Glenwood City Sports
Millermon rises above adversity to wrestle in third straight state tourney
MADISON – It has been a difficult senior season for Glenwood City wrestler Savanna Millermon. A very difficult one! The season had barely gotten underway when her father, Shawn Millermon, the man who had introduced her to the sport of wrestling and installed a love for it, passed away December 7 following complications from heart…
Read MoreTopper boys close out regular season with losses to Luck and Elk Mound
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent Coming down the final stretch of the 2023-24 season, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team was looking to build momentum for the upcoming WIAA Division 5 tournament. Their first game was a non-conference match up against a struggling Luck squad, while their season finale pitted them against a strong Elk…
Read MoreGlenwood City girls’ season ends with opening-round playoff loss to Turtle Lake
TURTLE LAKE – The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team has had its ups and downs this season, but it has showed positive signs of improvement. After going winless in Dunn-St. Croix a year ago, the Hilltoppers won three conference games this season, their most since the 2020-21 campaign. They also had a three-game win streak…
Read MoreBulldogs boys run past Hilltoppers, earn season sweep for second straight year
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE – Much like their first matchup of the season, both the Glenwood City and Boyceville boys’ basketball teams sit in a familiar position. Locked in a three-way tie between themselves and Colfax, the winner will have a leg up on locking in fourth place in the conference standings. Unlike…
Read MoreHilltopper girls suffer losses to Mounders
The Glenwood City girls knew they faced a difficult task when they played the Mighty Mounders in back-to-back conference basketball contests to concluded the regular season last week. The Hilltoppers were hoping to play well and be competitive against the two-time Dunn-St. Croix champs. Unfortunately, neither came to fruition for Glenwood City. The Mounders trampled…
Read MoreUnser, McGee and Millermon win sectional titles and berths to state wrestling tourney
EDGAR — A Glenwood City trio will be returning to the state wrestling championships later this week in Madison thanks to top finishes in the sectional tournament. Hilltopper junior Wyatt Unser captured his third straight sectional gold medal, senior teammate Savanna Millermon won her second consecutive sectional crown and junior Mitchell McGee claimed his first…
Read MoreGlenwood City wrestlers finish third in super regional, ten Toppers advance to sectional
AUBURNDALE — The Hilltoppers’ goals of winning the super regional and making a return trip to the team sectional tournament were dashed here last Saturday. Despite a record ten individual sectional qualifiers, Glenwood City, which won 17 of its 20 duals this season, finished third in the WIAA Division 3 Super Regional Wrestling tournament held…
Read MoreMalean’s three lifts Lady Bulldogs to win over Toppers
BOYCEVILLE — Bulldog freshman Aubrey Malean is as cool as a cucumber! Malean nailed four of her team’s five, three-point baskets when Boyceville hosted Glenwood City for the schools’ second Dunn-St. Croix girls’ basketball showdown of the season last Tuesday, February 6, but none was bigger than the final one. After misfiring on a couple…
Read MoreGC boys surrender halftime lead, fall to Panthers
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Heading into the home stretch of the 2023-24 regular season, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team was looking to continue its climb up the conference standings. Coming off a 21-point victory over Mondovi, the Hilltoppers hoped to build on its success against conference co-leader Durand-Arkansaw. The game…
Read MoreLady Toppers mauled by Panthers at home
GLENWOOD CITY — The Lady Toppers had hoped to cage the Panthers when Durand-Arkansaw visited Glenwood City Thursday, February 1 for a Dunn-St. Croix girls’ basketball contest. But as soon as the game tipped off, the Panthers broke loose and ran to a 36-9 halftime advantage over the Hilltoppers. By the time the mauling ended,…
Read More