Area Sports
Viking ladies prove Toppers’ downfall, sail past Mondovi
By Cara L. Dempski Most coaches aim to have their teams playing their best basketball by this time each season. After all, with girls’ regional play starting next Tuesday evening, one would hope area teams are playing with fire and energy as they head into the tournament season.
Read MoreBowling – 2-7-2018
Bowling – 2-7-2018
Read MoreBulldog wrestlers chew up EC North, win North Branch Quad
These Bulldogs finished the regular season on a sprint. Wrestling five duals in as many days, the Boyceville wrestling team enjoyed a clean sweep of its final week of competition before heading into the WIAA tournament series which will get underway this Saturday, February 10 with regional competition.
Read MoreHilltoppers take down Cardinals to finish as D-SC wrestling runners-up
Glenwood City’s wrestlers have shown themselves to be a resilient group all year along. And last week was no different. After suffering a heartbreaking 48-28 home loss to rival Boyceville last Tuesday, January 30, in what was essentially a battle for this year’s Dunn-St. Croix wrestling crown, the Hilltoppers bounced back for a pair of…
Read MoreGC boys get road win at Mondovi, succumb at Durand
By Cara L. Dempski Last week was one big road trip for the Hilltopper boys, who headed to Mondovi early in the week, before taking a Friday trip to Durand. Glenwood City faced Mondovi on the Buffaloes’ home court January 30 and headed back north later that night with a 4-5 conference record after nabbing…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs battle to the end in win over Toppers
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — If you only saw the first half of the Boyceville girls’ home game versus Glenwood City last Thursday, you likely assumed the entire contest was a low-scoring affair. While those people would not be entirely wrong, it would be unfair to both the Bulldogs and Hilltoppers to say second…
Read MoreBoyceville girls lose Bulldog Battle, preyed upon by Panthers
By Cara L. Dempski It was dog versus dog to start last week, then the dogs tangled with some cats, before hanging out with some Hilltoppers to end the week. The Lady Bulldogs opened the week of January 29 with a Monday-evening road trip to Chetek for a Bulldog Battle against the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser ladies.
Read MoreBoyceville boys lose nail-biter to EM, nab win against EPC
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — One Dunn-St. Croix coach described this season’s Bulldog boys’ basketball team as “scrappy,” and those watching the Dogs play Elk Mound last week might agree. It seemed Ben Luer’s Boyceville squad, who are definitely turning up its play as the playoff approach, did not want to let the Mounders…
Read MoreBoyceville claims D-SC wrestling title with dual victory over Glenwood City
GLENWOOD CITY — Aspirations and goals are what drives individuals. And it’s no different for a collective unit such as a team. So when rivals Boyceville and Glenwood City squared off for their annual wrestling dual in the Hilltoppers’ high school gymnasium January 30, both squads – neither of which had be beaten in conference…
Read MoreElk Mound girls shoot well in confidence-builder at Spring Valley
By Cara L. Dempski SPRING VALLEY — Everyone knows a crushing blow can sometimes be cured – or at least softened – by a big confidence booster. So, the Mounders were pleased to add a W to their win-loss column last Thursday at Spring Valley a little less than a week after falling to the…
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