Area Sports
Colfax boys open regional with win over Shell Lake, lose to top seed Clear Lake
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent In what would have appeared to be an even match, the number 8 seed Colfax Vikings hosted the number 9 seed Shell Lake Lakers in a first-round, WIAA Division 4 regional basketball game March 4. After a slow start for the Vikings, they used their size and speed to earn…
Read MoreColfax girls end season with sectional semifinal loss to Durand-Arkansaw
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent EAU CLAIRE – The third time just wasn’t the charm as coaches, players and fans of the Colfax girls’ basketball team had hoped. After losing to the Durand-Arkansaw Panthers in Dunn-St. Croix Conference action twice this season, the Vikings’ had a third chance to beat their rival conference team in…
Read MoreGC boys drop games to Colfax and Elk Mound, defeat Immanuel
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY -— As the Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team heads down the home stretch of the 2024-25 season, they hosted a trio of games in five days. While they dropped the opening two contests against conference opponents, they were able to pick up a victory in their final non-conference game.…
Read MoreBulldog girls maul Hilltoppers to earn regular-season sweep with 28-point win
BOYCEVILLE — After a few unproductive possessions to begin the February 17 Dunn-St. Croix girls’ basketball rematch, played in Boyceville, between the rival Bulldogs and Hilltoppers, Glenwood City finally broke the scoreless deadlock when senior Isabel Davis scored in the paint for a 2-0 lead. As it turned out, however, that would be the visiting…
Read MoreGlenwood City wrestlers finish outstanding season as team sectional runners-up
CLEAR LAKE — For the second time in three years, the Glenwood City wrestling program’s aspirations and dreams of a first-ever team sectional championship and its corresponding berth to the state meet were dashed as the Hilltoppers finished as the sectional runner-up once again. As in 2023, both Cumberland and Stratford stood between the Hilltoppers…
Read MoreUnser and McGee repeat as sectional champs, four Toppers headed to state
LADYSMITH — Glenwood City will have a quartet, including a pair of previous qualifiers along with two first timers, competing in the state wrestling championships later this week in Madison after securing medals and state berths at the sectional tournament. Hilltopper senior Wyatt Unser, a defending state titlist, capped his final sectional tournament with a…
Read MoreHellendrung rings up sectional championship and third straight state berth, Romero second
LADYSMITH — A year ago, Zach Hellendrung was Boyceville’s lone representative at the state high school wrestling championships. When Hellendrung returns to Madison later this week, he will have company! After finishing second in the past two sectional meets, junior Zach Hellendrung finally struck gold at Ladysmith High School last Saturday, February 22 when he…
Read MoreBoyceville boys go 2-1 on the hardwood for the week
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent The Boyceville boys’ basketball team wrapped up a busy week playing three games in five days, in which they won a pair of home contests. The two wins improve their record to 6-16 on the season, including a 3-10 conference record. They opened action on February 17 hosting Prairie Farm…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs sweep Valley
BOYCEVILLE — After sweeping Glenwood City three days earlier, the Boyceville girls’ basketball team looked to do the same when Spring Valley came to the Dog House last Thursday, February 20 for the final conference and regular-season game. But, Boyceville would need to do so without starting freshman guard Blake Jeske who suffered a broken…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls split final two regular-season games
After dropping a 52-24 decision at rival Boyceville February 17 to start the final week of the regular season, the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team was looking to finish strong with a pair of wins as it prepared for the post season. The Hilltoppers, however, earned a split. They pulled out a 38-37 conference win…
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