Elk Mound Schools
Mounders overcome sluggish start to beat Boyceville, earn play-off spot
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — You would not have guessed it after the spectacular opening-play pass and touchdown, but the Mounders were a little sluggish at the start of their September 30 victory over Boyceville. With barely five seconds off the clock in the first quarter, Dane Lew dropped back to throw and nailed…
Read MoreElk Mound girls cross country second, boys fifth at Osseo-Fairchild Invitational
By Cara L. Dempski OSSEO — The Mounders’ cross country teams ran their second-to-last race before the Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet when they travel to Osseo last Thursday, September 29. The girls raced away with second place with a score of 71, the boys, meanwhile, finished seventh with a score of 171.
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound school lunch menus – 10-5-2016
Colfax-Elk Mound school lunch menus – 10-5-2016
Read MoreMounders’ volleyball team drops four at Eau Claire North, beats Plum City to even conference record
By Cara L. Dempski Elk Mound’s volleyball squad had mixed results this past week. After dropping all four of their matches in the Eau Claire North Invitational Saturday, September 17, the Lady Mounders rebounded nicely with a three set to nothing road sweep in Plum City Thursday, September 22.
Read MoreMounders shut out Buffaloes to move to 2-1 in DSC
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound scored 13 points in the first and another 13 in the fourth of its September 23 home contest against Mondovi to bookend a game coach Dave Lew knew was going to be tough. “They (Mondovi) had a bad taste in their mouth from last year,” the…
Read MoreElk Mound girls take second, boys sixth at Mondovi cross country meet
By Cara L. Dempski MONDOVI — The Mounder girls narrowly missed winning the September 20 Mondovi Invitational, picking up 77 points in a tight race with Glenwood City, who finished first with 76 points. The Elk Mound boys took sixth place out of 11 schools, pulling together 162 points.
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound School Lunch Menus – 9-26-2016
Colfax-Elk Mound School Lunch Menus – 9-26-2016
Read MoreEM School Board accepts teacher resignation, recognizes elementary school teacher
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school board voted unanimously to accept the resignation of a middle school instructor during its September 19 regular meeting. Special education teacher Missy Schroeder has resigned her position at Elk Mound Middle School. She was also the middle school student council advisor. District Superintendent Eric…
Read MoreMounders beat Vikings 51-0 in annual gridiron showdown
By Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Graduates of Elk Mound and Colfax could probably tell some dramatic stories about the football games between the Mounders and Vikings over the years. The September 16 game between the two teams is one Elk Mound fans will likely be talking about for a long time, while Colfax fans…
Read MoreEM girls cross country place fifth in Rice Lake, win in Altoona
By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed in a pair of invitationals last week. The Mounder girls copped fifth in the small-school competition in Rice Lake on September 13 and came home with the team title at an invitational hosted by Altoona at the Eau Claire City Wells…
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