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    January 26, 2015
    Somerset's Bruce Larson named nation's top high school football coach
    There are thousands of varsity football coaches across the nation. But there’s only one Bruce Larson. That’s how Somerset football fans feel about Larson, the Spartans’ varsity football coach. There are people across the country who have come to feel the same way. That led...
    sports / high school23 hours 42 min ago
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    January 22, 2015
    Somerset boys basketball hopeful it is turning the corner
    The Somerset boys basketball team is hoping stability leads to success. After having to change lineups for each of their first 10 games of the season, the Spartans are expecting to have every player on the roster available, beginning this week. The Spartans have had at least one...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 22, 2015 - 11:02am
    Somerset girls basketball team learning how to play in meaningful games
    Last Tuesday’s loss carried a great deal of meaning for the Somerset girls basketball team, win or lose. The Spartans faced Durand and a win would have pulled the Spartans into a tie with Durand for the Middle Border Conference lead. Though the Spartans lost 50-29, this game was...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 22, 2015 - 11:00am
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    Somerset wrestlers post win over Baldwin-Woodville
    Four pins, all in the first period, were the heart of the success the Somerset wrestling team saw in its 45-26 win over Baldwin-Woodville in their Middle Border Conference wrestling match held last Thursday on the Spartans’ home mat. The Spartans also picked up on decision victory...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 22, 2015 - 10:26am
    Somerset hockey team stung by B-W comeback
    For two periods last Tuesday, the Somerset boys hockey team looked like it was comfortably on its way to a win over Baldwin-Woodville. But at the start of the third period, things got uncomfortable for the Spartans in a hurry. The Blackhawks scored on their first two shots of the...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 22, 2015 - 10:25am
    January 18, 2015
    Somerset's Bruce Larson named NFL High School Coach of the Year
    Somerset High School football coach Bruce Larson has led the Spartans to three state championships and six appearances in WIAA state football championships. For his coaching excellence, Larson has been selected as the National Football League's Don Shula National High School Coach...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 18, 2015 - 12:25pm
    January 15, 2015
    Somerset girls basketball earns chance to play for MBC lead
    At the start of the season, the Somerset girls basketball team was viewed as a young squad with a ton of potential. The Spartans have quickly turned that potential into results. Their 33-30 win at Amery last Thursday meant that when the Spartans hosted Durand this Tuesday, a win...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 15, 2015 - 9:20am
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    Continuity weighs down Somerset boys basketball team
    Eight games, eight different starting lineups. A lack of continuity has limited the progress made by the Somerset boys basketball team during the first half of the 2014-15 season. The Spartans dropped to 1-7 for the season with a pair of non-conference losses last week. The Spartans...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 15, 2015 - 9:05am
    Somerset hockey offense suddenly struggling
    Scoring goals wasn’t supposed to be an issue for the Somerset hockey team this season. Since late December, the Spartans have struggled to put the puck in the net. After starting the season 6-1, the Spartans went 1-3-3 in their next seven games. In the first seven games, the Spartans...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 15, 2015 - 9:02am
    Somerset wrestlers nearly pull of a shocker against Amery
    If the Amery wrestling team thought it was going to be in for an easy match last Thursday in Somerset, the Warriors found out they were wrong. Ten weight classes into Thursday’s dual meet and the score stood tied at 26-26. Amery won the final four matches, two on forfeits, to defeat...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 15, 2015 - 8:49am
    January 14, 2015
    New Richmond boys basketball holds off Somerset, 58-45
    The New Richmond boys basketball team maintained its unbeaten Middle Border Conference record, but the Tigers had a tougher time than expected in beating Somerset on Tuesday night. The Tigers improved to 5-0 in the MBC with a 58-45 win over Somerset. The Spartans fall to 0-5 in...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 14, 2015 - 11:02am
    January 8, 2015
    First win for Somerset boys basketball not as sweet as expected
    The Somerset boys basketball team was expecting its first win to be more satisfying. Instead, the Spartans came away from last week’s holiday tournament in Glenwood City feeling that they should have won two games and that they could have played better in both games. In the opening...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 8, 2015 - 10:28am
    Somerset girls basketball spikes St. Croix Central
    Most of the Somerset girls basketball team plays volleyball and it showed in the Spartans’ 45-30 win over St. Croix Central on Friday. The Spartans were swatting away St. Croix Central shots on Friday like they were spiking volleyballs. In the loosely officiated game, the Spartans...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 8, 2015 - 10:23am
    Peterson takes fifth at Northern Badger: Coach Larrieu returns following car accident
    Producing four placewinners out of the eight wrestlers competing showed that the 2014 Northern Badger Classic was a productive tournament for the Somerset wrestling team. The Spartans competed in the tournament last Monday and Tuesday at River Falls High School. Surprisingly, Spartan...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 8, 2015 - 10:17am
    Somerset hockey battles pair of state-ranked teams
    In terms of competitiveness, the Christmas break was no holiday for the Somerset boys hockey team. The Spartans traveled in different directions across the state to play a pair of state-ranked opponents last week. The first excursion was a trip to the La Crosse area, where the Spartans...
    sports / high schoolJanuary 8, 2015 - 9:16am
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