Area Sports
Lady Bulldogs finish fifth in the D-SC conference
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — It hasn’t been a picture perfect season for Jolene Bird and her Lady Bulldogs, but they managed to get a 6-8 conference record and went 9-11 overall. The Boyceville ladies wrapped up the regular season this last week with back-to-back home games against the co-leaders of the Dunn-St. Croix, hosting…
Read MoreLady Toppers end conference slate on high note with win over Spring Valley
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Lady Toppers haven’t had a picturesque season like they hoped, finishing sixth in the Dunn-St. Croix with a 5-9 record and 6-15 overall. Although Glenwood City struggled in a pair of loses to larger schools last week, the Hilltoppers did manage to sandwich its second conference win in…
Read MoreTopper men finishing strong with wins over Elk Mound and E/PC
GLENWOOD CITY — After nearly a month of not seeing a win, the Glenwood City boys earned back-to-back home conference wins this past week over Elk Mound and Elmwood/Plum City. The Hilltoppers stepped out onto the home hardwood last Thursday evening, February 14, to take on the Elk Mound Mounders, and hoped to take a…
Read MoreBulldog men struggle in back-to-back games against Spring Valley and Durand
By Amber Hayden In the game against Spring Valley the Boyceville men felt it was much closer than what the scoreboard read last Friday evening, February 15. A well-coached and solid Durand team visited the Bulldogs this past Saturday evening, February 16, and Boyceville just didn’t have enough to beat the Panthers on their home…
Read MoreGlenwood City wrestlers’ tournament trips come to abrupt end at sectional
INDEPENDENCE — For the first time since 2015, Glenwood City will be not be represented at the state wrestling championships when it begins this Thursday. The Hilltoppers’ sectional wrestling triumvirate consisting of senior Bryce Fayerweather, junior Tucker Lagerstrom and sophomore Andy Grant was unable to secure state qualifying berths to the 2019 WIAA Individual State…
Read MoreBoyceville wrestlers batter Whitehall but Saints retain team sectional title
LADYSMITH — The 250th dual meet victory of Jamie Olson’s coaching career was a memorable one. Boyceville’s venerable wrestling coach, now in his 21st year at the helm, had to savor this one. After a nine-year absence from the team wrestling sectional, the Bulldogs were back. But just being there was not enough for…
Read MoreSix Bulldogs headed to state wrestling tournament, three with sectional titles
INDEPENDENCE — Head coach Jamie Olson was concerned after his Boyceville wrestlers lost three of their seven quarterfinal matches in last Saturday’s individual wrestling sectional meet. As it turned out, there was no reason to be! Two of the three Bulldogs that had lost their opening-round matches, received reprieves when the wrestler they…
Read MoreLeaker’s Place Bowling Results – 2-20-2019
Hometown February 11, 2019 Striker’s 92.5 51.5 Hager Construction 89 55 FlagShip Ford 76 68 M&M Bar and Grill 73 71 Wilson Legion 72.5 71.5 Leaker’s Place 68 76 Obermueller Trucking 58 86 Pump House 47 97 HIGH IND. GAMES: Chris Turner 245, Nick Veenendaal 233, Dave Brandt 226, Bill Standaert 225, Dylan Dikeman 225.…
Read MoreThompson, Scharlau lead Colfax boys to sweep of Elk Mound
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — It’s called senior leadership for a reason. Colfax senior Ben Thompson scored a game high 29 points including 20 in the first half alone to help the Vikings build a slim four-point advantage over the rival Mounders in the first 18 minutes of play last Monday’s Dunn-St. Croix boys’…
Read MoreLady Mounders get big wins over Toppers and Wolves; mangled by Panthers
By Amber Hayden The final week of the regular season was a busy one for the Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad as it took on three conference opponents –the Glenwood City Hilltoppers, the Durand Panthers and the Elmwood/Plum City Wolves – in a five-day span. In the first game of the week, a rescheduled match…
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