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Colfax-Elk Mound golfers qualify for sectional meet
TREMPEALEAU — The Colfax-Elk Mound golf team is headed to sectional competition. The cooperative grabbed the final sectional berth when it finished fourth in the WIAA Division 2 Arcadia boys’ golf regional held Wednesday, May 22 at the Trempealeau Mountain Golf Course. The tournament, which was slated for the previous day, had to be postponed…
Read MoreEM baseball caps regular season with win over SCC
ELK MOUND — With Elk Mound and St. Croix Central both drawing the top seeds and first-round byes in their respective WIAA divisional baseball tournaments (the Mounders in Division 3 and Panthers in Division 2), the pair decided to take on one another in a non-conference contest last Thursday to cap their respective regular season…
Read MoreColfax baseball team ends season with regional loss to Neillsville-Granton
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent NEILLSVILLE — As a number 12 seed in the WIAA regional tournament, the Colfax Vikings traveled to Neillsville to take on the number five seed Neillsville-Granton team May 23. Neillsville-Granton was 11-8 overall with a second place finish in the Cloverbelt East Conference. Although the Vikings had a few chances…
Read MoreMounder softball shut out in regional opener
ARCADIA — On paper it looked to be a good match-up when fifth-seeded Elk Mound visited fourth-seed Arcadia last Wednesday, May 22 for a WIAA Division 3 regional softball semifinal. The tournament opener for both squads, which had to be delayed a day due to heavy rains, turned out to be just that – a…
Read MoreLady Vikings fall in softball regional final to McDonell Central Macks
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After having to wait an extra day to begin WIAA regional play due to heavy rain in the area, the Colfax softball team began their quest for a second consecutive regional title with a 12-0 blasting at home over Cornell/Lake Holcombe May 22. 24 hours later they traveled to Casper…
Read MoreArea youth participate at MOHEE at Mackenzie Center
Designed for youth in grades 4-7 the Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo, MOHEE, (pronounced MO’-hee) at the DNR’s Mackenzie Center May 15-16 drew in over 4,000 students. Most of the students who attend MOHEE pass through the DNR’s BB Gun range, according to Kimberly Chroninger, DNR Outdoor Skills Trainer. This year the DNR erected two…
Read MoreElk Mound boys repeat as D-SC track and field champions, girls finish third
BOYCEVILLE — For a second straight year, the Elk Mound boys’ track and field team dominated the Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet. Under near perfect conditions, the Mounder boys showed off their talent and depth once again as they copped eight first-place finishes, four seconds, five thirds and a dozen other top eight finishes (team points…
Read MoreElk Mound softball shuts out Spring Valley, bombed by Fall Creek Crickets
The final two games of the regular season produced two vastly different outcomes for the Elk Mound softball squad. The Mounders capped their Dunn-St. Croix Conference schedule last Monday, May 13 with a 10-0 home-field victory over the Spring Valley Cardinals. The six-inning win gave Elk Mound 10-4 finish and share of second place along…
Read MoreMounder baseball wins three conference contests to finish unbeaten in D-SC play
Elk Mound closed out the conference portion of its baseball schedule with a trio of victories last week. The Mounders sandwiched a pair of 10-run wins over Spring Valley and Durand-Arkansaw around an extra-innings, walk-off victory over a tenacious pack of Bulldogs from Boyceville to compete a perfect 14-0 conference season and earn their second…
Read MoreColfax track and field teams compete in Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Led by double winner Jeanette Hydukovich and the 4×800 meter relay team, the Viking girls placed fourth in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference track and field meet held in Boyceville May 14 while the boys finished seventh. Under ideal weather conditions, Mondovi repeated as the conference champions for the…
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