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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).

Carmelo not the answer, time to leave South Beach

By RICK SOLEM LeBron James can’t win. Figuratively. Literally. If he stays in Miami, he literally won’t win. Well, he’d have a harder time of it from here on out. […]

Stalsberg strikes out 21 to put Viroqua in state championship

Viroqua goes for a WIAA Division 2 state baseball championship thanks to a record-setting performance this morning by left-hander Mitch Stalsberg. The senior struck out 21 in 9 innings, two […]

Stalsberg strikes out 21 to put Viroqua in state championship

Viroqua goes for a WIAA Division 2 state baseball championship thanks to a record-setting performance this morning by left-hander Mitch Stalsberg. The senior struck out 21 in 9 innings, two […]

Blum intermin AD, UW-L search begins in ’15

Kim Blum will take over as interim athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. No related posts.

Blum intermin AD, UW-L search begins in ’15

Kim Blum will take over as interim athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. No related posts.

No matter how old we are, we still idolize sports

Column: RICK SOLEM It’s a funny thing growing up as a kid, idolizing sports. You end up in your driveway at midnight, down a basket with the imaginary clock running […]

No matter how old we are, we still idolize sports

Column: RICK SOLEM It’s a funny thing growing up as a kid, idolizing sports. You end up in your driveway at midnight, down a basket with the imaginary clock running […]

Logan’s 800 relay three-peats at state

By RICK SOLEM Despite being the two-time defending state champions, the Logan High School girls 800-meter relay team was not the favorite heading into the Division 1 WIAA State Track […]

Logan’s 800 relay three-peats at state

By RICK SOLEM Despite being the two-time defending state champions, the Logan High School girls 800-meter relay team was not the favorite heading into the Division 1 WIAA State Track […]

WIAA Division 1 State Track and Field finals preview

By RICK SOLEM They’ve run against each other time and time again. Friday, they both qualified for the state championship. And today will be the last time the Logan and […]

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