Area Sports
Boyceville girls get offensive, sink Lake Holcombe Chieftains
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville girls’ basketball team took advantage of Lake Holcombe’s numerous turnovers when it hosted the Lady Chieftains in a non-conference basketball contest on Monday, December 16, turning several into points, lots of points. In fact, the Bulldogs put so many biscuits in the basket, particularly in the first half, that they held…
Read MoreBoyceville boys lose battle of the Bulldogs, but earn season’s first win against Wolves
Victory eluded the Boyceville boys’ basketball team in its first five games of this season. After Boyceville remained winless when a close non-conference contest played last Tuesday, December 17 at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser got out of hand in the second half and resulted in a 74-55 set back, the Bulldogs overcame a one-point halftime deficit last Friday,…
Read MoreLady Hilltoppers fall to unbeaten New Auburn
NEW AUBURN — After getting off to a 3-2 start, the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team lost its third consecutive game last Tuesday, December 17. The girls traveled to New Auburn for a non-conference contest and were soundly beaten by the undefeated Lady Trojans, 51-29. Glenwood City was able to keep the game fairly close…
Read MoreElk Mound boys hang on for win over Colfax in D-SC Conference action
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — It wasn’t exactly a pretty game for either team but the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team played well enough to finish with a 55-49 win over the Colfax Vikings on the Mounders home court Friday, December 20. For first-year Colfax head coach Nick Heit it was a…
Read MoreB-C gymnasts compete in pair of meets
The Bloomer-Colfax gymnastics squad opened its 2024-25 season with a pair of meets last week. Bloomer-Colfax opened its season Tuesday, December 10 in La Crosse at the Performance Elite Gymnastics (PEG) Center where it placed second as a team with a score of 111.075. Four days later, on Saturday, December 14, Bloomer-Colfax finished ninth with…
Read MoreMcDonell-EM wrestlers open season
The Chippewa Falls McDonell Central Catholic-Elk Mound wrestling cooperative got the season underway at the Board Hyland Cardinal Invitational held Saturday, December 7 at Coon Rapids, MN High School. Just three grapplers – Haiden Hay, Anthony Hay and Ford Hay – competed for the cooperative. Haiden Hay wrestled at 139 pounds, Anthony Hay competed at…
Read MoreSpring Valley Cardinals fly past Colfax Vikings
By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — The Colfax boys’ basketball team traveled to Spring Valley Dec. 17 to take on the Cardinals, one of the favorites to finish near the top of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference this season. All five starters for the Cardinals are seniors and all of them have plenty of…
Read MoreGlenwood City boys fall to Spring Valley Cards in conference basketball opener
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — After splitting two non-conference games to begin the season, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team jumped into conference action last Thursday, December 12 with a game against Spring Valley. Like the Hilltoppers, the Cardinals were 1-1 and looking to get off to a hot start in Dunn-St.…
Read MoreBoyceville lady cagers split conference games
After dropping its conference opener in Colfax the previous week, the Boyceville girls’ basketball team literally jumped from the frying pan and into the fire as it had to host the vaunted Mounders, the conference’s two-time defending champions, in its very next contest. Elk Mound struck quickly and often when it visited Boyceville Tuesday, December…
Read MoreBoyceville boys surrender first-half lead, lose to Colfax
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — In a hard-fought battle from start to finish, the Colfax boys’ basketball team overcame an early deficit to pull out a 70-61 win over Boyceville Thursday, December 12 in Boyceville. The win was the first of the season for the Vikings and was the first career win for…
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