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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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UW-L duo becomes first in NCAA DIII history to sweep 100, 200 at National Championship

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It may seem obvious, but stands to be recognized, that UW-La Crosse sprinters Lauren Jarrett and Sam Blaskowski did something no athlete in Division III history has ever done. At […]
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State track & field meet takes over La Crosse on Friday, Saturday

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We’re a day away from thousands across the state heading to La Crosse. Athletes and fans of the WIAA state track & field meet will take over the city Friday […]
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Brewers come to life with multiple homers against Counsell, Cubs

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins and Willy Adames hit home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Wednesday night, handing Shota Imanaga his first […]
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Adam Hoffer on paying NCAA athletes, Brewers president’s answer in selling Am-Fam Field to team for $1

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Adam Hoffer, director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation in La Crosse, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk PM to discuss paying NCAA Division I athletes, […]
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UW-La Crosse becomes 4th school in NCAA DIII history to have men’s, women’s teams sweep 400-relay National Titles

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A big part of the UW-La Crosse men’s and women’s track and field teams taking first and second, respectively, in the outdoor National Championships, was its success in the 400 […]
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UW-La Crosse men’s T&F wins NCAA DIII title, while Eagles women finish runners-up

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Another amazing end of the season for UW-La Crosse track & field. The UW-L men’s team won the NCAA Division III outdoor championships, after coming in second last season. The […]
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UW-La Crosse baseball season ends a win away from back-to-back trips to College World Series

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The 15th-ranked UW-La Crosse baseball team was a win away from back-to-back trips to the College World Series. Up against fifth-ranked UW-Whitewater in a best-of-3 matchup, the Eagles won the […]
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No. 15 UW-L looks to get back to College World Series for 2nd-consecutive season, beginning Friday

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A trip back to the College World Series for a second-consecutive season is on the line Friday for the UW-La Crosse baseball team. The 15th-ranked Eagles (35-14) begin a three-game, […]
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Looking for back-to-back National Titles, UW-L’s Evans takes 2nd, while Jarrett breaks school record — again

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A second-place finish for Maya Evans at the NCAA Division III track and field National Championships, and teammate Lauren Jarrett broke her own school record for the UW-La Crosse women’s […]
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Two Top 10 finishes during NCAA DIII championship opener, as UW-L looks for title

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The NCAA Division III track and field National Championships got underway Thursday from Myrtle Beach, and the UW-La Crosse men’s team is looking to win the title. The Eagles took […]
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