Area Sports
Elk Mound boys bounced by Baldwin-Woodville
By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — In their only game of the week, the Mounder boys basketball team stayed home to face off against Middle Border Conference opponent Baldwin-Woodville on Thursday, January 14. The end result was not in the Mounders favor as they lost 58-35. Ben Heath and Kaden Russo did their…
Read MoreGIRLS BASKETBALL ACTION: Colfax girls defeat Elk Mound in low scoring game, both teams play multiple games
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Both Colfax and Elk Mound were coming off lopsided wins when they faced off in Colfax January 15. The Vikings won big, 75-24, over Spring Valley three days earlier while the Mounders picked up a 55-31 victory over Boyceville that same night. This may have had everyone thinking this contest…
Read MoreRaptor wrestlers win two at Durand quad; Brison Tuschl goes unbeaten
DURAND — In just their second competition of the 2020-21 season, the Bloomer-Colfax wrestlers found both team and individual success last Thursday in Durand. The Raptors scored a win over fellow Heart O’ North member Ladysmith and split with a pair of Dunn-St. Croix squads, beating host Durand before falling to state-ranked Boyceville in the…
Read MoreColfax Dance Team participates in season’s first competition
by Coach Vicki Seston The Colfax Varsity Dance Team competed in their first competition of the season on Saturday, January 16th in the River Falls WILDCATS Dance Invitational. The dance competition season was pushed back due to gathering restrictions. As a team we are so excited to be able to compete even if the competition…
Read MoreWITC awards over $87,000 for spring scholarships
WITC’s loyal and generous donors continue to provide important financial assistance to the students WITC serves. The WITC Foundation awarded 191 scholarships for a total of $87,810 toward spring semester scholarships. Victoria Hill of Colfax was awarded the Heart of the North Builders Association Scholarship. Ethan Kahler of Emerald received the WITC-New Richmond Staff Scholarship.…
Read MoreWIAA revises wrestling tournament series assignments and procedures
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association revised the 2021 Individual and Team Wrestling Tournament Series assignments and procedures. The WIAA Sports Medical Advisory and the Board of Control approved an increase to six teams gathering for wrestling competitions during the period of Jan. 17-23, and an increase to eight teams beginning Jan. 30,…
Read MoreBoyceville boys still in search of win after three more losses
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent The elusive ‘W’ has yet to be found by the Boyceville boys’ basketball team this season. With three games on the docket this past week, it was three more games in the lost column. The week started with a loss to Webster on Monday, January 4th by a score of…
Read MoreHilltopper boys drop pair of conference basketball games
by Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent Two more games and two more losses were in store for the Glenwood City Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team this past week as they struggled to find victory on the court. After a sluggish first half, the Toppers lost to the Mounders of Elk Mound 66-37, Monday, January 4th on the…
Read MoreBowling News – 1-13-2021
Sunday Nite League January 3, 2021 Living on a Spare 16 5 Bi-Polar Rollers 14 7 Unscripted Pursuit 13 8 Kuehl’s Trucking 12 9 Splits n Giggles 9 12 Out-4-Fun 7 14 No “F” in Strikes 5 16 Bye 0 0 HIGH IND. GAMES: Cory Schone 234, Mike Popowitz 202, Tracy Lawson 211, Ellen Koosmann…
Read MoreRockpile – 1-13-2021
Obermueller Trucking took the second quarter on the Hometown League by a slim 1 point margin over my Leaker’s Place team while BF Feeds also won the Town and Country second quarter by only one point over Melby’s!!! On the Wednesday afternoon league the M&M gals won the first half championship by 7 points, beating…
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