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The Pierce County Journal Sports Department, which includes me and Andrew Harrington, is trying to be creative, shall we say a joint venture in journalism. As a Pierce County Journal sports reporter, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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Boys Basketball
River Falls has really found its groove in the middle portion of the season, picking up a pair of wins on the week to extend the winning streak to five straight. The Wildcats …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/15/25
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Ellsworth girls basketball picked up a 42-31 win at Turtle Lake on Thursday, but the expectations of themselves were higher than they performed.
The Panthers burst out to a 33-11 lead at the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/8/25
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Girls Basketball
Spring Valley went on a dream run over the break, finishing 3-0 with wins over Clayton 44-42 Dec. 27, over Prairie Farm 48-31 Dec. 28 and 57-25 over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser on …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/8/25
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In the basement of Meyer Middle School, the practice home of River Falls' wrestling, reads a sign that says: "In this world a man must either be an anvil or a hammer."
Make no mistake about it, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/2/25
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ELMWOOD — Ellsworth got it done in their holiday tournament opener against Cadott on Friday night, piecing together a 74-60 win in Elmwood.
The Panthers got ahead 11-6 early with an …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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Leading the Ellsworth wrestling team is no small honor, as the historic team has totaled eight Team State Championships and has two of the 29 Wisconsin four-time Individual State Champions. As a …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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There were a lot of wild, emotional and memorable sports moments in Pierce County over the last year. It can be difficult to rank them as there are so many to choose from, but here in Pierce County …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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The Northern Badger Wrestling Classic, held this week at the River Falls High School gym on Dec. 27 and 28, is one of the premier high school holiday wrestling tournaments in the upper Midwest.
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By Greg Peters
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12/26/24
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ELLSWORTH — Senior Morgan Halverson, Ellsworth’s leading scorer this season, signed to Hamline University to play for the women’s basketball team.
“It was the team at …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/18/24
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ELLSWORTH — A strong second half from the Ellsworth girls basketball team was not enough to overcome a 21-4 run against them in the first half, losing to Amery 43-31 Dec. 10.
Amery swiftly …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/18/24
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ALTOONA — A clutch three by Gavin Klos to give Ellsworth the lead by one with 10 seconds to play seemingly went to waste, with Altoona coming out of a timeout and finding an open man in the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/18/24
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ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Invitational brought some top tier competition to town with all four Pierce County boys wrestling teams competing. River Falls’ Oliver Larson at 126 pounds and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/11/24
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Girls Basketball
Prescott went 1-1 on the week, losing 50-41 to Somerset on Dec. 3 and bouncing back to beat Northwestern 45-44 in a thriller Saturday. The Cardinals have had no shortage of …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/11/24
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Boys basketball teams across the state are revving up their engines for a long season of basketball. Each of the coaches have gotten a brief look at their teams through practice and scrimmages, and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/4/24
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Girls Basketball
Girls basketball faced a short week due to Thanksgiving break, but four of the teams got some action in.
Prescott improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in Middle Border play with …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/4/24
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Elmwood/Plum City opened the season with a Tuesday loss to Clayton 41-22 which was followed by a Thursday loss 49-23 to Black River Falls.
While they hoped for a better start than 0-2 to the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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11/27/24
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ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Panthers led for much of their opening game against River Falls, but some missed free throws late and some huge threes down the stretch gave River Falls a 44-43 lead …
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By Andrew Harrington
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11/27/24
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Brennen Lacy, a 10-year-old fifth grade student at Ellsworth Elementary, qualified for the Wisconsin Knights of Columbus State Punt, Pass & Kick Competition for the second year in a row, this …
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By Andrew Harrington
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11/20/24
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Winter sports have arrived and girls basketball is set to get underway Nov. 19. The coaches have briefly gotten to evaluate their teams, and the long offseason has finally come to an end.
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By Andrew Harrington
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11/20/24
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