Area Sports
Vikings bow out of regional tournament with loss to Cameron
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CAMERON — After winning the Dunn-St. Croix Conference title a week earlier, the Colfax volleyball team began regional play as a number nine seed and had to travel to Cameron to play the number eight seed Cameron Comets October 19. The outcome did not end in the Vikings’ favor as…
Read MoreElk Mound netters finish season with regional loss at Prescott
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent PRESCOTT — The Elk Mound volleyball team set two goals at the beginning of the season and ended up falling a little short on both of them. With one goal being to win the Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship, they came oh-so-close, losing just one match to Colfax, the conference champions.…
Read MoreElk Mound’s Hazen, Schiferl and Schiszik to run in state cross country tournament
RICE LAKE — A trio of Elk Mound cross country runners punched their tickets to the state cross country championships during last Saturday’s sectional meet in Rice Lake. Juniors Ian Hazen and Aiden Schiferl and freshman Ellie Schiszik all earned individual state berths following their races at the WIAA Division 2 Rice Lake Sectional meet…
Read MoreColfax girls win WIAA cross country sectional crown, headed to State
BOYCEVILLE — Going into last Saturday’s cross country sectional meet in Boyceville, Colfax head coach Joe Doucette knew his girls’ team had a good chance to qualify for state for the first time in six years if they could run well, collectively. To say they ran well, might be a bit of an understatement! The…
Read MoreColfax Girls Cross Country Team heading to State
Bulldogs earn first D-SC volleyball win with five-set victory over Toppers
Coming into last Tuesday’s volleyball match, neither Boyceville nor Glenwood City had picked up a win in the Dunn-St. Croix standings. But someone would earn their first conference victory of the season when Boyceville welcomed Glenwood City to the Dog House October 12 for the rival’s annual volleyball showdown. The match went all five sets…
Read MoreBulldogs move into WIAA playoffs with victory over Clear Lake
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent CLEAR LAKE – Heading into their game October 15th, the Bulldogs were looking to do a few things. Tune up for the playoffs, stay healthy, and get a victory over a scrappy Clear Lake team. “I knew Clear Lake was going to come out and battle tonight. Their record does…
Read MoreGlenwood City crushes Colfax, moves into WIAA playoffs
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City football team needed one more win in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play to be assured of getting into the WIAA playoffs. In their final regular season game, which happened to be on Homecoming night, the Hilltoppers made sure there was no doubt they would achieve…
Read MoreTopper boys finish as runners-up, girls third at D-SC cross country meet
MONDOVI – The Glenwood City boys’ and girls’ cross country teams both had a pair of top five individual finishers in the 2021 Dunn-St. Croix Conference held in Mondovi last Thursday. Junior JJ Williams and senior Austin Nelson finished third and fourth, respectively, to help lead the Hilltopper boys to second place in the conference…
Read MoreBoyceville harriers compete in D-SC meet
MONDOVI – The Boyceville cross country teams capped the regular season by running in the annual Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet which was held under warm temperatures and sunny skies at the Valley Golf Course in Mondovi October 14. Both the boys’ and girls’ squads were able to field full teams last Thursday but came in…
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