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STATE BOUND: Boyceville baseball to make second ever state appearance following sectional sweep
By Amber Hayden CHIPPEWA FALLS — It is hard to beat solid pitching and good hitting. And Boyceville demonstrated both in last Tuesday’s sectional baseball tournament. The Bulldogs’ got lights out pitching from sophomore hurlers Connor Sempf and Walker Retz along with timely hitting and run production to boost Boyceville to its first sectional championship…
Read More2019 D-SC all conference softball teams announced
2019 DSC ALL CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAMS FIRST TEAM Amber Retzloff BV Sr. Bailey Bradford COL So. Hannah Prissel DUR Sr. Anna Blanford E/PC So. Kali Brathol E/PC Sr. Clare Hallum EM Jr. Hailey Blaskowski EM Jr. Maggie Wallin GC Sr. Delanie Fayerweather GC So. Maddie Oehlke GC So. Erin Seifert P/A Sr. SECOND TEAM Hannah Johnson BV…
Read MoreColfax Sportsmen’s Club puts new shooting bays into service
by Jim Nosker Colfax Sportsmen’s Club has put seven new shooting bays into service at the Colfax/Dunn County Shooting Sports Complex. While finishing touches are still needed, the bays are the culmination of a project that was started last fall and which involved moving tens of thousands of yards of dirt. Participants got to try…
Read MoreBoyceville wins baseball sectional, heading back to state for first time in 19 years
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Boyceville Baseball nation is in a state of euphoria after their beloved Bulldogs’ team captured its first sectional championship in 19 years. Sophomore Connor Sempf pitched a two-hit, complete-game shut out to lead Boyceville to a 2-0 semifinal victory over a good Neillsville squad. In the championship game, the Bulldogs’…
Read MoreWallin named D-SC softball “Player of the Year”
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — To say the least, the 2019 season has been nothing short of magical for this year’s Dunn-St. Croix Player of the Year, Maggie Wallin. “It’s still so surreal to me,” Wallin explained. “But me and my mom have a saying. ‘I’m unstoppable’.” Wallin has pitched 130 and two-thirds innings…
Read MoreTopper’s softball season ends with sectional loss to Thorp Cardinals
By Amber Hayden THORP — For the second year in a row, the Glenwood City Hilltoppers’ softball season has come to an end at the hands of the Thorp Cardinals. Thorp bested Glenwood City and ace hurler Maggie Wallin 4-1 on its home field last Tuesday, May 28 in the WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal…
Read MoreBulldogs’ baseball moves on to sectional with wins over Elk Mound and Regis
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — The goal of a 2-0 week for the Boyceville Bulldogs came true when they took home wins over Elk Mound and Regis to capture the WIAA Division 3 baseball regional championship last week. Thus allowing the Bulldogs to advance to yesterday’s sectional tournament. Top-seeded Boyceville used timely hitting and solid…
Read MoreGlenwood City golf season ends at sectional tournament
CUMBERLAND — Glenwood City’s 2019 golf season came to a conclusion last Tuesday in Cumberland. The Hilltoppers’ finished eighth among the 12 teams that competed in the WIAA Division 3 Cumberland Boys’ Golf Sectional held at Cumberland Golf Course May 28. Glenwood City finished the 18-hole tournament with a final stroke count of 394 just…
Read MoreToppers’ Hadin DeSmith caps career with third-place finish in state 110 high hurdles
By Amber Hayden LA CROSSE — Glenwood City senior Hadin DeSmith saved his best performance for his last-ever high school competition. Fueled by some disappointment suffered the previous day and a desire to represent his school in the best way he knew how, DeSmith ran a personal record time in the finals of the boys’…
Read MoreMounders’ golf duo finishes season at sectional meet
HAYWARD — The Elk Mound golf duo of Ethan Rubenzer and Max Marquardt capped the Mounders’ 2019 season by competing in the WIAA Division 2 boys’ golf sectional. While the pair were unable to advance to this week’s state championships, which were held this past Monday and Tuesday at Unversity Ridge in Madison, they did…
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