Ride safe this summer: take a Wisconsin ATV safety course before riding
MADISON, Wis. – As summer approaches, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages all ATV/UTV riders to complete an ATV safety certification course before they hit the trails. Although a safety course is recommended for riders of all ages, Wisconsin law requires ATV and UTV operators born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, who…
Read MoreColfax track teams host regional meet, Hydukovich, Hovde and Goodell take firsts
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The quest for a chance to compete at the WIAA state track and field championships began May 20 for Colfax track athletes on their home grounds in the WIAA Division regional meet. Needing to place in the top four of each individual event, several athletes moved on to…
Read MoreBuy your state park, trail passes online to save time
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to plan ahead this Memorial Day weekend by purchasing their 2024 annual vehicle admission sticker and state trail passes online. Everyone can find their adventure in Wisconsin with 50 state parks, 15 state forests, 44 state trails, 15,000 lakes and hundreds of…
Read MoreTwo Colfax girls punch ticket to WIAA state track and field meet
by MarlysKruger Sports Correspondent CAMERON — Just as they have all season, Jeanette Hydukovich and Kaysen Goodell have led the Colfax girls on the track and in the field. Hydukovich was the runner-up in both the discus throw and the shot put and Goodell claimed a fourth place in the 1,600m run at the sectional…
Read MoreArneson is new Mounder boys’ basketball coach
Elk Mound High School is excited to introduce Dennis Arneson as the newly appointed Head Boys’ Basketball Coach for the 2024-25 school year. He will take over for Chris Hahn who served in that capacity the past two seasons. Having served as an assistant coach for the Mounders over the last 15 years, Coach Arneson…
Read MoreElk Mound’s Miller and Mueller headed to State Track meet
by Renee Bettendorf COLBY — Two Elk Mound track and field athletes qualified for state in four events at the WIAA division two sectional track meet held in Colby on May 23. They are junior Keinin Miller in the 100 and 200 meter races and senior Grandt Mueller in high jump and triple jump. Mueller…
Read MoreElk Mound girls finish third, boys take fourth in D2 track and field regional
BLOOMER — The Elk Mound girls’ ran, jumped and threw their way to a third-place showing at the WIAA Division 2 track and field regional meet held in Bloomer on Monday, May 20. The Lady Mounders tallied 99 points to finish a half point ahead of Stanley-Boyd, but just four points out of second which…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound golfers qualify for sectional meet
TREMPEALEAU — The Colfax-Elk Mound golf team is headed to sectional competition. The cooperative grabbed the final sectional berth when it finished fourth in the WIAA Division 2 Arcadia boys’ golf regional held Wednesday, May 22 at the Trempealeau Mountain Golf Course. The tournament, which was slated for the previous day, had to be postponed…
Read MoreEM baseball caps regular season with win over SCC
ELK MOUND — With Elk Mound and St. Croix Central both drawing the top seeds and first-round byes in their respective WIAA divisional baseball tournaments (the Mounders in Division 3 and Panthers in Division 2), the pair decided to take on one another in a non-conference contest last Thursday to cap their respective regular season…
Read MoreColfax baseball team ends season with regional loss to Neillsville-Granton
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent NEILLSVILLE — As a number 12 seed in the WIAA regional tournament, the Colfax Vikings traveled to Neillsville to take on the number five seed Neillsville-Granton team May 23. Neillsville-Granton was 11-8 overall with a second place finish in the Cloverbelt East Conference. Although the Vikings had a few chances…
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