HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

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

June 27, 2021 Rick Solem

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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 the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 11.36 seconds at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Her time was nearly 4 seconds faster than second place, […]

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

June 26, 2021 Rick Solem

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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 the Division 2 state meet at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The junior won a state title Friday in the high jump at 5-foot-4 — […]

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Onalaska loses 6-1 in D1 state opener

June 25, 2021 Rick Solem

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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. Griffin Schultz was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Hilltoppers (17-10), who last went to state in 1994. Schultz’s hit tied the game 1-1 in […]

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

June 24, 2021 Rick Solem

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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 Wisconsin-La Crosse. Beck won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes for the Blugolds. The senior finished the 100 in 11.48 seconds. He set the D3 […]

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After lost opportunity, WIAA state meet back and much needed for athletes, region

June 23, 2021 admin

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Imagine not knowing it would be your last time competing at state. For a whole class of athletes, that was the harsh reality last year. A new class of seniors heads into this weekend’s state high school track and field meet at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse knowing full well this will be an event […]

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Onalaska baseball headed to state for first time since 1994

June 22, 2021 admin

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For the first time in 27 years, the Onalaska High School baseball team is headed to the WIAA state tournament. The Hilltoppers held off Middleton on Monday to win 2-1 in the Division 1 section championship. Bryce Hoeft three a three-hitter in pitching all seven innings. Kaden Kokaisel drove in both runs with a two-out […]

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La Crosse Center to host first-ever Wisconsin high school girls state wrestling tourney

May 26, 2021 Rick Solem

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The first-ever high school girls state wrestling tournament is coming to the La Crosse Center next year. The WIAA Board of Control on Tuesday approved the tournament for June 29, 2022. The Center will house the meet for two years, with Holmen High School serving as host. Part of the reasoning in coming to La […]

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Top recruit Chet Holmgren headed to Gonzaga

April 19, 2021 Dave Carney

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Chet Holmgren is heading to Gonzaga. The nation’s No. 1 overall recruit announced Monday on ESPN that he will play what will likely be his only college season with the Bulldogs. Holmgren had also been considering Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina, Minnesota, Memphis and Georgetown. “It was their consistent approach, how […]

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WKTY legend Mike Kearns remembered on and off the air

April 8, 2021 admin

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La Crosse area sports fans and radio listeners are remembering a second-generation broadcaster, who became a familiar friend for more than 40 years on the air. WKTY legend Mike Kearns passed away Monday, just weeks after his 69th birthday, following a brief battle with leukemia. Kearns spent his 43-year radio career at WKTY, where his […]

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PdC’s Krahn, Aquinas’ Donarski and Onalaska’s Gamoke named all-state

March 16, 2021 Rick Solem

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Three area high school girls basketball players were named all-state on Monday. Prairie du Chien junior Lily Krahn was named second team all-state by The Associated Press, Aquinas sophomore Macy Donarski made third team and Onalaska senior Olivia Gamoke was fourth team. Donarski averaged 19.7 points, 7.0 assists and 3.9 rebounds for the Blugolds (22-1), […]

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