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Boyceville girls’ CC eighth, boys’ 11th after sectional meet

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — This past Saturday, cross country coach Corey Day’s five solid girls’ runners, and a series of unknown factors among the boys’ team ran their final races of 2017. Boyceville hosted the 2017 WIAA Division 3 Cross Country Sectional meet October 21 at Tiffany Creek Elementary, where the girls’ team…

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Tax levy set, donations accepted by Boyceville School Board

BOYCEVILLE — The school board set the mill rate at 10.67 to support the needs of the school district in the coming year. The levy against the taxable property within the district includes $2,022,153 for Fund 10; $46,477 for Fund 38; Fund 39 at $995,352; and $60,000 for Fund 80.

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Elk Mound volleyball season ends with regional final loss to Eau Claire Regis

By Cara L. Dempski According to coach Samantha Stelter, there was something different about the Elk Mound volleyball team in its 2017 tournament opener at home against Spring Valley. The fifth-seeded Mounders hosted the 12th-seeded Cardinals in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal contest Tuesday, October 17 and picked up a 3-0 win with remarkable…

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Mounders stomp Buffaloes in final minute to move to level two

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — At the end of Elk Mound’s WIAA Division 5, level-one football playoff game last Friday at home, head coach Dave Lew peeled off his visor, shook his head and paused a moment. “I’m gonna tell you guys, that is the best 5-4 team in the state of Wisconsin…

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EM girls and boys CC third at sectional, send two to state

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The Elk Mound girls’ cross country team missed out on a second consecutive trip to state by just seven points last Saturday at Boyceville. Even with neither team going, coach Jeremiah Fredrickson was still pleased with the day’s competition. “Sectionals were very exciting,” he said. “Our kids came in…

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Regional champions: Colfax wins trio of home matches for title

By Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — There’s really no place like home. After sweeping through conference play with a perfect 8-0 record for its fifth straight conference volleyball crown, Colfax was looking to continue its winning ride in the Division 3 playoffs. As luck would have it, the Lady Vikings hosted all three of its…

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Rowan receives University Staff Appreciation Award

MENOMONIE — Suzanne Rowan has received the University Staff Employee Appreciation Award for September at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Rowan, a native of Colfax who lives in Menomonie, is an associate in the communication technologies department.

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