Glenwood City Sports
Hilltopper boys nipped by Blackhawks, crush Clayton
By Cara L. Dempski With a pair of non-conference contest on last week’s slate, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team started with a loss but ended with a big win as the squad prepared for its annual home holiday basketball tournament today and tomorrow (December 27 and 28). Coach Tristan Kittilson and his Hilltopper boys…
Read MoreGlenwood City ladies fall short in road loss at Baldwin-Woodville
By Cara L. Dempski BALDWIN — When Dean Fayerweather and the Glenwood City Hilltoppers step onto the court for this week’s holiday tournament at home, they will already be three wins ahead of where they were last year at this time. The Lady Toppers may be just south of the .500 mark, at 3-5 overall,…
Read MoreGlenwood City Holiday Tourney set for Dec. 27-28
The Glenwood City Holiday Tournament will be held December 27 and December 28 at the Glenwood City High School and Middle School Gymnasiums. Concessions will be available all day from the Glenwood City Basketball Booster Club. Admission is $5/Adults, $3/Students, and GC Students Free.
Read MoreGlenwood City wrestlers whitewash Turtle Lake/Clayton; finish third in MN tourney
The Glenwood City wrestling squad capped its pre-holiday schedule on a high note. Shane Strong’s Hilltoppers opened its final week of competition before the holiday break with a 60-0 road pummeling of Turtle Lake/Clayton last Tuesday, December 12 and then turned in an outstanding performance in an 11-team tournament at Trinity School at River Ridge…
Read MoreLady Hilltoppers mauled by Panthers, stay even in D-SC
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — There was just one comment from Glenwood City girls’ basketball coach when he sent his score books via email the day after the Toppers played the Panthers. “We never quit. Durand is good,” the message read. The Hilltopper girls may have shown some fight against the Panthers in…
Read MoreGC boys slip past Mondovi, skimmed by Durand
GLENWOOD CITY — Coach Tristan Kittilson and his Hilltopper boys had the fortune to play a pair of games at home last week, but faced a couple tough opponents coming out with a win and a loss in two tight games. The Toppers started the week against Mondovi last Tuesday, December 12 and led by…
Read MoreLady Hilltoppers belt Bulldogs for D-SC win
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team got off to a 7-2 lead to open up their contest against Boyceville last Tuesday, but then Jolene Bird’s Lady Bulldogs came roaring back into the game. The Boyceville girls went on a 10-point run to nab a 12-7 lead, but then…
Read MoreToppers held off by Hornets, best Cardinals, lose to Pirates
By Cara L. Dempski The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team started off last week with a last-second loss, but rebounded to pick up its first conference win, and second overall victory of the season, later in the week. The Hilltoppers kicked off the first full week of December with a non-conference contest at home against…
Read MoreGC girls beat Spring Valley, edged by Mondovi in OT
By Cara L. Dempski It has been a while since the Glenwood City ladies had a record at .500, much less above it, but the team got there this past week.
Read MoreGlenwood grapplers pin loss on L/F/G/S
GLENWOOD CITY — In a wrestling dual that lasted barely three-quarters of an hour and had forfeits in half of its 14 matches, Glenwood City was able to pin a 35-21 defeat on the visiting cooperative squad from Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg/Siren (L/F/G/S) last Tuesday evening. The Hilltoppers’ wrestling team netted three pins, a technical fall and a…
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