Fall River senior Colin Vieth and coach Arnie Oelke share their thoughts after the Pirates fell to McDonell Central Catholic 66-62 in a Divisi…
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A Sun Prairie trio transferred to Fall River and have set their sights on winning a state championship, but it has been a bumpy road to a perfect start.
The Hilltoppers caught fire in the second half to erase a 12-point halftime deficit and reach their first-ever penultimate game before the WIAA state tournament.
PARDEEVILLE — Since donning a Bulldogs uniform, Derek Lindert has been a scoring machine for the Pardeeville boys basketball team.
CAMBRIA — It’s not too often a high school basketball player gets a triple double.
FALL RIVER – Arnie Oelke’s favorite part about being the Fall River boys basketball coach is the opening practice of every season.
The Trailways West Conference race may not yet to be decided, as undefeated Randolph (14-0, 8-0) holds just a one-game lead over Rio (12-3, 7-…
FALL RIVER — The Hustisford prep boys basketball team started out great in Monday’s non-conference game against Fall River.
After his team’s lackluster performance in a 68-44 loss to Randolph on the previous Friday, Fall River coach Arnie Oelke admitted he wasn’t su…
FALL RIVER — Trailing Dodgeland 44-41 early in the second half, Fall River coach Arnie Oelke was hoping his Pirates would find a spark.
FALL RIVER | Trailing 12-1 less than four minutes into the game, head coach Arnie Oelke had seen enough out of his Fall River prep boys basket…
FALL RIVER | Trailing 12-1 less than four minutes into the game, head coach Arnie Oelke had seen enough out of his Fall River prep boys basket…
FALL RIVER | Fall River’s defense has been quite good despite its 0-2 start to the boys hoops this season.
FALL RIVER | Fall River’s defense has been quite good despite its 0-2 start to the boys hoops this season.
DEERFIELD – Fall River coach Arnie Oelke didn’t mince words during a time out midway through the final period of a key Southern Trailways Conference game against Deerfield on Thursday night.
“I said, ‘Every loose ball, every rebound has to be ours,’ ” Oelke emphasized. “We did a super job down the stretch. Our kids got more aggressive and we got that sense of urgency.”
Fall River junior guard Cody Dagnall, in particular, took the message to heart.
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FALL RIVER – Fall River picked an inopportune time to go cold from the floor Friday night.
The Pirates went scoreless for a five minute-span in the fourth quarter while Deerfield went on a 13-0 run to hand the hosts a 54-44 Southern Trailways defeat in a battle of unbeaten conference leaders.
“We’re just not shooting the ball very well right now,” Fall River coach Arnie Oelke said. “We had too many unforced turnovers and that’s affecting our shooting.”
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MILWAUKEE – Fall River hasn’t quite matched the offensive efficiency it displayed a season ago in boys basketball.
It wasn’t necessary in Friday afternoon’s 48-36 Southern Trailways win over Johnson Creek at the Bradley Center. The Pirates (4-1, 3-0 South) forced 27 turnovers and kept the Bluejays (1-3, 1-2) without a field goal in the opening quarter.
“I thought we played quite well in that first half defensively,” Fall River coach Arnie Oelke said. “But we just didn’t finish at the other end.”
Fall River hit just four of 12 shots but was still able to jump out to a 12-1 lead.
RIO – Even though he came off the bench Friday night, Jake Grebe was lauded by Fall River coach Arnie Oelke for his leadership.
Grebe led by example with a game-high 18 points as the Pirates took a 60-38 win at rival Rio in their only regular season meeting. With Horicon’s move to the Trailways, the Vikings moved from the South Division to the Central.
RIO — Even though he came off the bench Friday night, Jake Grebe was lauded by Fall River coach Arnie Oelke for his leadership.
RIO –Fall River shot the ball darn well Tuesday night in a 73-61, Southern Trailways victory — one that gave them the league championship outr…
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RIO –Fall River shot the ball darn well Tuesday night in a 73-61, Southern Trailways victory — one that gave them the league championship outright — at arch-rival Rio.
“Wow,” Fall River head coach Arnie Oelke said, with a couple laughs that suggested even he couldn’t believe his team’s 59.1 percent shooting effort (26 of 44), which included 11 3-pointers. “These guys are on a mission ... as you could see probably (by) the way we played tonight.”
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DEERFIELD – Arnie Oelke admitted he was curious to see how his Fall River boys basketball team would handle the fourth quarter with a 39-37 deficit Tuesday night.
“It’s been a while since we’ve been in that position,” Oelke said.
The response was deafening. His Pirates swamped host Deerfield with a 21-2 run and made the Southern Trailways theirs to lose with a 62-47 triumph.
FALL RIVER – It’s one thing for Fall River to lead the Southern Trailways with such a young, undersized boys basketball team.
It’s another thing to take the South lead by itself without its leading scorer.
FALL RIVER - It's one thing for Fall River to lead the Southern Trailways with such a young, undersized boys basketball team.