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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).

Kam Jones gets triple-double as No. 15 Marquette trounces No. 6 Purdue

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 15 Marquette defeated No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night to snap the Boilermakers’ 39-game […]

Brewers phenom Jackson Chourio finished 3rd for Rookie of the Year

Milwaukee Brewers phenomenal outfielder Jackson Chourio finished third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. The 20-year-old, who went 20-20 this season, was beat out by Pittsburgh Pirates righty, […]

Mark Murphy named to Packers Hall of Fame —to be inducted a month after mandatory retirement

Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy will be inducted in the team’s Hall of Fame next year. Unveiling Murphy’s name to the Lambeau Field atrium will take place during a […]

Logan, Aquinas, Prairie du Chien all finish a win from a state championship berth

A disappointing state semifinals for Coulee Region football teams, Logan, Aquinas and Prairie du Chien high schools. While it’s quite an achievement to essentially be one of the final four […]

Aquinas football coach Tom Lee on state semifinal matchup and hyping his team

A fun conversation with Aquinas High School football coach Tom Lee on WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, as his team gets set to play in the Division 4 state semifinals and […]

La Crosse Logan football’s Knoble on state semis, coaching and kids

Logan High School football coach Casey Knoble joins WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, discussing his team being in the Division 3 state semifinals, playing to get to Camp Randall and just […]

UW-La Crosse remains No. 20, as it gets set for regular-season finale and hopeful for playoff bid

With one game left of the regular season and playoff hopes on the line, the UW-La Crosse football team remained at No. 20 in the D3football rankings. This, after beating […]

Jack Del Rio leaving Badgers staff after OWI arrest

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he was arrested near campus for operating a […]

Top-ranked Aquinas wins semis, headed to state volleyball championship Saturday

GREEN BAY, Wis — The top-ranked Aquinas High School volleyball team is headed to the Division 3 state championship. Josephine Lawton had 27 assists and 12 digs, while teammate Samantha […]

Holmen volleyball falls in state quarterfinals to two-time defending champs; Aquinas opens Friday morning

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Up against the top-ranked team, Holmen High School’s volleyball team was swept in the Division 1 state quarterfinals by the two-time defending state champs, 3-0 on […]

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