Area Sports
Mounder 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…
Read MoreElk Mound boys slide by Altoona, earn Regional championship with win over Berlin
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — As a number one seed in the WIAA Division 3 basketball sectional, the Elk Mound boys received a first-round bye, allowing them to host a second-round game. With a win, they would play at home again for a regional final contest. Things worked out just right as…
Read MoreUnser becomes Hilltoppers’ first-ever undefeated state wrestling champ
MADISON — In its storied history the Glenwood City wrestling program has never had an undefeated state wrestling champion. Now it does! Junior Wyatt Unser capped a perfect 52-0 season by winning the Division 3, 126-pound state championship Saturday evening at the 2024 WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament held Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, at…
Read MoreMcGee suffers pair of heartbreaking state losses
MADISON — After dominating regional and sectional performance that both led to gold medals and a second consecutive trip to the state tournament, Glenwood City junior Mitchell McGee was eying the possibility of adding a state medal to this year’s impressive collection. But, what McGee could not have foreseen was just how difficult a draw…
Read MoreMillermon rises above adversity to wrestle in third straight state tourney
MADISON – It has been a difficult senior season for Glenwood City wrestler Savanna Millermon. A very difficult one! The season had barely gotten underway when her father, Shawn Millermon, the man who had introduced her to the sport of wrestling and installed a love for it, passed away December 7 following complications from heart…
Read MoreKeyes Chevrolet helping Menomonie Youth Hockey score big on the ice
MENOMONIE – Keyes Chevrolet is partnering with Menomonie Youth Hockey to provide hockey equipment including pucks, t-shirts, knit caps, and an opportunity for community members to earn donations for the league via a Test Drive fundraiser. Keyes Chevrolet will also provide a monetary contribution to help support and offset costs for Menomonie Youth Hockey. “Playing…
Read MoreBoyceville’s Hellendrung comes up empty in bid for state wrestling medal
MADISON – The difference between victory and defeat can sometimes be razor thin as Boyceville’s Zach Hellendrung discovered much to his chagrin A pair of heartbreaking Friday afternoon losses at the 81st annual WIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships held February 22-24 had the Bulldog sophomore leave the Kohl Center in Madison empty-handed for a second…
Read MoreTopper boys close out regular season with losses to Luck and Elk Mound
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent Coming down the final stretch of the 2023-24 season, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team was looking to build momentum for the upcoming WIAA Division 5 tournament. Their first game was a non-conference match up against a struggling Luck squad, while their season finale pitted them against a strong Elk…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls’ season ends with opening-round playoff loss to Turtle Lake
TURTLE LAKE – The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team has had its ups and downs this season, but it has showed positive signs of improvement. After going winless in Dunn-St. Croix a year ago, the Hilltoppers won three conference games this season, their most since the 2020-21 campaign. They also had a three-game win streak…
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