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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).

Holmen takes on two-time defending champs to open state tournament Friday

An incredibly tough matchup to open the Division 1 state tournament Friday for the Holmen High School volleyball team. The eighth-seeded Vikings (24-9) face off against the two-time defending champion […]

Top-ranked Aquinas volleyball gets set for state tourney Friday

The top-ranked Aquinas High School volleyball team is a day away from beginning the Division 3 state tournament. The top-seeded Blugolds (27-4) face No. 4 Bonduel (29-4) at 8 a.m. […]

Holmen, Aquinas volleyball headed to state tournament

Holmen High School’s volleyball team is headed to the Division 1 state tournament. The sixth-seeded Vikings beat No. 4 Verona 3-2 on Saturday (15-25, 27-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-9) at home […]

Putz wins 3rd-consecutive D1 state meet for Onalaska, while Aquinas’ Gregg takes D3 title

For the third consecutive yet final time of his high school career, Onalaska’s Manny Putz is the state champion in cross country. The senior won the Division 1 race Saturday […]

Aquinas takes 2nd as team at state, while C-FC’s Duellman finishes fourth overall

A ninth-place finish by Emily Bagniefski helped the Aquinas High School girls cross country team become the Division 3 runners-up on Saturday. The sophomore finished in 19 minutes, 52.6 seconds, […]

Giannis scores 37 but Bucks blown out again, as execs try to stir up trade rumors for Antetokounmpo

Another blowout loss and the Milwaukee Bucks are now 1-4 to start the season, as rumors of a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade swell. The Memphis Grizzlies outscored Milwaukee 40-24 in the […]

Spence Elementary students raise so much money for school projects, Principal Eide had to wear a inflatable costume

A unique getup for the Spence Elementary principal Thursday, talking to her La Crosse students on Halloween. Principal Dan Eide made a bet with her students on a fundraiser. If […]

Kamala Harris rallies in Madison, greeted by Badgers volleyball team

MADISON — While Donald Trump was campaigning with Packers legend Brett Favre in Green Bay, Kamala Harris was a few hours south, rallying in Madison with the Wisconsin Badgers volleyball […]

Memphis and Milwaukee meet for cross-conference matchup

The Milwaukee Bucks look to get going on the road Thursday at Memphis, after a horrid start to the season. The Bucks won their season-opener against a Sixers team that […]

Bucks lose again, this time to a good team, as Celtics win in blowout

Another blowout loss and the Milwaukee Bucks have now started the season 1-3, after the NBA champion Boston Celtics picked up a 119-108 win Monday night at home. Milwaukee’s only […]

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