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Stuczynski to Represent Amherst at All-Star Game

Stuczynski to Represent Amherst at All-Star Game

Katie Lechton, Sports Editor March 17, 2025

Senior Sam Stuczynski will take to the gridiron one more time wearing the blue and white this summer, as he was chosen to participate in the 2025 Small School All-Star Game, which is hosted by the Wisconsin...

Musical Production of Footloose Plays to Sold Out Audiences

Musical Production of Footloose Plays to Sold Out Audiences

March 12, 2025

The public kicked off their Sunday shoes and hurried off to see a production of the classic movie Footloose on March 13-16, at Amherst’s Jensen Center. All shows played to sold out audiences.  Over...

Lechton Wins WNA Award

Lechton Wins WNA Award

March 10, 2025

The WNA Foundation on Friday, March 7 celebrated Wisconsin’s outstanding student journalists, announcing the winners of its 2024 collegiate and high school Better Newspaper Contests during an awards...

Thank you!

Thank you!

March 9, 2025

"Thank you." Are there two words that are more underappreciated in this culture and this world? With that said, we here at the Talon would like to extend a heartfelt "thank you" to the anonymous...

Schelvan Receives Master Angler Designation at WIFA State Banquet

Schelvan Receives Master Angler Designation at WIFA State Banquet

February 20, 2025

Senior Ty Schelvan received a Master Angler Award at the 2025 State Ice Fishing Tournament banquet hosted by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association (WIFA) at UW-LaCrosse on Sat., Feb. 15.  Schelvan...

Lechton to Mark Broadcasting Milestone

Lechton to Mark Broadcasting Milestone

William Van Lannen February 13, 2025

400 broadcasts … Sometime this spring, senior Katie Lechton will reach this milestone in her young journalistic career, acting as either producer or play-by-play announcer and sometimes both on the...

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Amherst Sophomore Jesse Blenker Balances Faith, Family, and Bull Riding

Jacob Scipior February 12, 2025

For most high school students, life consists of homework, sports, and time with friends. But for Jesse Blenker, a sophomore at Amherst High School, rodeo is a way of life—one that started before he...

Fishing Team Second at Waupaca Chain O' Lakes Invitational

Fishing Team Second at Waupaca Chain O’ Lakes Invitational

February 11, 2025

The Amherst Fishing Team just missed top honors, finishing second overall at the annual Waupaca Chain O' Lake Invite held Jan. 18 on a wonderfully chilly but sunny day typical of...

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