Area Sports
Elk Mound reaches football playoffs with 62-0 blitz of Neillsville/Granton
ELK MOUND — A 40-point, first-quarter explosion powered by a strong ground game and complimented with three passing touchdowns propelled Elk Mound to 62-0 home shutout of visiting Neillsville/Granton in the Cloverbelt Conference and regular season finale last Friday evening, October 18. The victory locked up a berth in the WIAA playoffs which begin this…
Read MoreTopper boys take first at Spring Valley invite
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — With three runners placing in the top ten, the Glenwood City high school boys’ cross country team took first place at the Spring Valley Cross Country meet held on October 3 at Spring Valley High School. Clayton Hoffman took second in the race with a time of…
Read MoreBulldog runners race at Cumberland and Spring Valley
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent It was another busy week for the Boyceville cross country teams as they traveled to Cumberland on October 1 and then to Spring Valley on October 3. The varsity girls’ team won in Spring Valley and the boys placed fifth. In Cumberland, the girls placed fourth and the boys placed…
Read MoreBoyceville volleyball sweeps Glenwood City; both go on to play additional D-SC matches
A year ago, Glenwood City went into Boyceville and earned its lone conference volleyball victory at the Bulldogs’ expense. With Glenwood City hosting rival Boyceville last Tuesday, October 1 during homecoming week, no less, the Bulldogs figured turn about was fair play and swept their hosts in three sets. Boyceville looked to add a third…
Read MoreGlenwood City rallies in second half for homecoming victory over Turtle Lake
GLENWOOD CITY — As they say, it’s not how you start, but how you finish that counts. Well, Glenwood City got off to a bit of a rough start in its annual homecoming football game played against visiting Turtle Lake last Friday, October 4. Surrendering some long pass plays to the Lakers coupled with a…
Read MoreBulldogs overcome slow start and turnovers to fly past Unity Eagles and remain unbeaten
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BALSAM LAKE — The undefeated Boyceville football team’s road trip to Unity looked to be a cake walk. The Eagles came into the October 4 Dunn-St. Croix/Lakeland crossover matchup with only a single win and losers of three straight. Regardless, Unity proved up to the task and gave the Bulldogs…
Read MoreLady Vikings split pair of D-SC Conference volleyball matches
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax volleyball team played two Dunn-St. Croix Conference matches last week and lost a very competitive match in four sets at Elmwood-Plum City October 1. Two days later they hosted Glenwood City and earned their first conference win by sweeping the Hilltoppers in three sets. Elmwood-Plum City The first…
Read MoreColfax harriers, short on numbers but long in determination; race in SV
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — Fourteen Colfax athletes competed at the Spring Valley Cross Country Meet held on October 3. Despite their small numbers the Vikings have several strong runners and hope to do well at the upcoming conference meet. “It’s been a little different the last couple of years. We always…
Read MoreMounders battered by Buffaloes ground game, drop homecoming contest 35-12
ELK MOUND — Elk Mound knew it was in for a challenge when it hosted Mondovi for its annual homecoming game last Friday, October 4. The Mounders needed to control the line of scrimmage and the Buffaloes’ vaunted ground attacked if they were to earn their fourth straight victory. Mondovi’s ground game, however, proved nearly…
Read MoreEM runs at Spring Valley, girls take third
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed at Spring Valley High School on Thursday, October 3. The high school girls’ team placed third out of four teams and the boys placed fourth out of six teams. In the girls’ competition, Boyceville won the meet with 35 points,…
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