Area Sports
D-SC wrestlers earn 2023-24 all-conference honors
Thirteen wrestlers from Glenwood City and three from Boyceville earned all-conference honors this season. Glenwood City’s Wyatt Unser, who won the WIAA Division 3 126-pound state championship, was named wrestler of the year. All-conference designation is determined by the wrestler’s final placement in their resepctive weight class. The Dunn-St. Croix’ top finisher in each weight…
Read More2023-24 Basketball All-Conference Teams honors
2023-24 DSC GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS FIRST TEAM McKenna Shipman COL 12 Chloe Auth D/A 11 Emma Hoyt D/A 11 Ellie Schiszik EM 11 Ava Gray MON 12 Mara Ducklow SV 12 SECOND TEAM Jeanette Hydukovich COL 12 Hannah Dunn BV 12 Kaysen Goodell COL 11 Allie Robel EM 10 Allie Roder EM 11 Lydia Levra EM…
Read MoreMounder boys season comes to end with sectional semifinal loss to G-E-T
ARCADIA — For the second straight year, the Elk Mound boys’ basketball season came to a heartbreaking conclusion with another devastating loss to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. A season ago, the Red Hawks came to Elk Mound and thumped the Mounder boys 80-48 in the regional championship behind a 45-point performance courtesy of G-E-T’s leading scorer Cody Schmitz.…
Read MoreDNR Highlights Importance Of Protecting Groundwater Groundwater Awareness Week Is March 10-16
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating Groundwater Awareness Week March 10-16, 2024. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water. Wisconsin’s groundwater also plays a critical role in supporting the state’s agricultural and tourism economy…
Read MoreNew fishing regulations for St. Croix and Fox-Illinois rivers effective March 1
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers of the new fishing regulations that went into effect March 1, on the St. Croix and Fox-Illinois rivers in northwestern Wisconsin and Waukesha County, respectively. These new regulations change bag and length limits for popular gamefish and establish a new fish refuge on…
Read MoreBoyceville boys’ season ends with regional loss to McDonell
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The WIAA Division 4 boys’ basketball regional quarterfinal between the visiting Boyceville Bulldogs and the Macks of Chippewa Falls McDonell Central turned into a three-point shooting contest. The two squads combined for 18 three-point baskets in their opening-round playoff matchup played Tuesday, February 27 in the McDonell gymnasium. The Macks, seeded sixth,…
Read MoreTopper boys bow out of playoffs with opening-round loss to Siren
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent SIREN — The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team’s WIAA Division 5 regional matchup against Siren played out much like their entire season. Winners of four straight, and five of six, to start the year the Hilltoppers dropped three straight to end the regular season. Against the Dragons, Glenwood City jumped…
Read MoreMounder girls undefeated season comes to an end with sectional final loss to B-W
AMERY — It wasn’t suppose to end this way. The Elk Mound girls undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end and dreams of their first state berth since 1988 were dashed last Saturday afternoon, March 2 in the Amery High School gymnasium following a loss to Baldwin-Woodville in the WIAA Division 3 basketball sectional championship.…
Read MoreMounder girls use second-half surge to beat Aquinas in sectional semifinal
ARCADIA — A year ago, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team saw its season end with a heartbreaking loss to West Salem in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal game that was played in Arcadia’s Wanek Center. This year’s undefeated Mounders’ squad, the top seed, returned to the Wanek Center last Thursday, February 29 for…
Read MoreViking boys end basketball season with overtime loss to Shell Lake
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SHELL LAKE — As a number 10 seed in the WIAA Division 4 basketball sectional, the Colfax boys traveled to Shell Lake February 27 to take on the number seven seeded Shell Lake Lakers. The Vikings were 9-15 overall while the Lakers, who play in the Lakeland West Conference, entered…
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