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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).
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St Patty’s Day .01k
NEWS

Brian Simpson previews La Crosse’s 20th Annual St. Patty’s Day .01K

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Rock Mornings host Brian Simpson dropped into the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk to help preview Saturday’s 20th Annual St. Patty’s Day .01K down Pearl Street — deemed the […]
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Lauren Jarrett 60 record
COLLEGE

UW-La Crosse women’s sprint coach Katie Wagner on jr. Lauren Jarret, track dynasty

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UW-La Crosse women’s track and field sprints coach, Katie Wagner joins to talk about the extraordinary junior, Lauren Jarrett, and what recently accomplished on a world level, plus the dynasty […]
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NEWS

Jets make it official and release quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who’s now a first-time free agent

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Aaron Rodgers’ much-hyped but overwhelmingly disappointing two-year tenure with the New York Jets is officially over. The team released the four-time MVP, as expected, and the 41-year-old quarterback can now […]
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UWL team
COLLEGE

UW-La Crosse men’s basketball coach Gritzmacher on team’s first-ever Sweet 16

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UW-La Crosse men’s basketball coach JT Gritzmacher joins to talk about his team being in the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, and playing that game at […]
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BADGERS

La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski looking for 3rd National Championship with top-ranked Badgers

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It’s the final run to a third NCAA championship for La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski. The defender for the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (35-1-2) has been playing a […]
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South Carolina North Carolina Basketball
COLLEGE

Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski about to play in her fifth and final NCAA tournament

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It’s the final postseason run for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski, who has been a starter all five seasons of her collegiate career and made the NCAA tournament each year with […]
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UWL Derousseau
COLLEGE

No. 5 UW-L men’s basketball, in Sweet 16 for 1st time in history, hosts next two rounds

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For the first time in UW-La Crosse history, the men’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16. The Eagles, ranked fifth in the nation, will host No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan […]
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UWL 2025 team
COLLEGE

UW-L women’s hoops loses in final 2 seconds of NCAA tourney 2nd round

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After getting its first NCAA tournament win since 1988, the run for the UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team came to an end in Round 2. A free throw in the […]
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COLLEGE

Onalaska’s Donarski scores 12, as No. 14 North Carolina advances to ACC semifinals

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Onalaska native Lexi Donarski scored 12 points, as the 14th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team advanced to the ACC tournament semifinals for the first time since 2014. The Tar Heels […]
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BADGERS

La Crosse’s Kotlowski, No. 1 Badgers look for conference tourney championship this weekend

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La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski and the top-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team plays in the conference final faceoff this weekend, before beginning the NCAA tournament. At 1 p.m. Friday, […]
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