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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).

Bucks, Wolves open season tonight with bright futures, but who’s is better?

The Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves seasons open tonight. All season, the Bucks will be featured on WKTY. They play the Gordon Hayward-less Boston Celtics at 6:30 p.m. tonight on […]

Spurs coach Popovic says Trump is “a soulless coward” after president’s claims of fallen soldiers

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is often sour toward the media. Whether it’s his dry sense of humor or the stupidity of interviewing a coach in between quarters, Popovich […]

WIAA FB playoffs: Central hits road, while other MVC teams will host

The Wisconsin high school football playoff brackets are out. The first round will be at 7 p.m. Friday. Central (5-4) squeaked into the Division 2 bracket with an eight seed […]

WIAA FB: Central wins it late, MVC ends in 3-way tie

TOMAH, Wis. — A 4-yard touchdown run by Peter Flemming with 2:24 remaining is what sent Central High School’s football team to the playoffs with a 34-32 win over Tomah. […]

Men’s volleyball, along with cheer and dance, coming to Viterbo

Over the last 11 seasons, the Viterbo University women’s volleyball team hasn’t won less than 28 games. Since 2006, the V-Hawks have become a powerhouse and are currently ranked No. […]

Onalaska’s Matt Thomas thriving overseas

He dominated at Onalaska High School. He started all four seasons at Iowa State University. He set the NBA Vegas Summer League on fire for the Los Angeles Lakers Summer […]

Aaron Rodgers owns Cowboys, according to Wikipedia

Not long after Aaron Rodgers hit Davante Adams for the winning touchdown Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys went through an apparent overhaul … on Wikipedia. The owner of the Cowboys was […]

Adams, Jones leading the way for improving Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers knew all along what they had in Davante Adams. It was just a question of whether he’d be healthy enough to show […]

HS VOLLEYBALL: Aquinas comes back to beat Holmen in battle for top spot in MVC

Nothing less would be expected than a five-set match when the top two volleyball teams in the MVC battle for the conference crown. In front of 1,000 fans Thursday night, […]

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