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Girls Basketball
The Elmwood/Plum City girls had been on a losing streak that dated back to February 2023; however, first year head coach Adrian Hook had the team improving by the day, cutting …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/22/25
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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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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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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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Elmwood-Plum City boys’ basketball senior tri-captain Sean Sagini grew up in Plum City. He first saw Lucas Glaus in fifth grade. Glaus, from Elmwood, was Sagini's fifth grade hardwood rival.
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By Greg Peters
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12/26/24
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In need of 13 points to break 1,000 varsity career points, senior Lucas Glaus was looking to get aggressive early Friday night against Boyceville, trying not to focus too hard on the milestone …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/26/24
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Boys Basketball
It looked like Elmwood/Plum City was going to drop its conference opener versus Mondovi on Thursday, falling behind 25-13 at the half. With the odds stacked against the Wolves, …
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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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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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River Falls and Prescott volleyball came into the playoffs facing completely different scenarios, but the different journeys led to the same destination as they advanced to Sectionals on Saturday, …
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/30/24
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Football
It was a perfect week for the three county teams that qualified for the playoffs, with Spring Valley, Ellsworth and Prescott each winning their games.
Spring Valley is a No. 1 seed …
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By Andrew Harrington
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10/30/24
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There have been several great high school football teams from this area over the decades, but years ago there was no way to determine how they stacked up against teams from other areas of the …
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By Craig Finstad
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10/16/24
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SPRING VALLEY — With the second spot in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference on the line, Elmwood/Plum City volleyball entered an electric Spring Valley atmosphere and bounced back after a shaky first …
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10/16/24
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