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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).

La Crosse’s Lauren Jarrett breaks NCAA DIII record for UW-L

One meet into the indoor season and UW-La Crosse sprinter Lauren Jarrett already set a NCAA Division III record. The junior from La Crosse won the 60-meter dash Saturday at […]

Top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey wins in shootout, after 2-2 tie with No. 11 St. Cloud State

Kirsten Simms scored in the shootout and goalie Ava McNaughton stopped three shots in leading the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, after a 2-2 tie after overtime Sunday with […]

Onalaska’s Donarski scores 12, but No. 13 UNC falls to FSU in final seconds

Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists, but her 13th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team lost on a bucket in the final seconds Sunday, snapping […]

La Crosse’s Kotlowski, No. 1 Badgers take down No. 11 St. Cloud State

MADISON, Wis. — La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team continued to roll Saturday night with a 5-2 win over 12th-ranked St. Cloud State […]

RBs Josh Jacobs, Ahman Green among Packers caravan headed to Onalaska

Arguably the greatest running back in Packers history is headed to Onalaska this spring as part of a huge caravan of current and former Packers. It’s hard to decide if […]

WATCH: Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski is on fire, leads North Carolina in scoring for 3rd straight game nailing five 3s

Lexi Donarski has probably not had a streak like the one she’s on right now since her Aquinas High School days. For the third consecutive game, the Onalaska native led […]

La Crosse’s Kotlowski, top-ranked Badgers face No. 12 St. Cloud State in Madison

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team is back home this weekend for a pair of games against 11th-ranked St. Cloud State. The last […]

Bucks overcome snowy travel and postponements to blow out Heat in Miami

The Bucks had a hard time getting out of town because of the snow. Town, though wasn’t Milwaukee. The first-ever Blizzard warning for the Gulf Coast in history, and the […]

WATCH: Onalaska’s Donarski nails five 3s, leads No. 14 North Carolina in scoring for 2nd game in row

For the second consecutive game, Onalaska native Lexi Donarski led the 14th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team in scoring, as the Tar Heels won again. Donarski was 5 of 12 […]

Antetokounmpo scores 34 points in Bucks’ win over short-handed 76ers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 123-109 on Sunday night. Damian Lillard added 25 points […]

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