Area Sports
Boyceville boys drop three road game to open season on the hardwood
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent The Boyceville Bulldogs boys’ basketball team opened its 2024-25 campaign with a flurry of games. Three road games in five days to open the season would test the Bulldogs mettle right out of the chute. While Boyceville keep the games close in the first half of all three games, their…
Read MoreGlenwood City boys split opening basketball games, crush Cornell but fall to Bloomer
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team headed into the 2024-25 season looking to improve on a 10-13 record from the previous year. They opened with a pair of non-conference contests and ended the week with mixed results. Glenwood City opened action against Cornell on December 3. The Hilltoppers shot nearly…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs drop two out of three games
The Boyceville girls basketball team played three road games last week, but came away with just a single win. The Bulldogs traveled to Webster, for a doubleheader with the boys’ team, on Tuesday, December 3. But, much like their previous contest in Shell Lake, Boyceville fell behind early and lost to the Tigers 61-42. Boyceville…
Read MoreTopper girls win two of three in five days on basketball court
A busy week that featured three games in a five-day span, saw the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team win two of those contests. The Lady Toppers started the week out last Tuesday, December 3 with a non-conference home game versus Cornell. Playing a early game in a doubleheader with the boys, Glenwood City started fast…
Read MoreGC wrestlers dominate, win John Timm Duals trifecta
GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City was once again the cream of the crop at its own John Timm Duals Invitational held last Friday evening, December 6. In a dominate performance that kicked off their 2024-25 wrestling season, the Hilltoppers captured the John Timm title for the third consecutive year. “The men in stripes had their…
Read MoreBulldog wrestlers drop duals in Turtle Lake
TURTLE LAKE — It certainly wasn’t how Boyceville wanted to start its wrestling season. The Bulldogs finished 0-4 in the five-school, Turtle Lake/Clayton Dual Invitational held last Friday, December 6. Boyceville lost 64-18 to Osceola, 48-36 to Phillips, 39-36 to host Turtle Lake/Clayton and 46-24 to Northwestern. Osceola won the dual tournament with a 4-0…
Read MoreVikings lose heartbreaker to Clear Lake at UW-Stout Invite
By Marlys Kruger Sports correspondent MENOMONIE —Playing in a Saturday matinée at UW-Stout’s Northwest Tip-off Classic Saturday afternoon, December 7, the Colfax boys’ basketball team gave up an early lead and struggled at the free throw line, resulting in a 60-59 loss to the Lakeland East Conference Clear Lake Lakers. Things couldn’t have started any…
Read MoreEM boys open season with pair of wins
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound boys began the new season with a pair of home, non-conference wins. In last Tuesday’s home and season opener, the Mounders scored a thrilling 65-62 double overtime win against Arcadia. Three days later, Elk Mound followed it with another victory nipping visiting Stanley-Boyd 51 to 48. Arcadia Elk Mound…
Read MoreColfax girls use huge second half to pull away from Boyceville Bulldogs
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — In the Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener for both teams, the Lady Vikings opened the second half with an 18 point run that left the Lady Bulldogs in a hole too big to dig out of, resulting in a 54-27 win for Colfax in the game played Tuesday, December…
Read MoreElk Mound girls dump Durand-Arkansaw, throttle McDonell to remain unbeaten
The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team moved its early-season record to 5-0 with a pair of victories last week including a win in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener. The Lady Mounders had a tough test in last Thursday’s conference opener as they hosted title contender Durand-Arkansaw. Elk Mound controlled the game from start to finish…
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