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Madison Memorial senior excises pair of demons with two Division 1 state titles

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 9:53pm
The Spartans' Florida State commit avenged close losses to familiar foes and claimed his first two state championships in his final high school meet.

How depth, togetherness helped Verona boys swimming end its Division 1 team trophy drought

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 9:17pm
The Wildcats rode their small, yet skilled team to their first Division 1 team runner-up finish, the program's first overall state trophy since 2000.

Middleton boys swimming shows off dominance with Division 1 state title 3-peat

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 9:03pm
The Cardinals won two-thirds of the events and set three state records en route to an historic third straight Division 1 team title.

Madison Memorial sophomore shows off growth with Division 1 state diving runner-up finish

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:03pm
The Spartans standout improved over 90 points from his score at last season's state meet and earned runner-up honors behind the reigning two-time state champion.

3 things that stood out as Wisconsin women's hockey completed a record-setting regular season

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 4:43pm
Kirsten Simms' hat trick extended the Badgers' unbeaten streak to 20 games entering the playoffs.

Polzin: How the two biggest flaws for Wisconsin men's basketball were exposed in loss to Oregon

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 4:03pm
The Badgers were handed some painful reminders in a defeat that could cost them the Big Ten title. Not learning from those tough lessons could prove more costly in March.

Polzin: What I liked and didn't like from Wisconsin's OT loss to Oregon

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 1:57pm
What the Badgers did well in the first half against the Ducks seemed to be the same areas where they struggled in the latter part of their Big Ten defeat.

3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's basketball's late collapse against Oregon

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 1:47pm
The Badgers held a 15-point advantage with less than eight minutes remaining, but they could not hold onto it as Oregon rallied back to earn an overtime victory.

Permanently changing one's gender still relatively rare in Wisconsin

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:55am
Questions about whether youth should have access to gender-related treatments have been more fraught.

Online tool lets you track progress toward meeting Madison's housing goals

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:45am
Madison's new Housing Tracker uses charts, maps and graphs to see where new development is occurring.

'It eats at him': How Wisconsin football's Luke Fickell deals with roughest stretch of his career

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:37am
In a one-on-one with BadgerExtra, the coach describes how he's changing things to prevent the same fate the last couple of years have wrought.

Aspirus aims to start construction on new Chippewa Falls hospital this spring

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:30am
More details have emerged on the new Aspirus hospital coming to Chippewa Falls after the city council approved a land sale to Aspirus Health this week.

Wisconsin men's hockey freshman toes the line with physicality and gets rewarded

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:07am
After being ejected the last time he played at the Kohl Center, Adam Pietila scored his first collegiate goal at a key time for the Badgers.

WIAA bans transgender girls from competing in girls sports

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 5:03am
The WIAA changed its policy to prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls sports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the subject.

Kyle Kuzma scores 19, Khris Middleton misses last-second 3 as Bucks hold on to beat Wizards

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 4:30am
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points in limited playing time before fouling out with 3:36 remaining.

Madison Edgewood boys swim ends roller coaster season with top-6 Division 2 state finish

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 11:27pm
The Crusaders closed out their season among the state's best Friday after nearly not even having a team a mere weeks before the start of the season.

Healthy competition helps drive Stoughton senior to Division 2 state 100 breaststroke 3-peat

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 11:07pm
The Vikings' standout became the 45th person in state history to win three consecutive individual event titles, and was joined by a teammate on the podium one last time.

How McFarland boys swimming raced away with second straight WIAA Division 2 state title

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 10:33pm
The Spartans won all but four events, including a pair of first-time individual titles and two state records, to capture their eight championship overall.

3 things that stood out in Wisconsin men's hockey's offensive breakout vs. Notre Dame

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 10:07pm
The Badgers scored eight goals during a six-game losing streak but responded with seven against the Irish.

3 things that stood out as Wisconsin women's hockey rolled past Bemidji State

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 5:27pm
Casey O'Brien moved closer to becoming the Badgers' all-time leading scorer with two goals and an assist as Wisconsin ran its unbeaten streak to 19 games.

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