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High school pitcher strikes out friend, consoles him

June 11, 2018 Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota high school pitcher consoled his friend after striking him out in a playoff game. Mounds View pitcher Ty Koehn struck out Jack Kocon of Totino-Grace to end the game in the Class 4A, Section 5 baseball final last week. The win touched off a celebration near home plate […]

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Deal finally approved between city and soccer group for Fields for Kids

April 13, 2018 admin

Stability for another 10 years for the group renting soccer fields from La Crosse. Thursday night, the La Crosse city council approved a new lease arrangement with Rush Wisconsin West for Field for Kids in the marsh. The 10-year agreement was hammered out after months of negotiations and is a much more specific arrangement than […]

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Caledonia can’t keep pace in losing state championship

March 25, 2018 Rick Solem

For the fourth time in the past five seasons, the Caledonia High School boys basketball team has found its way to the MSHSL state tournament. And, for the second time in those four trips to state, the Warriors were in the state championship. Caledonia, however —ranked fourth in the final AP poll — couldn’t stick with […]

Bangor boys 2018 state basketball champs

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Bangor High becomes all kinds of history in winning state championship

March 17, 2018 Rick Solem

MADISON — It hadn’t even been to the state tournament since 1936. Saturday, however, the Bangor High School boys basketball team leaves, not just with a state championship, but it made and became all kinds of history. The second-ranked Cardinals destroyed unranked McDonnell Central Catholic 91-67 in winning the WIAA Division 5 state title at […]

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Central’s quest for back-to-back state titles begins today

March 16, 2018 admin

Central High School hopes to get back-to-back state championships in boys basketball. But, to get the state title for the second consecutive year, the second-ranked Red Raiders (24-2) must first beat fourth-ranked Milwaukee Washington (23-3) in the WIAA Division 2 semifinals at the Kohl Center in Madison today. Coverage on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 […]

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Only 6 times has boys and girls hoops teams won WIAA title in same season. Bangor looks to make it 7

March 16, 2018 Mitch Reynolds

The halls will be empty at Bangor schools today. The town might be empty, as well. The Bangor boys basketball team begins its half of a quest to achieve the almost unheard of in Wisconsin high school sports. Since 1976, when girls started going to a state basketball tournament, only six high schools have produced […]

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Central High preparing for repeat title run in boys hoops

March 15, 2018 Drew Kelly

The Central Red Raiders boys basketball team is hard at work this week preparing for their state semifinal game against Milwaukee Washington this coming Friday. But what about a potential championship game the next night? Not in their minds says Central coach Todd Fergot. “With our group and kind of where we’re at, we just […]

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Recently convicted felon, who averages 29 a game, will play in state tourney against Central

March 13, 2018 Associated Press

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A Milwaukee teenager, who could face prison time for armed robbery, has been cleared to play in the WIAA boys basketball tournament Friday … against Central. The 6-foot-5 Deontay Long averages 29 points a game for sixth-ranked Milwaukee Washington (23-3), which meets No.2-ranked Central (24-2) at 3:15 p.m. Friday from the Kohl Center in Madison. […]

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Bangor boys basketball a win away from ending 82-year state tourney drought

March 9, 2018 Rick Solem

The last two years, Bangor High School’s boys basketball team has seen its season end a win away from the state tournament. Adding to that pain, both of those losses came by two points. Adding to THAT pain, Bangor hasn’t been to the state tournament since 1936. Saturday, that could all change. The Cardinals, ranked second […]

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LISTEN: Boys basketball playoffs — Logan on WKTY, Aquinas on WIZM

February 27, 2018 Drew Kelly

WIAA boys basketball playoffs get underway tonight. Logan Logan High School has the No. 6 seed and will host No. 11 Ashland in Division 2. The contest can be heard beginning at 6:50 p.m. on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM. Senior CJ Seigel, who has committed to play football at North Dakota, has scored […]