company played Madison Edgewood for a chance to go to state. Edgewood won 67-42 to end the Panthers’ season and prevent a third-straight WIAA state tournament appearance.
Time ran out on the West Salem girls basketball team as it suffered a 67-42 defeat by Madison Edgewood on Saturday, March 8 in Baraboo. The Panthers (22-5, 12-0) jumped out to an early 8-0 lead …

DIVISION 2 REGIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL: Panthers use pair of OTs to win regional championship

West Salem needed not one, but two overtime periods to extend its season to the sectional round for the fourth-straight season. The Panthers (19-6, 11-1)slipped past La CrosseCentral (15-10, …

A fateful weekend revisited

  At the end of this week, sports fans will tune in to watch the WIAA girls state basketball championships in Green Bay. I’ve been there the past 10 years or so. It’s a …

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S WIAA STATE WRESTLING PARTICIPANTS

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GIRLS WRESTLING AREA ROUNDUP

Black River Falls’ Riley Hanrahan tips New Berlin West’s Natalia Poplawski for a pin in a 138 pound state quarterfinal match. Hanrahan capped a perfect 28-0 season with a state title in the weight class.
GIRLS WRESTLING NOTABLE PERFORMANCES Black River Falls crowned a champion at the WIAA girls wrestling tournament and had another grappler finish fourth. Riley Hanrahan (28-0) won the …

THIS WEEK SPORTS PREVIEW: March 7 to March 8, 2025

Gabby Bjorkman, Sparta. Bjorkman will compete at the WIAA state meet on Saturday.
STATE GYMNASTICS     All-Around D2 - Gabby Bjorkman, Sparta D2 - Isabell Korn, Westby Vault D2 - Gabby Bjorkman, Sparta D2 - Lilly Gilbertson, Sparta …

Cheerleaders, fans... where are they?

  NO CHEERS, ALL JEERS I loved the new format for the WIAA state wrestling tournament. Each day there was some sort of premiere round to watch as the tournament built …

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Gerke, Zastoupil help Tomah claim second MVC victory

BOYS BASKETBALL TOMAH 68 LA CROSSE LOGAN 60 The Timberwolves (8-16, 2-10) snapped a four-game skid and picked up their second conference win on Thursday, Feb. …

WIAA GIRLS HOCKEY SECTIONAL FINAL EAU CLAIRE 1 BLACK RIVER FALLS 0

Black River Falls’ Isabella Arne pulls her hand from her glove to shake hands with players from the Eau Claire co-op after the sectional final contest in Somerset on Saturday, March 1. The Tigers lost their bid for a state berth following a 1-0 defeat by the Stars.
The Black River Falls co-op girls hockey team’s postseason run came up one win shy of the program’s first trip to the state tournament, falling to the Eau Claire …

This Weeks Sports Preview - March 4 to March 8

Gavin Rhead, Sparta. Sparta will entertain Shawno on Tuesday, March 4 in a Division 2 regional opener.
BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS Tuesday, March 4 at 7 P.M. D2 - #New London (9-13, 6-7) at #8 Tomah (7-5, 1-10) D2 - #12 Shawno (6-16, 4-9) at #5 Sparta (15-8, …

WIAA GYMNASTICS SECTIONALS AREA: West Salem slides back to state by narrowest of margins

West Salem’s Olivia Maki puts the finishing touches on her floor routine during Saturday’s Division 1 sectional at West Salem.
The West Salem co-op gymnastics team qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state tournament by the slimmest of margins on Saturday, March 1, at the sectional it hosted. The …

WIAA GIRLS BASKETBALL D2 REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL: TOMAH 49 LA CROSSE LOGAN 40

Tomah’s Bayley Winrich maneuvers around Logan’s Lydia Mason along the baseline during Tuesday’s regional opener in La Crosse.
D2 REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL TOMAH 49 LA CROSSE LOGAN 40 The third time was the charm for the Tomah girls basketball team in its regional opener on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The path to the …
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