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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).

Badgers back in Top 25 with only one sub-.500 team left on schedule

Now that it’s back in the Top 25, we’ll see if the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team can stay there. The Badgers (13-3) are back in the rankings at […]

La Crosse’s Kotlowski, No. 1 Badgers take down Minnesota State

Coming off a tie to second-ranked Ohio State, the No. 1-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team had little trouble with Minnesota State, winning 6-2. La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski, who […]

A former Green Bay Packers cheerleader living in La Crosse

Have you ever met a Green Bay Packers cheerleader? We at Mid-West Family are lucky enough to get to work with one. Hannah cheered for the Packers while attending UW-Green […]

Two-time NCAA champ, La Crosse’s Katie Kotlowski, on her Badgers women’s hockey career

Katie Kotlowski, the two-time National Champion with the No. 1-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team, joined La Crosse Talk PM on Thursday. The senior defensive player, who calls La […]

WATCH: Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski comes through in OT helping No. 19 North Carolina hold off No. 14 Duke

It wasn’t a pretty game for either team, and Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi managed to hit her only shot when it counted most, to help the 19th-ranked North Carolina women’s […]

WATCH: Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski comes through late helping No. 19 North Carolina hold off No. 14 Duke in OT

It wasn’t a pretty game for either team, and Onalaska native Lexi Donarksi managed to hit her only shot when it counted most, to help the 19th-ranked North Carolina women’s […]

Badgers take on Minnesota, following Blackwell’s 21-point game

Wisconsin faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers after John Blackwell scored 21 points in Wisconsin’s 75-63 victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Friday’s meeting is the first this season between the […]

Vinny Rottino, Brewers TV analyst and former player on Uecker, broadcasting, La Crosse baseball

Vinny Rottino joins. He is the Brewers TV analyst, who played in the MLB, including for Milwaukee. We talk about Bob Uecker, who will turn 91 on Jan. 26, how […]

Onalaska’s Donarski scores 13, as 17th-ranked Tar Heels fall to No. 3 Notre Dame

Things don’t get much easier for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team, which goes from playing No. 3 Notre Dame over the weekend to hosting […]

Onalaska’s Donarski, No. 17 North Carolina on ESPN at noon Sunday vs. No. 3 Notre Dame

It’s arguably the biggest game of the season for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team. The 17th-ranked Tar Heels (13-2) host No. 2 Notre Dame […]

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