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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).

Cowboys crush Vikings’ 7-game win streak with 40-3 romp

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys had some hard conversations with each other after their collapse last week at Green Bay. They took out all that frustration and then some […]

UW-L women’s soccer falls 2-1 in NCAA playoffs, a win away from elite eight

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Two wins away from the final four of the NCAA Division III playoffs, the 13th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team fell Saturday, 2-1, to unranked Virginia […]

Turnovers plague West Salem in state championship loss to Monroe

In its first appearance at the state championship since 2007, the West Salem High School football team turned the ball over on its first two possessions, fell behind early and […]

UW-L athletics competing all over place, including NCAA National Championships

A huge day Saturday in the sports world for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. First, the football team opens the Division 3 playoffs for the second-consecutive year. The Eagles (9-1) […]

Flottmeyer to Conzemius late TD wins Aquinas second-consecutive state championship

A 27-yard touchdown from Jackson Flottmeyer to Collin Conzemius with just over 2 minutes to go, won the Aquinas High School football team its second-consecutive state championship. The Blugolds defeated […]

UW-L women’s soccer a win away from elite eight, puts 14-game win streak on line Saturday

The 13th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team is a win away from the elite eight of the NCAA Division III tournament. The Eagles put their 18-game unbeaten streak on the […]

Eighth-ranked UW-L heads into NCAA cross country championships Saturday

For the 35th time in UW-La Crosse history, the men’s cross country team competes in the NCAA championships. The meet begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Akers Golf Course […]

11th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s cross country team gets set for National Championships on Saturday

The 11th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s cross country team is getting set to compete in the NCAA Division III championships Saturday. Four — Maddie Hannan, Maddy Vantassel, Jenna Lovejoy and Madelynn […]

After revenge win over neighbor Onalaska in semis, 7th-ranked West Salem gets No. 4 Monroe for state championship

The West Salem High School football team may have played its “super bowl” already, as it heads into Friday’s state championship game. LISTEN: Pregame Friday on WKTY for West Salem-Monroe […]

La Crosse’s Bronson Koenig honored Tuesday night by Badgers

While one La Crosse native was playing on the Kohl Center court last night for the Wisconsin Badgers, another was an honorary captain. Bronson Koenig was honored on the court, […]

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