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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).

Minnesota native, US Olympian Gable Steveson chases gold, pro wrestling dreams

Gable Steveson loves to put on a show — during and after his biggest matches. Moments after he won at the U.S. Olympic trials at 125 kilograms to qualify for […]

Twitter reacts to that Giannis block; “Great hustle play,” Antetokounmpo says

Well, we didn’t get a replay of, perhaps, the greatest play in Game 4 — or these Finals — on Wednesday, but there’s always Twitter. Here’s Giannis Antetokounmpo’s block on […]

WATCH: Why did Giannis leave so early in 1st? He tells us, very “politely”

Was Giannis Antetokounmpo tired when he went out early in the first quarter Wednesday in Game 4 of the NBA Finals? NOPE: TOP PHOTO: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) […]

Three new Brewers ticket packages to Am-Fam Field now available

WKTY has three new Milwaukee Brewers ticket packages available to American Family Field. Sunday, July 25 against the Chicago White Sox (1:10 p.m.) Sunday, Aug. 22 against the Washington Nationals […]

Giannis who? Bucks foursome scores all but 17 points in Game 5 victory over Hawks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Even without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks figured out a way to end their recent habit of slow starts. Now they’re just one win away […]

Malecek, Peterson win state titles for Onalaska, which placed 4th overall

Three individual Division 1 state championships for the Onalaska High School track and field team Saturday. Two of those titles belong, at least partially, to senior Lydia Malecek, who won […]

Logan’s Knoble wins high jump state title, finishes on podium in four events

One state championship, a hand in two third-place finishes and one-eighth place for Logan High School’s Kalli Knoble this weekend. Those top-scoring finishes helped the Rangers finish fourth overall at […]

Onalaska loses 6-1 in D1 state opener

FOND du LAC, Wis. — The Onalaska High School baseball team was eliminated from the state tournament Friday. The Hilltopppers lost to Sun Prairie 6-1 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. […]

Beck leads Aquinas boys to WIAA state championship with two first-place finishes

A pair of individual state titles by Lukas Beck led the Aquinas High School boys track and field meet to a Division 3 state championship Thursday at the University of […]

Bucks Budenholzered again

There’s nothing quite like a Pat Connaughton 3-pointer. You just never know what you’re going to get. Actually, you know exactly what you’re going to get — he’s going to […]

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