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Boyceville volleyball wins 5-set thriller over Elk Mound to open D-SC conference play
Although the Bulldog volleyball team won just one match during their busy schedule last week, that one victory was huge. Boyceville headed into last Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener at home against Elk Mound on the heels of a disappointing non-conference loss to Pepin/Alma on its home court just two days prior. But, there appeared…
Read MoreHellendrung runs roughshod as Bulldogs blank Hilltoppers for second straight year
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — When the rival squads from Boyceville and Glenwood City met here on the gridiron last Friday evening, September 20, the matchup on paper looked to be tight. Combined the teams were 7-1 and both were jostling for position at top of the Dunn-St. Croix conference standings. However,…
Read MoreBoyceville harriers compete at Rice Lake
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent RICE LAKE — The Boyceville cross country teams competed at the very large Rice Lake Invitational, that featured over 1,000 runners, held on the UW-Eau Claire Barron Campus on September 17 amid hot and humid weather conditions and hundreds of runners from schools ranging in size from Hudson to Prairie…
Read MoreGC spikers drop D-SC opener
MONDOVI — Although the Glenwood City volleyball had won just two of its first nine matches this season, it had hoped to open Dunn-St. Croix Conference play with a win when it visited Mondovi last Thursday, September 19. While they stayed close throughout the match, the Hilltoppers lost in straight sets to the Lady Buffaloes.…
Read MoreGlenwood City cross country runs in Osceola
OSCEOLA — In their only competition last week, the Glenwood City boys’ and girls’ cross country teams had to show a bit of patience when a storm hit the area just as they were about to compete in the Osceola Invitational last Saturday, September 21. The inclement weather eventually blew through and the race was…
Read MoreToppers succumb to Pirates second-half surge, suffer first loss of this season
GLENWOOD CITY — On an evening that recognized and honored the parents of the Glenwood City football and cheer squad members, the Hilltoppers rewarded their faithful supporters with a rousing first-half, home performance September 13. For much of the first half, Glenwood City stood toe-to-toe with the Grantsburg Pirates, who are listed as ninth in…
Read MoreTopper volleyball finishes 1-3
The Hilltoppers volleyball team won just one of the four matches it played in this past week. In its first official home match of the regular season, Glenwood City lost 3-1 to Eleva-Strum last Tuesday, September 10. Two days later, the Toppers trekked east to Elk Mound High School to partake in a quad meet…
Read MoreBoyceville netters drop pair in Webster triangular, rebound with win over Amery on home court
After dropping both matches in straight sets at the Webster triangular last Tuesday, September 10, the Boyceville volleyball team returned to the friendly confines of the Dog House two days later and knocked off Amery in four sets. Boyceville, now 4-6 following last week’s 1-2 finish, heads into a busy week that includes its conference…
Read MoreTopper boys take first at Fall Creek Invitational; Lady Bulldogs finish in a strong second
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent FALL CREEK — The Glenwood City boys’ cross country team took first out of seven teams at the Knudtson Cross Country Invitational held at Fall Creek High School last Saturday, September 14 with a score of 60. Many runners find the Fall Creek course a bit challenging due to a…
Read MoreFirst-half scoring splurge lifts unbeaten Bulldogs to big win over E-PC Wolves
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent ELMWOOD — For the first time this year, the Boyceville football team looked up at the scoreboard and found themselves trailing in a game. Despite the fact it was Friday the 13th, panic didn’t ensue, the earth didn’t stop turning, and the sun rose in the east the next morning.…
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