Area Sports
Colfax girls fall to Fall Creek Crickets in Western Wisconsin Basketball Classic
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Eight games were played in the Western Wisconsin Girls’ Basketball Classic hosted by Colfax High School Saturday, December 7. All eight teams in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference faced off against a team in the Cloverbelt West Conference starting with Boyceville against Osseo-Fairchild at 8:30 Saturday morning and ending…
Read MoreB-C wrestlers finish 2-3 in GC Duals
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the start of a public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries. The public comment period runs until Jan. 10. Generally, the draft rule proposes a return to habitat-based deer management units…
Read MoreBoyceville will lean on experienced upper weights to lead wrestling team this year
BOYCEVILLE — After a 13-13 finish a year ago which included a 2-2 mark in the Dunn-St. Croix, good for third, the Boyceville wrestling team will look to its experienced wrestlers in the upper weight classes to lead in the 2024-25 mat season. Veteran head coach Jamie Olson, who starts his 26th year at the…
Read MoreBoyceville boys look to improve on basketball court in 2024-2025 season
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — After finishing 12-13 overall and 6-8 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play a year ago. Bulldog head boys’ basketball coach, Colby Dotseth, and his team have set goals this year of playing better than .500 ball and winning their first playoff game since the 2014 season. “We were not…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls drop basketball game to Clayton
CLAYTON — Glenwood City got off to slow start having scored just 11 first-half points when it visited Clayton last Tuesday, November 26 for a non-conference girls’ basketball game. Despite doubling its scoring output in the second half, the Hilltoppers lost 47-35 to the host Bears, which evened the locals early season record at 1-1.…
Read MoreGlenwood City wrestlers seek fourth straight D-SC championship and more
GLENWOOD CITY — Winning can be contagious, just ask the Glenwood City wrestling team. During last season, Glenwood City captured its third straight Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship along with back-to-back titles as the John Timm Memorial Dual and Northern Badger Classic Division 3 (small schools) champions. With an impressive 17-3 dual meet record, the Hilltoppers…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs fall to Lakers in non-conference match
SHELL LAKE — Whether it was the long drive or a lack of routine due to the week-long Thanksgiving break, the Boyceville girls fell behind early against Shell Lake last Tuesday, November 26 for a non-conference basketball contest. Despite getting to within six points of the host Lakers, the cold-shooting Bulldogs were unable to fully…
Read MoreColfax girls split games to begin season
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It certainly wasn’t the best way to begin the basketball season for the Colfax girls as they lost on the road to a very good Eau Claire Regis team 71-55 November 19. But, the Vikings turned things around pretty quick when they earned a huge win over Division 3 competitor…
Read MoreRaptor wrestlers return experience, look to improve finish in Cloverbelt
After finishing 4-5 in duals a year ago, third-year head coach Brayden Johnson is looking for his Bloomer-Colfax wrestling team to finish in the top half of the Cloverbelt Conference in the 2024-25 season. Although the Raptors lost a pair of dynamic wrestlers – Colfax’s Ayden Anderson and Kendra Hamman – to graduation last spring,…
Read MoreViking boys drop first game of the season to McDonell Central
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Chippewa Falls McDonell Central Macks have had their way with the Colfax boys’ basketball team over the past few seasons and this year was no exception. Colfax hosted the Macks November 26 in the season opener for both teams and the Macks went home with a 59-47…
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