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Colfax contributes eight to 2018-19 Blackhawks’ wrestling cooperative
By Amber Hayden COLFAX — Colfax will once again co-op with Bloomer for the upcoming 2018-19 wrestling season under the tutelage of head coach Jim Poirier and assistant coach Adam Davison, a Colfax history teach, who is in his third year of coaching. Last year’s low numbers made for a disappointing season for the Bloomer/Colfax…
Read MoreLady Mounders take wins over St. Croix Central and Boyceville
By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team took to the hardwood twice last week with road games against St. Croix Central last Monday evening, November 26, and Boyceville on Thursday, November 29. The trip to Hammond was a successful one for the Mounders as they put up another win by a score of…
Read MoreColfax boys go unbeaten to open basketball season
By Amber Hayden THORP — The Vikings hardwood hopes could not have gotten off to a better start last week. Colfax’s boys went unbeaten in the opening week of their 2018-19 basketball campaign, garnering a trio of wins against Thorp, Ellsworth and Chippewa Falls McDonell Central. In Colfax’s November 26 season opener, the boys claimed…
Read MoreColfax girls’ basketball suffers first loss in Bloomer, dominates Spring Valley
By Amber Hayden BLOOMER — The Lady Vikings’ basketball team was on the road last week with trips to the home courts of the Bloomer Blackhawks and the Spring Valley Cardinals. Colfax made its way to Bloomer last Tuesday, November 27 and struggled as the team became rushed and panicked against a tough Blackhawks’ defense.…
Read MoreMounder boys struggle in opening week of basketball season, drop two out of three
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND— The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team took to the hardwood three times last week to open its 2018-19 season with a challenging non-conference slate featuring Fall Creek, Black River Falls, and Altoona. The Mounders tipped off their new campaign by hosting Fall Creek Crickets last Tuesday evening, November 27. Head…
Read MoreIndividual performances lead Bloomer/Colfax wrestlers to third-place finish at Timm Duals
GLENWOOD CITY — Boosted by solid individual performances, the Bloomer/Colfax wrestling squad opened the 2018-19 season with a third-place finish at the annual John Timm Memorial Duals held last Saturday, December 1 in Glenwood City. Five grapplers including three unbeatens finished with winning records for the Bloomer/Colfax cooperative. Colfax’s Luke Blanchard, a freshman 106-pounder, capped…
Read MoreGeorge Scharlau signs national letter of intent to play basketball at Concordia-St. Paul
Elk Mound girls lose season opener to Bloomer in low scoring basketball game
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team took a loss against the Bloomer Blackhawks last Tuesday evening, November 20 falling 40-31. In what was a low scoring affair all around, Elk Mound scored just eight points in the first half; Bloomer netted only 13 points. The second half of Tuesday…
Read MoreColfax girls open season with pair of wins as Coach Doucette notches 600th victory
COLFAX— With just a week’s worth of practices under its belt, the Colfax girls’ basketball team scrimmaged the Menomonie Mustangs on November 12. And as the Vikings’ long-time head coach Joe Doucette explained, a lot of his players gained some very valuable experience from that scrimmage, and it also showed areas where the squad will…
Read MoreMorgan Radtke signs letter of intent to Michigan Tech for volleyball
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — Morgan Radtke signed her letter of intent to play volleyball last Wednesday afternoon, November 14 during a ceremony held at the high school. The Mounders’ star athlete will begin her journey playing for the Michigan Tech Huskies starting in the fall of 2019. For Morgan, the passion for the…
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