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Rick Solem

Sports, news journalist since 2002. | Hometown: Greenville, Wis. | Avid noonball basketballer and sand volleyballer in La Crosse | Two-time Waupaca Boatride first-round playoff loser | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Cut from UW-SP's basketball team in 2000 on Midnight Madness as a junior walk-on | Went on to become UW-SP intramural basketball champion | Then UW-SP club lacrosse defenseman with two career goals (on two shots).
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Running against USA’s best, UW-La Crosse’s Jarrett headed to 100m semifinals

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EUGENE, Ore. — UW-La Crosse’s Lauren Jarrett is headed to the USATF championship 100-meter semifinals. Jarrett ran an 11.44 at Oregon’s Hayward Field to qualify Thursday. Jarrett was in the […]
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T.U.G.G.’s Andy Hughes helps preview Central High’s 1st-ever Riverhawk Rally on Saturday

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T.U.G.G.’s Andy Hughes and Central Booster Club’s Jocelyn Buxton joined La Crosse Talk to help preview Saturday’s first-ever Riverhawk Rally. The event happens 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday at All-Star Lanes, where […]
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WKTY’s Grant Bilse on Brewers alumni home run derby, Wisconsin missing out on 200k free hamburgers

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Ryan Braun is back — but only for a day. Wisco Sports Show host, Grant Bilse, joins to preview the Milwaukee Brewers alumni home run derby Friday, how Wisconsin lost […]
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What moms should know about pelvic floor therapy — with Claire and Cassidy from Onalaska’s Mitchell Holistic Health

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We talked pelvic floor therapy on La Crosse Talk recently — a form of women’s health that’s a little outside my wheelhouse — but Claire Mitchell and Cassidy Hovenga from Mitchell […]
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NEWS

How states tax vape, plus the Lakers sold for how much with the Tax Foundation’s Adam Hoffer

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Continuing our sports and tax conversations — this time about selling franchises and the weird world of vape tax — with Dr. Adam Hoffer, director of excise tax policy at […]
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NEWS

Zelhofer on Waupaca Boatride origin story — and what’s in store this year

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Although it’s no longer held in Waupaca and boat rides with recovery beers are a thing of the past, the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament is celebrating its 41st year. Director […]
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BREWERS

Loggers president Chris Goodell on Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski

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Longtime Loggers president Chris Goodell joined to talk about Brewers rookie phenom pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, and how he compares to some past greats that have come through La Crosse. La […]
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BREWERS

Brewers president Schlesinger on Misiorowski nicknames, La Crosse Area Day showdown with Skenes

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Milwaukee Brewers president Rick Schlesinger joined La Crosse Talk and seemed on board with a few nickname ideas we pitched for his rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski, who’s set to face […]
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BREWERS

Nicknaming Misiorowski and Skenes showdown — Brewers TV analyst Rottino hypes up La Crosse Area Day

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As Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski gears up to face MLB’s top pitcher, Paul Skenes, on La Crosse Area Day at AmFam Field, Brewers TV analyst Vinny Rottino joins to help […]
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Brad Quarberg on why La Crosse Area Day to see Brewers really started

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Brad Quarberg stopped in the WIZM studio to talk about the interesting origins of La Crosse Area Day, where 900 people will hop into busses Wednesday to head to AmFam […]
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