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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).

Eighth-ranked West Salem girls face Onalaska in rematch to get to D2 section championship

Two area teams look to get to the Division 2 section championship on Thursday when top-seeded and eighth-ranked West Salem faces No. 2 Onalaska. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. […]

Wilber scores 20 as Holmen blows out Appleton West in playoff opener for 8th consecutive win

Junior Kaiden Wilber scored 20 points in leading the 15th-seeded Holmen High School boys basketball team to a 73-49 win over No. 18 Appleton West in the first round of […]

Meyer scores 28 in leading Central to playoff-opening win; 9th-ranked Onalaska faces New London on WKTY

Senior Henry Meyer had 28 points and nine rebounds in leading the 10th-seeded Central High School boys basketball team to an playoff opening 91-49 win over No. 10 Sparta on […]

Onalaska’s Donarski plays all 40, scores 10, as North Carolina loses to No. 8 Virginia Tech

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski had 10 points, playing all 40 minutes, for the North Carolina women’s basketball team in a 74-62 loss to No. 8 Virginia Tech. Donarski was 4-for-8 […]

MLB players miffed at sport’s new see-through pants, relaying concerns to league

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — MLB’s new uniform reveal hasn’t gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt. Major League Baseball Players Association deputy executive […]

Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski drops 23 on No. 6 NC State, in Tar Heels win

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski had a team-high 23 points in leading the North Carolina women’s basketball team to an 80-70 upset win over No. 6 NC State. Donarski shot a […]

No. 14 UW-Oshkosh ends UW-La Crosse’s season in WIAC semifinals

The UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team’s season ended Thursday in the WIAC playoffs with a 77-52 loss to No. 14 UW-Oshkosh. Paige Schumann had 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting to […]

Logan, Central girls basketball teams get first-round playoff wins

Logan and Central high school girls basketball teams won opening round Division 2 playoff games on Tuesday. No. 9 Logan beat eighth-seeded Tomah 52-46 on the road. The Rangers (6-19) […]

UW-L’s season ends on overtime 3-pointer in final seconds

A 3-pointer with five seconds remaining in overtime at Mitchell Hall ended the season Tuesday for the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team and first-year coach JT Gritzmacher. Trailing by one […]

Meeker scores 18 to lead UW-La Crosse in WIAC tourney first-round win over UW-P

Kailee Meeker had 18 points, seven rebounds in leading the UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team to a first-round win in the WIAC tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles beat No. 4 Platteville […]

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