Glenwood City Sports
Hilltopper boys improvement on basketball court will rely on returning letter winners
GLENWOOD CITY — If the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team is to improve upon its 3-19 finish from a year ago, it will need to rely on returning letter winners and bring some of the promising newcomers up to speed quickly. Gone are the team’s top three scorers and three of its best four rebounders…
Read MoreTopper girls drop pair to open basketball season
A new season offers new opportunities for victory, unfortunately for the Glenwood City girls’ basketball team its 2023-24 hardwood campaign began like the previous year’s ended, with a pair of road losses. The Hilltoppers were pummeled 82-20 by the Spartans of Somerset in last Tuesday’s, November 14, season opener. Although the Toppers put more points…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls basketball will work to improve competitiveness, earn more wins
GLENWOOD CITY — An important key to rebuilding the Glenwood City girls’ basketball program for success on the court is stability. It’s a priority for Kirsten Konder who heads into her second season as the Lady Hilltoppers head coach. “As the team had four head coaches in four years, the largest obstacle is building a…
Read MoreHoffman finishes cross country season at state
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The state cross country championships are like no other race competitors run in all season long. With nearly a thousand competitors across three divisions for boys and girls and even more spectators lining the course, it can be a challenging and nerve-racking experience even for those runners that have had the privilege…
Read More2023 D-SC All-Conference Cross Country teams announced
D-SC CROSS COUNTRY FIRST TEAM – BOYS Landon Clark MON SR Clayton Hoffman GC SO Zayne Richardson DUR FR Conner Davidson DUR SO Ilan Anderson GC JR Caleb Beskow EM SR Carson Hass MON SO SECOND TEAM – BOYS Connor Berends GC SR Garrett Gross GC SO Bodie Folczyk EM SR Arthur Mathis MON FR…
Read MoreGC boys finish fourth at cross country sectional, Hoffman earns state berth
CADOTT — “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” – Robert Burns In other words, no matter how carefully one plans, sometimes, somethings may go wrong and often do so in the most inopportune times! Such was the case for the Glenwood City boys’ cross country team. The Hilltoppers had not…
Read MoreTopper volleyball season ends with loss to Webster
WEBSTER — The WIAA playoffs offer a fresh start for all teams especially those, like the Glenwood City volleyball team, that struggled throughout the regular season. Hoping to “catch a Tiger by the tail” and secure at least one tournament win when they visited number three seed Webster last Tuesday, October 17 in a WIAA…
Read MoreHilltoppers unable to crack goal line, lose level 1 football playoff game to stingy Edgar Wildcats
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent Edgar – Coming off a shutout loss the previous week, the Hilltopper football team faced an uphill battle when they traveled to Edgar for their WIAA Division 7, Level 1 matchup against the Wildcats. Edgar, the #2 seed, came into the game boosting an 8-game winning streak, including the last…
Read MoreGC volleyball finishes regular season with pair of D-SC losses
The Glenwood City volleyball team wrapped up its regular season last week with a pair of Dunn-St. Croix conference matches. Aspirations of a second or even third conference victory went unfulfilled as the Hilltoppers dropped both contests in straight sets. Playing on the home court of second-place Elk Mound last Tuesday, October 10, Glenwood City…
Read MoreGlenwood City boys claim Dunn-St. Croix cross country championship
DURAND — A year ago, the Glenwood City boys’ cross country team finished second in the conference meet. This season, the Hilltoppers were not going to be denied. And they weren’t! The Glenwood City boys’ quenched their thirst for a Dunn-St. Croix Cross Country championship last Thursday, October 12 when they ran away with the…
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