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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).

MSHSL football playoffs

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The MSHSL football playoffs get underway today and that means there will be a lot of competitive middle-seed games and a lot of blowouts. Blowouts like the […]

High school football playoffs

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The WIAA high school football playoff seedings were announced Saturday. With two undefeated teams in its group, Holmen High School’s football team was awarded the No. 2 […]

High school football playoffs

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The WIAA high school football playoff seedings were announced Saturday. With two undefeated teams in its group, Holmen High School’s football team was awarded the No. 2 […]

FB tonight: Holmen-Central for MVC

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The Mississippi Valley Conference championship will be settled tonight when undefeated Holmen High School’s football team heads to La Crosse Logan. Pregame can be heard at 6:50 […]

FB tonight: Holmen-Central for MVC

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com The Mississippi Valley Conference championship will be settled tonight when undefeated Holmen High School’s football team heads to La Crosse Logan. Pregame can be heard at 6:50 […]

Caledonia’s Klug on life in the NFL

Rick Solem talked to Caledonia, Minn., native Karl Klug. The Tennessee Titans’ defensive end scored his first career touchdown last Sunday, sacking the New York Jets’ quarterback Geno Smith. No […]

Caledonia’s Klug on life in the NFL

Rick Solem talked to Caledonia, Minn., native Karl Klug. The Tennessee Titans’ defensive end scored his first career touchdown last Sunday, sacking the New York Jets’ quarterback Geno Smith. No […]

Viterbo retains cup vs. UW-L

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com Every game is a test. Some tests, of course, greater than others. Some look like cake walks, others look like … well, the opposite of a cake […]

Viterbo retains cup vs. UW-L

By RICK SOLEMrick@580wkty.com Every game is a test. Some tests, of course, greater than others. Some look like cake walks, others look like … well, the opposite of a cake […]

HS Football: Central, Logan win big

By RICK SOLEMrick@580WKTY.com A couple blowouts went down last night … but not because of Oktoberfest. No related posts.

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