Messenger Sports
Colfax claims first ever D-SC Conference softball championship with win over Elk Mound
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was a real battle from start to finish but with a come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Elk Mound Mounders in the game played May 7 on the Viking’s home field, it gave the Vikings a 12-0 record in Dunn-St. Croix Conference with two conference games left. Boyceville,…
Read MoreJeanette Hydukovich continues to win shot and discus, sets new school records
by Renee Bettendorf DURAND — At the Durand-Arkansaw track and field invitational held last Friday, May 3 at Bauer Built Stadium, the Colfax girls team placed fifth with 73.5 points and the boys placed seventh with a score of 52. The Durand girls and the Baldwin-Woodville boys won their competitions against nine teams. The girls…
Read MoreElk Mound boys finish third in Bloomer’s Dave Landgraf Track and Field Invite
BLOOMER — The Elk Mound boys’ track and field team, led by double winner Grandt Mueller, scored 78 points to cop a third-place finish out of 16 teams at the annual Dave Landgraf Invitational held last Tuesday, April 30 at Bloomer High School. With 15 schools scoring points in the girls’ meet, the Lady Mounders…
Read MoreScharlau, Meredith finish college basketball careers
By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Two former athletes from Colfax high school, George Scharlau a 2019 grad and Kameri Meredith a 2020 grad, both concluded their college basketball careers this past winter. Scharlau began playing for Division 2 Concordia University of St. Paul and played in all 25 games as a freshman and all 26…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound golfers finish as runners-up in Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY — In what turned out to be its only meet last week, thanks to some untimely rain showers, the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team enjoyed one of its best meets of season when it traveled to Spring Valley for a Dunn-St. Croix Conference competition. Colfax-Elk Mound had four of its five golfers finish…
Read MoreElk Mound softball drops three of four
After winning five straight, the Elk Mound softball lost three of its four games last week including a split in a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference games. The visiting Boyceville Bulldogs nipped the Mounders 1-0 in a Tuesday, April 30 battle for second place. Elk Mound, on an extended respite thanks to rain storms, didn’t…
Read MoreLady Vikings continue to roll through D-SC with wins over Durand and Spring Valley
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax softball team is making some noise around the area and the state as they remain unbeaten in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play at 11-0. With a 14-2 overall record, the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) has them ranked number seven in Division 4 as of April 29. (They…
Read MoreColfax baseball team splits games with Durand-Arkansaw Panthers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was a long wait for the Colfax baseball team to finish off their game against Durand-Arkansaw that started back in early April. The score was tied at 6-6 in the contest after eight innings and needed to be called due to darkness. The coaches decided to finish…
Read MoreMounder baseball survives scare from Bulldogs, shut out GC to remain unbeaten
There were some tense moments when the Elk Mound baseball team visited Boyceville April 29 for a Dunn-St. Croix Conference showdown. The Mounders’ perfect season appeared to be in jeopardy when the feisty Bulldogs, who trailed Elk Mound by just a single game coming into the contest, pulled ahead 7 to 6 after the fifth…
Read MoreElk Mound baseball dominates E-PC and Durand-Arkansaw to remain unbeaten
ELK MOUND — A display of overwhelming offensive firepower coupled with dominating pitching performances kept the Elk Mound baseball team unbeaten. In a pair of five-inning, conference contests played at home last week, the Mounders pounded out 20 hits and scored 31 runs as it improved to 7-0 in Dunn-St. Croix action and 9-0 overall.…
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