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Elk Mound girls finish third, boys fifth at Durand Cross Country Invite
DURAND — Running last Thursday, September 21 on Durand’s Rolling Greens Golf Course, site of next month’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference Cross Country Championships, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ teams both grabbed top five finishes in the Durand-Arkansaw Invitational that featured nearly two dozen schools from throughout West-central Wisconsin. The Mounder girls, led by junior…
Read MoreViking runners compete in pair of meets
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Colfax cross country runners had the opportunity to compete on the same course the sectional meet will be held when they traveled to Cadott September 19. Two days later they ran in Durand which happens to be where the Dunn St. Croix Conference meet will be held. Cadott Invite Coach…
Read MoreMounder VB sweeps Bulldogs to stay unbeaten in D-SC play
ELK MOUND — In its only action of the week, the Elk Mound volleyball team swept the Boyceville Bulldogs in a Dunn-St. Croix match played last Tuesday, September 19 on the Mounders home court. Elk Mound prevailed 25-22 in a close opening set, took the second set 25-19 and won the third and final game…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound girls golfers claim first-ever CloverCroix Conference title
For the first time in its brief albeit successful history, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative has won a conference championship – the CloverCroix Conference title to be precise. Holding a three-point advantage (42 to 39) over Bloomer heading into last Thursday’s CloverCroix Conference tournament championship held at the Lake Hallie Golf Course, all that…
Read MoreColfax netters clipped by Spring Valley, defeat Clear Lake, compete in Cameron Invitational
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax volleyball team played a Dunn-St. Croix Conference match last week, hosting the Spring Valley Cardinals September 19 and two days later traveled to Clear Lake for some non-conference competition and wrapped up a busy week Saturday playing five matches in the Cameron Invitational. The Vikings dropped an exciting…
Read MoreMounders squash Crickets with explosive third-quarter gridiron performance
ELK MOUND — After trailing early and holding a slim three-point advantage at halftime, Elk Mound exploded for 28 unanswered points in the third quarter of its home game versus Fall Creek last Friday, September 22. The Mounders went on to squash the Crickets 50 to 20 in a pivotal Cloverbelt football contest. The Mounders…
Read MoreColfax Vikings fall to Elmwood-Plum City Wolves in gridiron action
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — There were a lot of positives that took place when the Colfax football team hosted the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves Friday night, September 22. The weather prediction of rain showers held off until 20 minutes after the game, making it a rather enjoyable night for a high school game.…
Read MoreBoyceville spikers lose to Pepin/Alma, Colfax
The Boyceville volleyball team came away empty-handed in a pair of matches last week. Looking to build some momentum for the start of the conference season later in the week, the Bulldog spikers made the long trek to Alma High School Monday, September 11 where they challenged the Eagles of Pepin/Alma. The Bulldogs were swept…
Read MoreMounder cross country competes in Rice Lake
RICE LAKE — Featuring nearly 900 runners and three dozen schools competing in large and small school divisions, junior varsity and middle school races, the UW-Barron Cross Country Invitational hosted by Rice Lake High School last Tuesday, September 12 is one of the fall’s premier running events in Northwestern Wisconsin. With 214 boys and 191…
Read MoreViking volleyball beats Bulldogs in five sets, competes in Hudson Invite
With senior middle hitter and all-conference performer Jeanette Hydukovich sidelined with an ankle injury suffered during a practice earlier in the week, Colfax volleyball head coach Kari Sedivy wasn’t sure how her squad would respond or perform when it traveled to Boyceville last Thursday for the Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener. After rallying for a three-point…
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