Elk Mound Schools

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The Mounder boys were probably still riding the high from their 52-23 rout of Durand the week before when they went to Boyceville last Thursday. The Elk Mound squad walked into the home of the Bulldogs on December 15 and controlled every aspect of the conference match-up on its…

By Cara L. Dempski Cats, even large ones, are known for sneaking silently up on their prey, waiting patiently, and then springing to the attack when their target least suspects it. In short, if you give a cat an opening, it will run all over you, which is a lesson Elk Mound’s girls basketball team…

By Cara L. Dempski The Buffalo proved a superior animal to the Elk when the Mounder boys’ basketball team went to Mondovi on December 6. The Buffaloes handed Elk Mound its first conference defeat by a count of 51-40. The Mounders hoped their home court would give them an advantage over the Durand Panthers when…

By Cara L. Dempski The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team stepped back on the court after Thanksgiving break in a big way. The Mounders ended the month of November by outscoring the Stanley-Boyd Orioles by more than three to one on November 28 to nab a 66-14 non-conference road victory. The team traveled to Mondovi…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — It was not the decisive win Mounders’ first-year head coach Mike Kessler had hoped for, but it was a win all the same when Elk Mound opened its season at home against Fall Creek on November 29. The Mounders put together a 68-61 win over the Crickets in…