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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).

Tonje leads No. 15 Wisconsin against Michigan on Tuesday, after 22-point showing

The 15th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team hosts Michigan, after John Tonje scored 22 points in the Badgers 74-53 victory against the Chicago State Cougars. Tuesday’s meeting is the […]

No. 18 UW-La Crosse falls to third-ranked St. John’s in Division III playoffs

The UW-La Crosse football team’s season came to an end Saturday in the second round of the Division 3 playoffs. The 18th-ranked Eagles were unable to complete the comeback at […]

A year after getting to Final Four, Badgers host first rounds of NCAA tourney as No. 2 seed

The seventh-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team will host the first rounds of the NCAA tournament. At 7 p.m. Thursday, the second-seeded Badgers (23-6) will play Fairfield (21-11) in the […]

Love gets turkey this time, as Packers get first-ever Thanksgiving Day win at Lambeau

The first-ever turkey day win at Lambeau Field, and Jordan Love finally got some leg. A year after the Fox broadcast booth ate all the turkey before Jordan Love could […]

UW-La Crosse football coach Janus on playoff Round 2 Saturday, ahead of Turkey Day

UW-La Crosse football coach Matt Janus joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk with Ken Cooper on Wednesday to chat a bit about Round 2 of the Division III playoffs Saturday, ahead […]

Franklin gets 25 kills as No. 6 Wisconsin pulls out 5-set win vs. Ohio St.

The sixth-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team bounced back from a sweep by No. 2 Nebraska, by beating Ohio State 3-2 on Wednesday at the UW Field House. Save for […]

UW-La Crosse men’s hoops off to 4-1 start, as Tomah’s Derousseau has scored 20 or more in wins

Tomah native Dustin Derousseau has scored 20 or more points in every game but one, as the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team is off to a 4-1 start. The Eagles […]

Twin brothers Grant, Aidan Matthai lead UW-La Crosse men’s cross country to National Championship

Twin brothers helped the UW-La Crosse men’s cross country team win it all, over the weekend. Grant Matthai finished third and Aidan Matthai was fifth in leading the Eagles to […]

Viterbo women’s hoops off to 6-1 start, averaging 75 ppg

The Viterbo University women’s basketball team is off to a 6-1 start to the season, and has put up big points multiple times already. The V-Hawks host Governors State at […]

UW-La Crosse women’s hoops off to 4-1 start, averaging 77 points a game

The UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team is off to a 4-1 start and has put up 101 and 93 points already this season. After a 93-54 against Lakeland on Saturday, […]

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