Area Sports
Elk Mound girls dominate Bloomer and Mondovi to close regular season
ELK MOUND — Since suffering its only loss of the season, a 35-38 non-conference setback at Baldwin-Woodville back on January 6, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad has embarked on an impressive and dominate 12-game win streak that has seen it win by an average margin of just over 39 points per game. That trend…
Read MoreElk Mound boys score trio of victories including pair against conference foes
The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team came away with a trio of wins last week including a pair against Dunn-St. Croix squads. Hitting the road last Monday, February 17, Elk Mound played at Baldwin-Woodville and returned home with a 68-52 win in the non-conference contest. The following evening, Elk Mound returned home to host Elmwood-Plum…
Read MoreColfax girls’ basketball team ends regular season with pair of losses
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent As they head into the WIAA regional tournament this week, the Colfax girls played two very strong teams, hoping the good competition would help them prepare for it. After dropping a home game to Fall Creek February 17 by a score of 60-42, they traveled south to finish off their…
Read MoreRaptors’ wrestling season ends at Amery Sectional
AMERY — The 2024-25 season came to an end for the Bloomer/Colfax boys’ wrestling team last Saturday when its three representatives in the WIAA Division 2 boys’ individual sectional tournament held at Amery High School were unable to qualify for the state championships. Neither of Colfax’s sectional participants, junior Blake Sparrgrove and freshman Jacob Wahl,…
Read MorePair of area girls advance to state wrestling tourney
LADYSMITH — A pair of Chippewa Falls McDonell Central/Elk Mound girl wrestlers will be competing in the state championships later this week. Isabella Giza and Hailey Pelkey both earned state berths at the WIAA girls’ individual sectional meet held Friday, February 21 at Ladysmith High School. Giza finished first in the 165-pound weight class while…
Read MoreColfax boys pick up pair of conference wins over Glenwood City and Mondovi
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Playing a pair of teams in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference, the Viking boys’ basketball team picked up two wins, starting with a 65-45 win at Glenwood City February 18, then ending their week with another road win against Mondovi 51-47 three days later. With those victories, Colfax improved to 9-5…
Read MoreTopper wrestlers crush Cardinals to secure share of D-SC crown, Unser reaches 150 wins
Another busy week on the wrestling mat saw Glenwood City achieve both team and individual accolades. In yet another dominating performance, the Hilltopper wrestling team secured a share of its fourth straight Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship when it crushed the Cardinals of Spring Valley/Elmwood 65-9 in a dual meet held Thursday, January 23 in the…
Read MoreTopper boys tame Elmwood-Plum City Wolves for D-SC win
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Hilltopper boys’ basketball team welcomed Elmwood/Plum City to town for the team’s first matchup of the season. Even though the Wolves came into the game with only a single conference win, they kept the contest tight for the Hilltoppers. The game was highlighted by seven lead…
Read MoreBoyceville boys drop games to conference leaders from Spring Valley and Elk Mound
Heading into last week, the Boyceville boys’ basketball team was scheduled to play Prairie Farm followed by games against the top three teams in the Dunn-St. Croix standings. While sub-zero temperatures caused the postponement of home contests against Prairie Farm and conference co-leader Durand-Arkansaw which were slated for Monday, and Tuesday, January 20 and 21,…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs lose conference game to Colfax
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Starting the second round of Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, the Colfax girls’ basketball team traveled to Boyceville Thursday, January 23 and defeated the Bulldogs 65-34. Earlier in the season, Colfax also prevailed 54-27 over Boyceville. After Kaysen Goodell of Colfax and Boyceville’s Chelsi Holden both scored, the Vikings…
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