Onalaska

Former Onalaska coach Craig Kowal joins UW-La Crosse men’s basketball staff

The UW-La Crosse men’s basketball program is adding a prominent local coach to its bench for the upcoming season. UW-L announced that former long-time Onalaska High School boys basketball coach Craig Kowal is joining the staff as an assistant. Kowal joins an Eagles program that is coming off a…


Lazarescu finishes Holmen career with three silver medals, while Ayed gets boys first gold in 38 years; Duellmans lead C-FC to 3rd-place finish

Three silver medals and three school records by senior Lydia Lazarescu helped lead the Holmen High School girls track & field team to a fourth-place finish at the Division 1 state meet. The three second-place finishes for Lazarescu, who will run for defending National Champion UW-La Crosse next…


Freshman Apaun nails 6 from deep in Central win — WATCH Logan-Tomah boys live Friday

She made 6 of 10 from beyond the arc in helping the Central High School girls basketball team snap a three-game losing streak — its only three losses of the year. It was a career night for Ellie Apuan — or one of back-to-back career nights — as she scored 21 points Thursday in the 63-50 win over…


HS RANKINGS: Onalaska boys take No. 1 spot, while Central girls stay ranked sixth

The unbeaten Onalaska High School boys basketball teams is No. 1-ranked team in Division 2. The Hilltoppers (5-0) moved up one spot in the Bound Wisconsin/Zaleski Sports rankings after a 77-68 win Saturday over Aquinas (3-1), which stayed in the No. 6 spot in Division 3. On the girls side Central…


Aquinas heads to quarterfinals, while Onalaska, Logan, Central and West Salem fall

Top-ranked and unbeaten Aquinas High School's football team, along with top-seeded Cochrane-Fountain City are the only area teams left in the playoffs. The Blugolds (11-0) beat Osceola 49-7 at UW-La Crosse on Friday and move into the Division 4 quarterfinals — the same spot they lost a year ago.…


Holmen, Logan, Central and Aquinas all hosts 1st round of playoffs

The WIAA high school football playoffs are set with Aquinas, Holmen and Onalaska getting the top seeds out of the area. In Division 2, the Vikings (8-1) received a two seed and will host No. 7 Nicolet at 7 p.m. Friday. Also in that division, 10th-ranked Central (6-3) is seeded fourth and will host…


Holmen clinches share of MVC title with win over Logan

The Holmen High School football team clinched a share of the MVC championship Friday night by defeating Logan 24-18, and getting some help from Onalaska, which beat Central 20-14. The Vikings were led by running back Jack Barth, who had 123 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Colin Williams also…


Chenault for Onalaska and Central's Rudrud go off in wins

Brendan Chenault and two touchdowns and 155 yards receiving, including an 86-yard score in the third quarter, in helping the Onalaska High School football team beat visiting Logan 28-12 last Friday. It was the second consecutive loss for the Rangers, after a 4-0 start to the season. It's also the…


WATCH: Logan looks to bounce back against air-it-out Onalaska

After losing a late lead to rival Central and ultimately the game for the Ark last Saturday, the Logan High School football team will try to bounce back against another conference rival in the Onalaska on Friday night. WKTY will stream the game, as it does ever Rangers matchup. Watch on WKTY — or…


Late score gives Holmen the win over Onalaska

HOLMEN, Wis. (WKTY Sports) - A big play in the closing minutes of the MVC matchup between Holmen and Onalaska gives the Vikings the win. Jake Barth tossed a deep ball that Ryland Eickhoff took 72 yards for the score and a 19-15 lead. They'd hold on for the victory over the Hilltoppers. Onalaska…