Tainter Machine celebrates 30 years — and now onto to the next chapter
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Tainter Machine — operating under the motto of “Building your ideas! — celebrated its 30th anniversary February 24. The rural Colfax business, located on county Highway D not far from Tainter Lake, is one of the few machine shops that will do a “one off” and can fabricate just…
Read MoreBulldogs whip Webster, fall to Mondovi
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Coming off a win against rival Glenwood City, the Boyceville boys’ basketball team was sitting with a .500 record and looking to use the final week as a springboard into the WIAA playoffs. They opened the week, February 20, hosting Webster for their final non-conference contest of the…
Read MoreTopper boys drop season finale, face Bruce in playoffs
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team traveled to Colfax for their season finale. The Hilltoppers have struggled offensively of late, scoring 37 or less in the past five contests. While the offense did come alive, the Hilltoppers couldn’t match the Vikings second half output. Colfax put up 41…
Read MoreBoyceville girls fall in regional opener to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
BOYCEVILLE — In last Tuesday’s WIAA Division 4 girls’ regional basketball quarterfinal which was hosted by Boyceville, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser started fast. In the “Battle of the Bulldogs”, ninth-seeded Chetek-Weyerhaeuser opened the contest with a 10-0 run and never trailed en route to posting a 60-42 first-round win in the February 21 contest that knocked eighth-seeded Boyceville…
Read MoreTwo GC students qualify for individual state gymnastics
Glenwood City students, Rileigh Schwartz, age 16, and Mariah Bolden, age 9, both qualified for individual gymnastic events in the state competition to be held in Rochester, Minnesota on March 5th. The girls are team members of Premier Gymnastics in Clear Lake, and are MAGA Divisional Championship Competitors. Only the top 24 competitors for each…
Read MoreTopper girls fall in regional basketball opener to McDonell
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Glenwood City girls and first-year head coach Kirsten Konder knew they faced a herculean challenge when they played Chippewa Falls McDonell Central in the opening round of the WIAA Division 5 girls’ basketball regional last Tuesday, February 21. The Macks (22-5), unbeaten champions of the Cloverbelt West Conference and ranked eighth…
Read MoreMcGee bows out of state tourney after prelims loss
MADISON – Mitchell McGee’s first state wrestling tournament which was held at the Kohl Center in Madison February 23-25, was all too brief. The Glenwood City sophomore, competing in the Division 3, 138-pound weight class at the 2023 WIAA Individual State Wrestling Championships lost a close 5-2 decision during last Thursday night’s preliminaries.The match pitted…
Read MoreRadintz wins another bronze, finishes career with trio of state wrestling medals
MADISON — It’s devastating when a dream dies and a long-held goal goes unfulfilled. Such a crushing blow can defeat an individual or provide an opportunity to rise to a new challenge. Glenwood City senior Ian Radintz faced such a dilemma when he suffered a gut-churning, one-point loss in the Friday’s state wrestling semifinals, ending…
Read MoreToppers’ Wyatt Unser caps fantastic season as state wrestling runner-up
MADISON — Glenwood City’s Wyatt Unser is a young man of few words and loads of composure. Instead, the Hilltopper sophomore chooses to let his wrestling speak for itself and oh, did it speak volumes at this year’s state wrestling tournament. In his second straight appearance in Wisconsin’s premier prep wrestling tournament, Unser defeated a…
Read MoreSavanna Millermon captures second state wrestling medal, places fourth with trio of pins
MADISON – The girls’ state wrestling tournament just marked its second year of existence and already Glenwood City’s Savanna Millermon has a pair of state medals. The Hilltoppers’ trailblazer junior copped her second consecutive state medal by going 3-2 with a trio of pins to place fourth in the girls’ 107-pound weight division at the…
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