Area Sports
Colfax boys end losing streak, finish with two wins, one loss for the week
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The week started off pretty well for the Colfax boys’ basketball team as it won a pair of games over two teams it had defeated earlier in the season. The Vikings had to come from behind in both games but won over Boyceville 75-53 Monday, February 1, ending a three-game…
Read MoreRockpile – 2-3-2021
Doug Standaert posted another “700” series last week. This time it was on the Thursday Senior League. Standaert started out with a 279 game and proceeded to chalk up a nice 718 series. Second in two weeks!! Great bowling “Wado”!!! Our 9-Pin No Tap Tournament starts this coming weekend. We’ve got a couple of local…
Read MoreLeaker’s Place Bowling Results – 2-3-2021
Hometown January 25, 2021 Melby’s Studs 44.5 27.5 M&M Bar and Grill 42 30 Obermueller Trucking 40 32 Wilson Legion 35.5 36.5 Striker’s. 34 38 Hager Construction 32.5 39.5 J M Photography 31 41 Leaker’s Place 28.5 43.5 HIGH IND. GAMES: Tony Obermueller 258, Bert Standaert 256, Chris Turner 237, Ben Krosnoski 237. HIGH IND.…
Read MoreGlenwood City boys nip Turtle Lake, fall to Spring Valley and Durand
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent Four games on the schedule this past week for the Glenwood City Hilltoppers Boys Basketball team produced mixed results with two wins and two losses. The week started with a close 42-49 loss to the Dunn-St. Croix leading Spring Valley Cardinals at home on Monday, January 25th. Then, on Thursday…
Read MoreBoyceville boys drop three more contests
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent Three games on the docket this past week for the Boyceville Bulldogs boys’ basketball team equaled three more losses. They started the week on Monday, January 25th with a loss against the Colfax Vikings at home. Followed on Tuesday the 26th with a loss against the Warriors in Amery and…
Read MoreToppers boys sweep season series from rival Bulldogs
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — It’s always a “big game” when your local rivals come to town. This past Thursday, January 28th was no exception when the Boyceville Bulldogs boys’ basketball team ventured west down Highway 170 to take on the Glenwood City Hilltoppers. Both teams are sitting at the bottom of…
Read MoreToppers girls come up short against Colfax, Elk Mound
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent The Glenwood City Hilltoppers girls’ basketball team had two games this past week and although they didn’t win either of them they played well and continue to work hard. First up was a game against the conference’s number one squad, the Colfax Vikings, on Monday, January 25th where the Hilltoppers…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs bite Wolves for win but lose to Buffs and Panthers
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent It took a little more than a month for the Lady Bulldogs to come up with their third win of the season in a week that also contained two losses. The Lady Dawgs hosted the Mondovi Buffaloes on Tuesday, January 26th, where they lost 39-54. On Thursday, the Boyceville girls…
Read MoreFour Topper wrestlers win regional titles, five move on to sectional tournament
DURAND — A youthful Glenwood City wrestling team, that has no seniors and just a single junior, had a lofty goal heading into last Saturday’s regional tournament – to win it! “Our goal was to win the regional this year,” said Glenwood City head coach Shane Strong succinctly. While the Hilltoppers fell short of that…
Read More12 BULLDOGS ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL: Boyceville hits trifecta with third straight regional crown as six wrestlers earn championships
DURAND — After down-to-the-wire, nail-biting victories in the past two regional tournaments, Boyceville took all the suspense out of this year’s meet. The Bulldogs dominated the 2021 WIAA Division 3 Regional Wrestling tourney held last Saturday at Durand High School for a second consecutive year. Despite this COVID shortened season, Boyceville looked in tip-top form…
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