Area Sports
Bulldogs compete in Raider Wrestling Challenge
ARCADIA — In their only competition of the week, the Boyceville wrestlers traveled to Arcadia last Saturday, January 25 to compete in the 2025 Raider Challenge. The Bulldogs finished eighth out of 18 teams after accumulating 227 points. The effort was highlighted by half a dozen top five individual finishes which included a second-place showing…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls lose halftime lead and game as Spring Valley rallies for sweep
SPRING VALLEY — The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team was in search of not only a second consecutive win, but its second conference victory of the season when it traveled to Spring Valley January 23. The Hilltoppers appeared to be halfway to attaining both objectives when it held a 27-22 halftime advantage over the Cardinals…
Read MoreMounder boys defeat SCC in overtime, hold off Mondovi Buffaloes for victory
The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to four games with a pair of victories last week including one in overtime. After last Tuesday’s conference home game versus Glenwood City was postponed due to sub-zero temperatures (the contest has been rescheduled for February 14), the Mounders were left with a pair of…
Read MoreColfax girls earn sweep over Boyceville Bulldogs
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…
Read MoreColfax boys let halftime lead slip away, lose to Durand-Arkansaw Panthers
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent DURAND — After having a home basketball game against Mondovi postponed due to the cold weather, the Viking boys traveled to Durand for a Dunn-St. Croix Conference matchup after an eight-day layoff Friday, January 24. Colfax had two conference losses and were hoping to stay in contention for a conference…
Read MoreMcDonell/Elk Mound wrestlers drop duals to Stanley-Boyd and Spencer/Columbus
The McDonell Central Catholic/Elk Mound wrestling cooperative lost both of its duals at a Cloverbelt Triangular hosted by Stanley-Boyd last Thursday, January 23. McDonell/Elk Mound then participated in the Shell Lake Challenge two days later where it finished 16th out of 17 schools with a tally of 21.5 points. The McDonell/Elk Mound squad will wrestle…
Read MoreElk Mound girls sweep Durand-Arkansaw to remain unbeaten in D-SC league action
DURAND — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad started its second round of Dunn-St. Croix Conference contests in Durand January 23 with an all important rematch against Durand-Arkansaw. The league-leading Lady Mounders defeated the Panthers by 14 points in their first go-round played in Elk Mound on December 5 and came into last Thursday’s conference…
Read MoreRaptor wrestlers split home duals, finish fourth in Shell Lake Challenge
The Raptors’ wrestling team hosted a Cloverbelt Conference triangular at Bloomer High School Thursday, January 23 where it split its two duals. Bloomer/Colfax shut out Thorp/Owen-Withee 71-0, but fell to Cloverbelt co-leader Cadott by a 67-6 score. With those outcomes, Bloomer/Colfax is now 4-2 in Cloverbelt duals which currrently puts it in third place. Two…
Read MoreBoyceville wrestling team cops share of first place at Bloomer-Colfax Wrestling Duals meet
COLFAX — After winning just one wrestling dual the first month of the season, Boyceville won three times that in just its first competition of the new year. Boyceville won three of its four duals and finished in a tie for first place at a five-team, dual-format tournament hosted by the Bloomer-Colfax Raptors at Colfax…
Read MoreBoyceville girls begin 2025 with pair of losses
This wasn’t how the Boyceville girls’ basketball team wanted to start 2025. Despite an extended holiday break that offered a bit of respite, a pair of lengthy back-to-back, non-conference road games on consecutive days late last week seemed to wear down the Bulldogs and resulted in losses. The Lady Bulldogs trekked to Independence last Friday,…
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