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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).

Burg dunks, Lampert assists, Caledonia advances

Warriors exact revenge, head to state semifinals MINNEAPOLIS – Jason Burg never dunked before. Not in a varsity game, anyway. The 6-foot-4 senior picked as good a time as any. On the […]

Obstructed View podcast – Will Badgers get a 1 seed?

Here’s the all-Badgers Obstructed View podcast (click here). The locals believe the Wisconsin Badgers should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney, but does the rest of the […]

Obstructed View podcast – Will Badgers get a 1 seed?

Here’s the all-Badgers Obstructed View podcast (click here). The locals believe the Wisconsin Badgers should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney, but does the rest of the […]

Aquinas girls head to section final

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Heading into the WIAA Division 4 girls sectional semifinal, all the hype was about University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit Macenzie Kraemer. No related posts.

Aquinas girls head to section final

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Heading into the WIAA Division 4 girls sectional semifinal, all the hype was about University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit Macenzie Kraemer. No related posts.

Badgers take down Minnesota, claim Big Ten title

ST PAUL – Last weekend, the University of Wisconsin clinched a share of the Big Ten title on senior night at the Kohl Center. Thursday, the sixth-ranked Badgers claimed it […]

Badgers take down Minnesota, claim Big Ten title

ST PAUL – Last weekend, the University of Wisconsin clinched a share of the Big Ten title on senior night at the Kohl Center. Thursday, the sixth-ranked Badgers claimed it […]

Rushford-Peterson, Caledonia headed back to state

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Rushford-Peterson High School’s boys basketball team is headed back to its second home – the state tournament. For the fourth season in a row and fifth time […]

Rushford-Peterson, Caledonia headed back to state

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Rushford-Peterson High School’s boys basketball team is headed back to its second home – the state tournament. For the fourth season in a row and fifth time […]

Obstructed View podcats – The playoffs; Cobb’s departure; AP

Here’s the latest Obstructed View podcast (click here). We talk NCAA tournament compared with other playoffs from high school to pros. No related posts.

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