Area Sports
Lady Bulldogs claim first-ever sectional cross country championship and state trip
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — For the first time in nearly twenty years, Boyceville is sending a pack of Bulldogs to the state cross country meet. In 2004 and 2005, the boys’ team made it to state, but this is the first girls’ team in Boyceville school history to make it there after…
Read MoreGC volleyball suffers 5-set loss in regional opener
LADYSMITH — The Hilltopper tried valiantly to cut down the Lumberjills in the pairs’ first-round regional match in the WIAA Division 4 volleyball tournament October 22. Despite a lengthy drive, 11th seeded Glenwood City nearly pulled off the upset against host and sixth seed Ladysmith in last Tuesday’s regional quarterfinal. But, in the end, the…
Read MoreViking netters end season with home regional loss to Shell Lake
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It wasn’t exactly the way the Colfax volleyball team wanted their season to end, but after hosting the Shell Lake Lakers in a WIAA Division 4, first-round regional contest Tuesday, October 22, the Vikings lost a four-set match to the Lakers, bringing their season to an abrupt halt.…
Read MoreKaysen Goodell headed to state cross country meet for the fourth time
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — Colfax senior Kaysen Goodell is state bound for the fourth time after qualifying at the WIAA Division 3 Cadott Cross Country Sectional meet held in Cadott last Saturday, October 26. She set a new personal best time of 20 minutes 2.2 seconds in the varsity girls 5K race,…
Read MoreEM football season ends with level one loss to SCF
ST. CROIX FALLS — The Elk Mound football team saw its 2024 gridiron campaign come to an end last Friday as it succumbed to another potent rushing attack. Eighth-seeded Elk Mound surrendered 316 rushing yards to host and top-seed Saint Croix Falls as it fell 42-8 to the unbeaten Saints in a WIAA Division 5,…
Read MoreElk Mound cross country teams compete in sectional
RICE LAKE — The cross country season for the Elk Mound runners ended at the sectional meet in Rice Lake last Friday as neither team nor any individuals were able to secure a state berth. The Mounder boys scored 299 points and finished 11th out of 14 complete teams at the WIAA Division 2 Rice…
Read MoreMounder volleyball drops WIAA regional opener
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team found tournament time to be all too brief. The seventh-seeded Lady Mounders suffered a season ending, three-set loss on their home court last Tuesday, October 22 to number ten Prescott in the opening round of the WIAA Division 3 regional tournament. The Cardinals (11-12), who finished fourth…
Read MoreHilltopper netters drop D-SC matches to end regular season
The Glenwood City volleyball team closed out the regular season playing two of the conference’s top teams last week. The Hilltoppers traveled to Elmwood last Tuesday, October 15 to face Elmwood-Plum City, who finished second in this year’s final Dunn-St. Croix standings. The first two matches were very competitive, but the Wolves eventually prevailed in…
Read MoreBoyceville girls claim second straight D-SC Conference cross country championship
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE – The Boyceville girls’ cross country team was favored to win the Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship for a second year in a row and they did not disappoint at the meet held on their home course in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. Freshman Blake Jeske was the Bulldog girls’…
Read MoreHilltopper boys repeat as Dunn-St. Croix Conference cross country champions
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE -– Even though they faced tough competition from Durand-Arkansaw, the Hilltopper boys’ cross country team defended their conference title at the Dunn-St. Croix cross country meet held at Tiffany Creek Elementary in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. “At the start of the season, our goal was to win the…
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