Area Sports
Elk Mound splits pair of D-SC Conference volleyball matches
ELK MOUND — Despite a conference-opening loss in Boyceville a few weeks back, the Elk Mound volleyball team had an opportunity to keep pace with Dunn-St. Croix front runner Durand-Arkansaw when it hosted a pair of conference matches last week. The Mounders were able to earn a hard-fought, four-set win over defending conference champion Spring…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound girls win regional golf tournament
RICE LAKE — Colfax-Elk Mound was not going to be denied this time! After finishing second in last year’s regional tournament, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team delivered a dominant performance to win the 2024 WIAA Division 2 regional tournament held last Thursday, October 3 at the Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake. Following on…
Read MoreVikings let football game slip away in second half, lose to Clear Lake 35-18
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CLEAR LAKE — In a game featuring two teams without a win this season, the Colfax Vikings traveled to Clear Lake Friday, October 4 with high hopes of becoming the team to earn the first win. After being behind just 14-12 at the half and knowing they would get the…
Read MoreLady Bulldog harriers capture two third-place finishes
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent The Bulldog cross country teams had a busy week recently competing in two invitationals one in Cadott on Tuesday, September 24 and another in Durand just two days later. The varsity girls’ team placed third at both events while the boys took eighth and fourth place, respectively. At Cadott, the…
Read MoreQuick-strike Toppers overwhelm Colfax, ruin Vikings’ homecoming with 55-7 beat down
COLFAX — Coming into last Friday’s Dunn-St. Croix football contest in Colfax, the Hilltoppers had not scored a point in its previous six quarters of action. After trailing just 14-17 at halftime two weeks prior, Glenwood City was shutout by Grantsburg in the second half in 38-14 defeat and were then blanked by rival and…
Read MoreBoyceville overcomes early deficit to blister Clear Lake 58-10 for homecoming win
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — For the first time this season, the Boyceville football team found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Until the first quarter in their matchup with Clear Lake, the Bulldogs had not yet trailed on the season. However, that was exactly the position Boyceville found themselves in with 4:33 left in…
Read MoreGC spikers fall to Panthers, split matches in Webster
Glenwood City’s volleyball squad lost two of the three matches it played in last week including a conference contest. The Hilltoppers fell to 0-2 in Dunn-St. Croix competition when it was swept in straight sets on its home court last Tuesday, September 24 by the visiting Panthers of Durand-Arkansaw. Two days later, Glenwood City traveled…
Read MoreBoyceville volleyball comes up short in road loss to E-PC
After pulling off an exciting five-set home win in the Dunn-St. Croix opener against Elk Mound last week, the Boyceville volleyball team was looking to put another conference match in the win column when it traveled to Elmwood to face the Wolves of Elmwood-Plum City September 24. But, the momentum and excitement from that victory…
Read MoreHilltoppers run at Barron, boys take fourth
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BARRON — The Glenwood City varsity boys’ cross country team placed fourth out of ten teams at the Barron Invitational held at Barron High School on Tuesday, September 24. Hayward won the invitational with a score of 49, Cameron took second with a score of 93 and Shell Lake took…
Read MoreColfax spikers drop matches to Elk Mound and Clear Lake, finish 1-3 in Cameron
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After a three-set loss a week earlier to the defending Dunn-St. Croix Conference champion Spring Valley, the Colfax volleyball team was hoping to bounce back with a conference win when the Elk Mound Mounders came to town Tuesday, September 24. Elk Mound was also coming off a conference loss after…
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