Area Sports
Boyceville netters drop pair in Webster triangular, rebound with win over Amery on home court
After dropping both matches in straight sets at the Webster triangular last Tuesday, September 10, the Boyceville volleyball team returned to the friendly confines of the Dog House two days later and knocked off Amery in four sets. Boyceville, now 4-6 following last week’s 1-2 finish, heads into a busy week that includes its conference…
Read MoreTopper boys take first at Fall Creek Invitational; Lady Bulldogs finish in a strong second
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent FALL CREEK — The Glenwood City boys’ cross country team took first out of seven teams at the Knudtson Cross Country Invitational held at Fall Creek High School last Saturday, September 14 with a score of 60. Many runners find the Fall Creek course a bit challenging due to a…
Read MoreFirst-half scoring splurge lifts unbeaten Bulldogs to big win over E-PC Wolves
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent ELMWOOD — For the first time this year, the Boyceville football team looked up at the scoreboard and found themselves trailing in a game. Despite the fact it was Friday the 13th, panic didn’t ensue, the earth didn’t stop turning, and the sun rose in the east the next morning.…
Read MoreMounder volleyball wins another home quad; fall at Stanley-Boyd, McDonell
Elk Mound’s volleyball team had a busy schedule last week. Playing in three different venues on three separate days, the Mounders split their six matches. Elk Mound lost in straight sets at Stanley-Boyd last Tuesday, swept all three of its contests in Thursday’s home quad and lost a pair of matches in the Chippewa Falls…
Read MoreLady Vikings come from behind for five-set win over Somerset Spartans
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Colfax and Somerset volleyball teams kept their fans on edge when they faced off in a dual match held in Colfax September 10. In a match that had 45 tie scores, the Spartans appeared they would end things early when they won the first two sets 25-23…
Read MoreColfax XC competes at Somerset Invite
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SOMERSET — Several cross country runners from Colfax traveled to Somerset Sept. 10 to compete in the Somerset Invitational. Neither the boys or girls had enough runners for a team with the boys having just two competing and the girls four. Charlie Charbonneau placed 14th in a field of 83…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team stays unbeaten in conference play
The Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team continued to dominate play in the CloverCroix Conference as last week’s nine-hole meets. The squad also finished in the middle of its own 18-hole tournament, the Northwest Classic, hosted at Whitetail Golf Course last Wednesday, September 11. Defending WIAA Division 2 state champion, junior Belle Kongshaug, also continues to…
Read MoreElk Mound gridders squash Spectrum Sting, even season record with 60-0 win
ELK MOUND — After Osseo-Fairchild canceled its varsity football schedule for this season, it left fellow Cloverbelt Conference schools scrambling to fill the open date. Elk Mound along with Stanley-Boyd and Fall Creek were able to fill that opening by scheduling Spectrum High School out of Elk River, MN. The Mounders were the first Cloverbelt…
Read MoreViking football team sunk by Turtle Lake Lakers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — A year ago, the Colfax football team traveled to Turtle Lake for a game and came oh-so-close to coming home with a win. But things full apart and they ended up losing to the Lakers in the last minute. The Lakers came to Colfax last Friday the 13th…
Read MoreElk Mound volleyball partakes in Barron triangular, annual Menomonie Sprawl
It was a busy first week of action for the Elk Mound volleyball team as they played nine matches in total in a pair of events. The Mounder netters opened the new season at the Barron triangular Tuesday, August 27 and then capped the week playing Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31 in the…
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