Area Sports
Mounder volleyball drops D-SC opener, splits at Husky Invite
It was not how the Mounders’ volleyball team wanted to open Dunn-St. Croix play. Elk Mound dropped its 2024 conference opener in Boyceville last Thursday, September 19 as the host Bulldogs earned the five-set victory. Two days later, the Lady Mounders competed in the Eau Claire North Husky Invite where they finished 2-2 on the…
Read MoreMounders cage Durand-Arkansaw Panthers in Cloverbelt football game
ELK MOUND — The senior duo of running back Parker Dutzle and quarterback Logan Jerome led the Mounders’ football team to a Cloverbelt win at home last Friday, September 20. Jerome completed nine of his dozen pass attempts for 239 yards and four touchdowns while Dutzle rushed 22 times for 154 yards to help lift…
Read MoreDon’t miss Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt Oct. 5-6
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunting mentors to introduce the rich tradition of deer hunting to the next generation during Wisconsin’s annual youth deer hunt. The youth hunt offers hunters 15 years old and younger the chance to learn hunting techniques and develop a connection to nature at a…
Read MoreWI DNR reminds hunter to help maintain a healthy herd avoid baiting and feeding deer
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and the public to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and other illnesses between deer by following all baiting and feeding bans and refraining from baiting and feeding in areas where no bans are in effect. CWD is an always-fatal…
Read MoreVikings show improvement but lose to E-PC Wolves in gridiron action
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent PLUM CITY — Although they came out on the low end of the final score, the Viking football team demonstrated a lot of positives when they lost on the road in Plum City to Elmwood-Plum City September 20 by a score of 32-18. The Vikings had the lead twice in…
Read MoreColfax runners race at Rice Lake Invite
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent In a cross country meet in which 38 teams and over 1,000 runners competed, the Colfax boys and girls raced at the Rice Lake Invitational held on the UW-Eau Claire Barron campus Sept. 17. Runners from all three divisions in Wisconsin competed and the meet was divided into a Small…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound girl golfers edge closer to second conference crown
A record-breaking performance helped the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team move closer to securing its second straight CloverCroix Conference championship. In a busy week that saw the squad compete in three events including a pair of conference meets at the Valley Golf Course in Mondovi, Colfax-Elk Mound set a new team record as it finished…
Read MoreLady Viking netters swept by Spring Valley Cardinals
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — It was not a good start to Dunn-St. Croix Conference play for the Colfax volleyball team as they traveled to Spring Valley Sept. 19. Facing the defending conference champion Cardinals, the Vikings lost in three sets by scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-21. Brynn Sikora and Ruby…
Read MoreToppers succumb to Pirates second-half surge, suffer first loss of this season
GLENWOOD CITY — On an evening that recognized and honored the parents of the Glenwood City football and cheer squad members, the Hilltoppers rewarded their faithful supporters with a rousing first-half, home performance September 13. For much of the first half, Glenwood City stood toe-to-toe with the Grantsburg Pirates, who are listed as ninth in…
Read MoreTopper volleyball finishes 1-3
The Hilltoppers volleyball team won just one of the four matches it played in this past week. In its first official home match of the regular season, Glenwood City lost 3-1 to Eleva-Strum last Tuesday, September 10. Two days later, the Toppers trekked east to Elk Mound High School to partake in a quad meet…
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