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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).

UW-L football coach Matt Janus ahead of 1st home playoff since 2006

The accomplishments for the UW-La Crosse football team have piled up .Eagles coach Matt Janus joined La Crosse Talk PM on Tuesday, taking a few minutes off from watching game […]

Aquinas graduate Lexi Donarski set to start 3rd game for No. 17 North Carolina

La Crosse native Lexi Donarski is set to make her third start for the 17th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team Wednesday. The Tar Heels host Hampton at 10 a.m. Donarksi […]

Viterbo sweeps conference regular season, playoffs for 14th-consecutive 30-win season

The fifth-ranked Viterbo University women’s volleyball team completed a sweep of both the regular and conference playoffs seasons. The V-Hawks improved to 30-4 with a 3-0 win in the NSAA […]

Top-ranked UW-La Crosse men’s XC wins regional, automatic bid to NCAAs, while women take 3rd and get at-large bid

The UW-La Crosse men’s and women’s cross country teams are headed to the Division III National Championships. The top-ranked UW-L men won the DIII North Regional over the weekend, with […]

UW-La Crosse women’s soccer headed to Round of 16

The 11th-ranked UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team is headed to the third round of the NCAA playoffs. The Eagles, over the weekend, improved to 19-1-1, after 1-0 win over UW-Superior […]

Aquinas headed back to state, looking for 3rd-consecutive championship

The Aquinas High School football team is headed back to Camp Randall looking for its third consecutive state championship. The top-seeded and fourth-ranked Blugolds (12-1) won 58-14 over Horicon/Hustisford on […]

Public to pick among five team names announced in contest to name La Crosse Loggers sister, softball club

We talked last week to La Crosse Loggers and La Crosse softball team co-owner Dan Kapanke about the contest to come up with a team name. “We want that connection, […]

No. 11 UW-La Crosse women’s soccer to host 1st two rounds of NCAA tourney

The UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team is playing host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division III tournament. The DIII committee made the announcement Monday, after the […]

After securing playoff bid, winning conference in win over No. 7 team in DIII, UW-La Crosse football ranking unchanged

After surviving against the seventh-ranked team in the nation last weekend, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football team’s position in the Top 25 remained unchanged. The Eagles (8-1, 6-0 WIAC), […]

No. 11 UW-La Crosse women’s soccer headed to NCAAs, after winning WIAC tourney

For the fifth time in school history, the UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team won the WIAC tournament title. The 3-0 win Saturday over UW-Platteville also earned the 11th-ranked Eagles an […]

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