La Crosse Tribune Sports News

The Badgers' Olympians, who made their return, all contributed to the scoring, even goalie Ava McNaughton with an assist as they opened the playoffs by blanking Bemidji State.

The men spent much of the week answering questions about why some of them laughed at Trump's joke about the women.

Winona/Cotter boys swimming had a first-time state competitor knock it out of the park at the MSHSL Class A boys swim and dive preliminaries on Friday.

Winona/Cotter boys swimming seasoned veteran returned to state in new event and found success.

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing is surging in NASCAR with two wins to open the 2026 season.

How to tune in as the Badgers play their second of two games in the Pacific Northwest, trying to rebound from a rough loss.

Pewaukee senior Giselle Janowski "couldn't have asked for a better switch" with the Badgers' new coaching staff, which remained confident in her despite recovering from an injury.

Learn which upset-minded Madison/WiscNews high school boys basketball teams could make unexpected deep postseason runs this year.

Coach Matt LaFleur is interviewing candidates to replace Rich Bisaccia, with general manager Brian Gutekunst saying a hire should come "sooner rather than later."

Three basketball players and two gymnasts make up this week's edition of girl's five stars. Vote for your favorite effort as the Supernova.

Bangor girls' basketball assistant coach Tom O'Heron died suddenly in August. After some early struggles, the team channeled its grief into another conference title.

Hayden Jones seemed on track for a rotation spot early in the season, and then his playing time reduced. With a rotation guard's injury, he's back in the mix.

Multiple Madison and WiscNews high school boys basketball teams captured top seeds this postseason. Learn which teams have the best chance at hoisting a gold ball.

School records in the pool and a triple overtime game-winner on the ice stood out among last week's area performances. Vote for which was the most impressive.

Multiple state qualifying wrestlers from the area have strong views of cauliflower ear, also known as wrestler's ear.

Over 20 Madison/WiscNews area boys and girls wrestlers are still vying for gold in the WIAA state individual wrestling tournament. See who reached the semifinals.

The Vikings' standout is on the precipice of becoming the program's first wrestler with 200 takedowns in a season after breezing onto Day 2 of the state tournament.

The MSHSL individual boys state wrestling tournament kicked off today and a Caledonia/Houston wrestling legacy started his state run on a high note.

A look at how one-year Badgers edge rusher Mason Reiger did competing in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine.

"It's clearly fake because it's not my voice and not my lips moving," Tkachuk said. "… I know that those words would never come out of my mouth."