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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).
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No. 14 UW-Oshkosh ends UW-La Crosse’s season in WIAC semifinals

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The UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team’s season ended Thursday in the WIAC playoffs with a 77-52 loss to No. 14 UW-Oshkosh. Paige Schumann had 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting to […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

Logan, Central girls basketball teams get first-round playoff wins

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Logan and Central high school girls basketball teams won opening round Division 2 playoff games on Tuesday. No. 9 Logan beat eighth-seeded Tomah 52-46 on the road. The Rangers (6-19) […]
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UW-L’s season ends on overtime 3-pointer in final seconds

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A 3-pointer with five seconds remaining in overtime at Mitchell Hall ended the season Tuesday for the UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team and first-year coach JT Gritzmacher. Trailing by one […]
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Meeker scores 18 to lead UW-La Crosse in WIAC tourney first-round win over UW-P

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Kailee Meeker had 18 points, seven rebounds in leading the UW-La Crosse women’s basketball team to a first-round win in the WIAC tournament. The fifth-seeded Eagles beat No. 4 Platteville […]
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UW-L men’s basketball hosts first-round WIAC tourney matchup Tuesday; Eagles women on road

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The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball team will host a first-round game in the WIAC tournament. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the third-seeded Eagles (14-11) will face No. 6 UW-Stout (11-14). UW-L […]
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Onalaska’s Donarski, Tar Heels defense shuts down Wake Forest

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A quiet game offensively for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski, but her North Carolina women’s basketball team shut down Wake Forest in a 58-50 win. Donarski had two points, two steals, […]
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BUCKS

Doc Rivers now off to 3-7 start, after Bucks lose to Memphis team playing without all its starters

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Before firing first-year coach Adrian Griffin, the Milwaukee Bucks were tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second-best record in the NBA. Ten games later, with Doc Rives at the […]
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NEWS

Onalaska’s Donarski scores 20 in leading Tar Heels to win over Pitt

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Onalaska native Lexi Donarski had a team-high 20 points in leading the North Carolina women’s basketball team to a 75-62 win over Pitt. Donarski was 6-for-14 from beyond the arc […]
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Milwaukee Brewers among 18 teams that get going with pitchers and catchers on the field

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The new sign outside the Texas Rangers’ training facility in Surprise, Arizona, became a favorite photo opportunity on Wednesday. “World Series Champions. 2023.” “I’ve gotten even a deeper appreciation of […]
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For 2nd straight, Onalaska’s Donarski plays entire overtime game, but Tar Heels lose at Duke

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For the second-consecutive game, Onalaska native Lexi Donarski played every minute. And, for the second time in a row, her North Carolina women’s basketball team fell in overtime. Donarski had […]
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