Glenwood City Sports

Two more races last week yielded another pair of top finishes for the Glenwood City boys’ cross country squad. With close to 1,000 runners and three dozen teams competing in the annual UW-Barron County Cross Country Invitational hosted by Rice Lake High School last Tuesday, September 12, the Hilltopper boys finished third out of the…

by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent CADOTT — Heading into their September 15 match against a winless Cadott squad, the Glenwood City football team was looking to build on a victory over Clear Lake the previous Friday. However, the Hornets were up to the challenge. Cadott’s rushing attack proved formidable, and its defense had two first-half…

SPRING VALLEY — After another rough start to their volleyball season, Glenwood City was hoping that the start of conference contests last Thursday would offer an opportunity to get back on track and secure its first win of the year. But, the Hilltoppers knew they had their collective hands full when they traveled to Spring…

CAMERON — The Glenwood City boys’ cross country team grabbed another third-place finished, this one coming last Thursday at the Cameron Invitational. The girls’ middle school squad also faired well in the highly-competitive September 7 race that feature 16 schools from throughout the area as it took  fourth place behind the winning effort of seventh-grader…

ELK MOUND — The Hilltopper volleyball squad come up emptied handed in its search for the first victory of the season after losing all three of its matches at last Thursday’s quadrangular meet in Elk Mound. Facing some strong competition which included Somerset and Ellsworth out of the Middle Border and perennial Dunn-St. Croix contender…

by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City football team has an offense with the capability to score early and often. While that would be on full display in the first half against Clear Lake on Friday, September 8, they needed more than flash to beat a tough Warrior squad. The Hilltoppers…

by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — Heading into their September 1 matchup against Spring Valley, the Glenwood City Football team was looking to end a decade of losses to the Cardinals. Not since a 30-29 victory on October 18, 2013, have the Hilltoppers notched a victory against their foe to the south. Glenwood…

The Glenwood City volleyball team’s early-season struggles continued last week as it finished 0-5 in multiple-school matches at Amery and Durand-Arkansaw. The Hilltoppers were swept in all five contests. They lost 2-0 to Spooner and Amery in a triangular meet hosted by the Warriors Tuesday, August 29 and then fell in straight sets two days…

GRANTSBURG — With an eye on returning to the state meet in late October, the Glenwood City boys’ cross country team got the season off to a fine start last Thursday, August 24 placing second in the annual Carlyle Sherstad Memorial Invitational in Grantsburg. Led by a pair of top-five individual finishers, the Hilltopper boys…