Boyceville Sports

By Cara L. Dempski Bulldogs head cross country coach Corey Day is seeing some promising signs on his team of unknowns as it kicks off 2017. The Boyceville boys’ put in a nice afternoon at the Bruce Cross Country Invitational August 29 to take seventh place out of 13 teams with a score of 125.…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Bulldogs are known as tough, tenacious creatures with the ability to bite onto quarry and lock their jaws. Historically, this has given them status as excellent guard dogs in addition to being loyal family pets. Pirates, on the other hand, are known for the element of surprise, successfully raiding…

BOYCEVILLE — What a difference a week can make. Just seven days after Boyceville senior quarterback Bryce Boda delivered a record-setting performance, with nine touchdowns (seven passing and two more rushing) on the road against Chequamegon, he was scrambling to just complete a pass in last Friday’s home opener against Clear Lake.

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — No one watching could say either of Boyceville’s wins during last week’s home volleyball triangular was pretty. But, a win is a win. The August 24 matches were originally scheduled as a quad with Cornell, Flambeau and Ladysmith in attendance. The Ladysmith girls were forced to drop the road…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Some teams have specific goals at the start of every season. Boyceville cross country coach Corey Day said his teams’ goals for 2017 are very simple. “We want to improve every day running, and in school,” he explained. “This group is really an unknown to me. I feel like…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — If Boyceville cross country coach Corey Day was hoping to learn more about his two teams of unknown factors, he got a nice lesson last week at home to open the 2017 season. The Bulldogs boys’ and girls’ teams ran as part of the Boyceville Cross Country Alumni Invitational…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Boyceville’s volleyball program had a lot to be proud of in 2016. Senior Madysn Riek earned first-team all-Dunn-St. Croix, and was named the conference’s player of the year. Her classmates, Morgan Kuhn and Hannah Guy, were presented second-team awards, and Brooklyn Hellmann was named to the D-SC honorable mention…

By Cara L. Dempski PARK FALLS — Observation number one for the Jordan Anderson era of Boyceville football: sticking to the game plan works. The Bulldogs walked away from their August 11 scrimmage at Clear Lake with a bad taste in their mouths. So, the team took some time out of each practice session leading…

By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — First-year Boyceville football coach Jordan Anderson has no small task ahead of him. The Bulldogs went 3-6 overall, and 1-5 in the Dunn-St. Croix, last season, leaving them out of the running for a playoff spot. Then, the team’s former head football coach, Brian Roemhild, citing a desire to…