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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).

Love connects with Watson on TD pass as Packers close preseason with victory over Seahawks

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love ended the preseason the way he wanted as he gets ready for the challenge of taking over for a four-time MVP. Love threw […]

Holmen football home-opener pushed back to Friday; WKTY will stream

As the Coulee Region endures 100-degree temperatures, a number of events are being delayed. One of those is the Holmen High School football home-opener against River Falls. The game has […]

Bob Uecker on the call, as Brewers host Twins for two

A streaky Milwaukee Brewers team is back at home, after a 6-3 road trip. Bob Uecker will be on the call, as the Brewers host the Minnesota Twins for two. […]

Northwoods League — home of La Crosse Loggers — announces record attendance for 30th season

The Northwoods League, in which the La Crosse Loggers baseball team is a part of, announced Monday that it set an attendance record for the 2023 season. The league announced […]

UPDATE: WKTY streaming Holmen-River Falls, Onalaska-Medford on Friday

High school football returned on WKTY last week. Friday, Logan fell in disappointing fashion to Eau Claire Memorial 18-16. HOW TO STREAM WKTY GAMESWatch on ROKU or Apple TV by searching WKTY Sports.Or stream […]

Viterbo sweeps first four matches of season, during road tourney

The seventh-ranked Viterbo University volleyball team kicked off its season with four 3-0 wins at the Saint Francis University (Ind.) Onset Invitational. The V-Hawks (4-0) beat Taylor and Oakland City […]

WATCH: Holmen football opener Thursday at Chippewa Falls streaming on WKTY

High School Football returns Thursday on WKTY, when Holmen travels to Chippewa falls to open the season with a nonconference matchup. Pregame for Holmen-Chippewa Falls begins on WKTY at 6:50 […]

La Crosse Loggers comebacks thwarted, as St. Cloud heads to World Series with bottom-of-9th win

A win away from the league World Series, a rollercoaster of a season came to an end Tuesday for the La Crosse Loggers, in a rollercoaster of a game. The […]

La Crosse Loggers a win away from Northwoods World Series, after sweeping Eau Claire

The magic continues for the La Crosse Loggers, who are headed to the Northwoods League playoff semifinals, after sweeping Eau Claire with a 6-2 win Monday from Copeland Park. If […]

No surprise: Florida names Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz its starting QB for opener at Utah

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz will be Florida’s starting quarterback when the Gators open the season at Utah later this month. Coach Billy Napier made the announcement […]

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