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Colfax boys whip E-PC Wolves, trip up Glenwood City Hilltoppers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax baseball team came up with their first win on the ball diamond with 7-0 win on the road against the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves April 15. They continued in their winning ways taking a 5-2 win on their home field three days later over the Glenwood City Hilltoppers. The…
Read MoreDeer Council meetings set
MADISON—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and County Deer Advisory Councils are seeking public input to prepare for the 2024 deer season. Each county in Wisconsin has County Deer Advisory Council that meets annually to provide input and recommendations to the DNR on deer management in its county. Interested members of the public are…
Read MoreMounder boys capture second place, girls earned third at home invitational
By Renee Bettendorf ELK MOUND — Last Thursday, the Mounders hosted a track and field invite with Colfax, Durand, Boyceville, Mondovi, Bloomer and Prescott teams attending. The Mounder boys’ team took second place with a score of 140.5 points and the girls placed third with 115. The Colfax boys team scored 35 points which put…
Read MoreColfax baseball team drops conference games to Spring Valley and Mondovi
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent With help from ten free passes, the Colfax baseball team held a one-run lead in the final inning in the game at Spring Valley April 8, but let it slip away, losing 7-6. Twenty-four hours later they played on their home field and were shut out by the defending Dunn-St.…
Read MoreElk Mound shuts out Colfax in Dunn-St. Croix Conference baseball showdown
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound baseball team stayed unbeaten on the season and capped a 3-0 week with a 5-0 shut out of conference rival Colfax at its Village Park field last Friday afternoon, April 12. With that win and victories of 12-2 in Glenwood City Monday, April 8 and 7-5 at Bloomer’s Stuckert…
Read MoreEM softball defeats Cadott
ELK MOUND — Hailey Meyer allowed just three hits and struck out 11 Cadott batters to help the Elk Mound softball team earn its second win of the season with a 7-2 triumph over the Hornets in a non-conference contest played n the Mounders home field Tuesday, April 9. Meyer, who threw all seven innings…
Read MoreColfax-EM golfers finish third in pair of D-SC meets
The Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team placed third in a pair of nine-hole Dunn-St. Croix Conference golf meets held in Durand and Spring Valley last week. In its second conference meet of the young season, Colfax-Elk Mound placed third at Rolling Greens Golf Course in Durand Tuesday, April 9. Two days later on the Spring…
Read MoreColfax girls win softball games over Boyceville and Spring Valley
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Playing a doubleheader in April is not unusual with the weather situation, but playing against two different teams is a little different. When the Colfax softball field was unplayable due to a weekend rain, the Lady Vikings hosted Boyceville in an earlier than usual game April 9, then after taking…
Read MoreColfax softball defeats Elk Mound for sole possession of first in D-SC race
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND -— The Colfax softball team improved their overall record to 7-1 and 4-0 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, and after a 5-2 win over Elk Mound they sit all alone at the top of the conference. In a well played game between two solid teams, the Vikings beat…
Read MoreElk Mound softballers blank E-PC, fall to Boyceville and Stanley-Boyd
The 2024 softball campaign got off to a bit of a rocky start for Elk Mound. The Lady Mounders went 1-2 in its first week of play on the softball diamond. Elk Mound got the season and conference play underway with a 10-0 home shutout against the Wolves of Elmwood-Plum City on Monday, April 1.…
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