Area Sports
Boyceville uses strong second half to defeat Pepin-Alma in Level 2 playoff game
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — After winning their WIAA Level 1 game over Turtle Lake by a pretty hefty sum, the Boyceville football team played at home for the second straight week where they took on the Pepin-Alma Eagles in a WIAA Division 7, Level 2 contest last Friday, November 1. Pepin-Alma was…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs finish 10th in first WIAA state cross country meet
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The first-ever Bulldog girls’ cross country team to compete at state placed tenth out of 16 Division 3 teams at the 2024 WIAA State Cross Country Championships held at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids last Saturday, November 2. Boyceville head cross country coach, Jacob Peterson…
Read MoreHoffman runs in third straight state cross country meet
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent WISCONSIN RAPIDS — For the third year in a row, Hilltopper junior Clayton Hoffman competed at the division three WIAA state cross country championships at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. This year Hoffman placed 54th out of 151 runners with a time of 17:42.7. Declan Gregg of the…
Read MoreHilltoppers football season, playoff run ends with another loss to Spring Valley Cardinals
SPRING VALLEY — Glenwood City’s game plan when it headed to Spring Valley November 1 for its WIAA Division 7, level 2 football playoff game was simple – keep the ball out of the hands of the Cardinals’ offense as much as possible. It was a tactic that worked well for the Hilltoppers in their…
Read MoreBergeson family participates in 40th Army Ten-Miler
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Major Dale Bergeson (Retired) of Colfax has once again participated in the Army Ten-Miler held at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on October 13. Bergeson has participated in the Army Ten-Miler for 30 years. The race is always held in Washington, D.C. in October. This year, he ran the…
Read MoreGoodell runs in her fourth and final state cross country championship
by Renee Bettendorf’ Sports Correspondent WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Colfax senior Kaysen Goodell finished her high school cross country career at the WIAA state cross country championships in Wisconsin Rapids last Saturday. She placed 67th out of 147 runners in the girls’ Division 3 state race. “It is a great place to end a great career…
Read MoreBoyceville volleyball season ends with 5-set WIAA regional loss to Thorp Cards
THORP — This one will sting for a bit! In last Tuesday’s WIAA Division 4 regional volleyball opener, Boyceville, the tenth seed, jumped to a two sets to none advantage over seventh seed and host Thorp and led 16-10 in the third set. But, just when it appeared that the visiting Bulldogs might be on…
Read MoreGlenwood City uses ground and pound for WIAA football playoff win over Blair-Taylor
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BLAIR – The Glenwood City football team opened up WIAA Division 7 playoff action on the road against Dairyland conference co-champion Blair-Taylor. Instead of the normal mix of passing and rushing displayed by the Hilltopper offense, coach Shane Strong decided to roll out a game plan that primarily featured the…
Read MoreBulldogs sink Turtle Lake “Lakers” for level one win in WIAA football playoffs
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Playing at home against a team they had defeated by a score of 46-14 earlier in the season, the Boyceville football team overcame a slow start by their standards and beat the Turtle Lake Lakers once again, this time by a score of 49-20. Playing in Division 7…
Read MoreHoffman returns to state cross country meet
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — Glenwood City junior Clayton Hoffman is headed to state for a second straight year after qualifying at the WIAA Division three sectional cross country meet held at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott last Saturday, October 26. Hoffman placed seventh out of 131 runners in the boys’ varsity…
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