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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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Hoffer Dec 4
BADGERS

Hoffer on the $40 million bill for firing Badgers coach Fickel, plus legalizing vices, Chi Chi’s coming back, Kmart nearly gone

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A lot covered on Thursday’s La Crosse Talk PM with Adam Hoffer, including how much taxpayers would be on the hook if the Badgers fired their football coach, how much […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

Cotter girls basketball coach Pat Bowlin gets win No. 700, months after becoming Minnesota’s all-time winningest softball coach

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WINONA, Minn. — Cotter High School girls basketball coach Pat Bowlin got his 700th career win on Thursday night with a 57-33 win over La Crescent/Hokah. It comes nearly five […]
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COLLEGE

UW-L wideout Jack Studer named semifinalist for DIII’s top football player

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He’s nicknamed “The Alien,” and has multiple season and career records for the UW-La Crosse football team. So, it’s no surprise that 6-foot-2, senior wide receiver Jack Studer has been […]
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COLLEGE

After opening loss, No. 15 Viterbo needs sweep Friday against No. 7 S. Oregon to return to Elite Eight

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The road to the Elite Eight got a lot tougher for the 15th-ranked Viterbo Volleyball team. The V-Hawks 12-game win streak was snapped Thursday in a 3-1 loss to No. […]
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BADGERS

Wisconsin, Marquette, Minnesota volleyball all win in first round of NCAA tourney

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The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team had no problem in the first round of the NCAA tournament, sweeping Fairfield 3-0 Friday night at the UW Field House. All Round […]
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NEWS

Holmen YMCA update, remembering Mike Hayes with La Crosse Y CEO Bill Soper

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Bill Soper, the president of the La Crosse Area YMCAs, joins to reminisce a bit about doing segments for 30 years with Mike Hayes, who passed away last week. We […]
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NEWS

Onalaska’s Donarski and No. 16 North Carolina takes on 14th-ranked Kentucky on ESPN2

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Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the 16th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball look for their fifth consecutive win this afternoon when they host No. 14 Kentucky. The game tops off at […]
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Marquette Iowa St Basketball
BADGERS

Ahead of matchup with No. 11 Badgers, fifth-ranked Marquette falls on road to No. 6 Iowa State

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Two days ago, it looked as though two unbeaten men’s basketball teams in Wisconsin, ranked fifth and 11th in the nation, were going to meet up in Milwaukee for an […]
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Jazz Bucks Basketball
BUCKS

Antetokounmpo scores 30, Lillards adds 25 but Milwaukee’s seven-game win streak ends at home against Hawks

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks halted Milwaukee’s winning streak at seven games, beating the Bucks 119-104 on Wednesday night. De’Andre […]
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COLLEGE

Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong as team continues in tourney

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Longtime Viterbo volleyball coach Ryan DeLong joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk, as his team continues in the NAIA tournament. We discuss volleyball in the area, the expectations — perhaps unfairly […]
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