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COLLEGE

Onalaska’s Donarski hitting 47% of her 3s during No. 9 North Carolina’s 8-1 stretch

February 20, 2025 Rick Solem

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team plays its first game Thursday as a member of the Top 10. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels (23-4) head to […]

BUCKS

No word on Antetokounmpo’s availability, as Bucks begin second half Thursday at home vs. Clips

February 19, 2025 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is excited about playing with his new Milwaukee Bucks teammates but isn’t quite sure how soon that time will come. LISTEN: Pregame for Bucks-Clippers on […]

BADGERS

Badgers extend coach Luke Fickell through 2031

February 19, 2025 Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell is receiving a one-year extension on a contract that will now run through the 2031 season. The school’s athletic board approved the […]

BADGERS

Tonje scores 31 as No. 11 Wisconsin beats Illinois for 5th straight win

February 18, 2025 Rick Solem

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje scored 31 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat Illinois 95-74 on Tuesday night to earn its fifth straight victory and end its recent run […]

BADGERS

Badgers back at No. 11 in polls again

February 18, 2025 Rick Solem

The Badgers moved up five spots in the Top 25 poll, after beating then-No.7 Purdue last weekend. Wisconsin (20-5) is now the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten, and they’ve […]

COLLEGE

Onalaska’s Donarski and North Carolina crack Top 10 in polls

February 18, 2025 Rick Solem

Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team have cracked the Top 10 in the NCAA. The Tar Heels (23-4), fresh off beating intra-state rival, 10th-ranked NC […]

HIGH SCHOOL

How area teams did at the WIFA State Ice Fishing Championship

February 17, 2025 Kevin Millard

Several area high school teams fared well in the 2025 Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association State Ice Fishing Championship held in La Crosse on February 15. A total of 79 teams […]

BREWERS

Brewers’ Christian Yelich believes he should be ready for opener after injury-shortened 2024 season

February 17, 2025 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich says he will be ready for the start of the season. Six months removed from back surgery that brought a premature end […]

COLLEGE

Onalaska’s Donarski scores 10, as No. 12 North Carolina beats 10th-ranked NC State in final seconds

February 17, 2025 Rick Solem

RALEIGH, N.C. — Onalaska native Lexi Donarski scored 10 points, as the No. 12 North Carolina women’s basketball team beat 10th-ranked NC State by one point with a pair of […]

BUCKS

WATCH: College student Jaren Barajas beats Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard in 3-point shooting contest, wins $100K

February 16, 2025 Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaren Barajas shoots on his backyard hoop maybe once a month these days. He’s a busy 18-year-old college student now, so basketball has taken a backburner […]

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