Elk Mound Sports
Lady Mounders split D-SC contests, beat Mondovi but fall to Durand
By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad split a pair of conference games last week to stay in third place in the Dunn-St. Croix standings. The Lady Mounders easily corralled the visiting Buffaloes of Mondovi last Tuesday evening. Elk Mound bolted to a 30-9 halftime lead and coasted to a 57-27 win over…
Read MoreElk Mound boys’ basketball squeezes out wins over SCC and GC
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — For the first time all season, the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team was able to register back-to-back wins with victories over St. Croix Central and conference rival Glenwood City Hilltoppers. Opening a four-game home stand last Monday evening, the Mounders snapped a three-game losing skid with a 58-51 non-conference…
Read MoreLady Mounders take basketball wins over Altoona and Glenwood City
By Amber Hayden ALTOONA — The Lady Mounders’ basketball team hit the court twice in a six-day span, closing out the 2018 portion of their schedule with a non-conference contest at Altoona on December 28 before returning home last Thursday evening, January 3, to open the new year and conference play hosting the Glenwood City…
Read MoreElk Mound boys lose close games to G-E-T and Spring Valley
By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team tipped off against a pair of league leaders in their most recent contests. Unfortunately, the Mounders came up a bit short in both games, losing at home to Coulee Conference front runner Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau in a non-conference match up December 28 before suffering a heartbreaking 57-48 overtime…
Read MoreElk Mound boys basketball battle in loss to Prescott Cardinals
By Amber Hayden PRESCOTT — The Mounder boys’ basketball team traveled to Prescott on December 21 to take on last season WIAA Division 3 state champion Prescott Cardinals. Prescott built up a solid lead that had the Mounders battling the rest of the way that resulted in a loss of 67-34 for Elk Mound. “I…
Read MoreLady Mounders spear Somerset Spartans
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — The Lady Mounders’ basketball put their feet to hardwood for the final time in 2018 with a home game against the Somerset Spartans last Thursday evening, December 20. Elk Mound prevailed 53-36 in the non-conference home contest. “I thought we came out moving the basketball well, we weren’t as…
Read MoreElk Mound girls take two road wins; Radtke scores 1,000th career point
By Amber Hayden BALDWIN — Just call them the road warriors. The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team just wrapped up a successful three-game road trip with wins over Baldwin-Woodville and Elmwood/Plum City last week. The Lady Mounders have played away from the friendly confines of their own gymnasium in five of their past six contests…
Read MoreFirst-half defensive effort propels Elk Mound boys to win over E/PC Wolves
By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — A double-digit lead following the first half of play helped Elk Mound earn a 51-42 Dunn-St. Croix boys’ basketball win against visiting Elmwood/Plum City last Friday night. “We defended the ball like crazy in the first half, and I was extremely proud of them for that,” said head coach…
Read MoreColfax boys take win over Elk Mound in first showdown of the basketball season
By Amber Hayden COLFAX — In the first meeting of the rivals 2018-19 home-and-home regular season, conference series held in Colfax last Tuesday night, the Colfax and Elk Mound boys’ teams both had a some issues getting the ball into the hoop during the Dunn-St. Croix basketball showdown. Despite the man-to-man defensive coverage Elk Mound…
Read MoreMounders’ boys open conference play with road win over Boyceville Bulldogs
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — At first the game looked to be a runaway victory for the Mounders as they catapulted to an 18-2 lead in last Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix conference boys’ basketball opener at the Dog House in Boyceville. That lead eventually grew to a 33-8 advantage for Elk Mound with a little under…
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