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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).

No. 3 Badgers fall to defending national champs in Final Four

A forgetful Final Four showing for the third-ranked University of Wisconsin volleyball team on Thursday. The Badgers fell in four sets to the defending national champions, No. 5 Texas (25-22, […]

Badgers face Texas in NCAA final four, two seasons after winning championship

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team is headed back to the Final Four for the first time since winning the title two seasons ago. In an incredible showing Saturday at […]

La Crosse’s Donarki scores 12 in No. 24 Tar Heels loss to 17th-ranked UConn

After coming off her best game of the season, La Crosse native Lexi Donarski scored 12 points, as the 24th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team fell to No. 17 UConn […]

Fifth-ranked Viterbo eliminated by No. 1 Northwestern in final four

With its back against the wall the Viterbo women’s volleyball team pulled out a third set win Monday in the NAIA final four, but couldn’t pull off the upset against […]

Viterbo volleyball two wins away from National Championship

The Viterbo University women’s volleyball team is two wins away from a National Championship. The fifth-ranked V-Hawks (34-4) take on No. 1- ranked Northwestern (30-2) at 5 p.m. Monday in […]

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson will return after 7-game absence for hamstring injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson was activated from injured reserve on Tuesday, cleared to return to action after missing two months with a hamstring injury. […]

No. 4 UW-La Crosse hosts top-ranked North Central in NCAA quarterfinals

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team is getting set to host the defending National Champions on Saturday in the Division III playoffs. The fourth-ranked Eagles get a quarterfinal game […]

In Elite Eight, 11th-ranked UW-La Crosse loses heartbreaker against No. 2 team in nation

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Up against the second-ranked team in the nation, in the Elite Eight of the Division III playoffs, the 11th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team had the […]

Ethan Gregg wins DIII National Title, as UW-L takes 2nd as team, losing championship by 1 point

UW-La Crosse’s Ethan Gregg is the NCAA Division III cross country champion, while his team finished one point out from sweeping the title. The senior became the second runner in […]

Packers’ Watson believes he still has time to step up his production during frustrating season

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson remains confident he can turn his disappointing season around. After all, he has done it before. “At some […]

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