Tribune Sports
Hoffman returns to state cross country meet
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — Glenwood City junior Clayton Hoffman is headed to state for a second straight year after qualifying at the WIAA Division three sectional cross country meet held at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott last Saturday, October 26. Hoffman placed seventh out of 131 runners in the boys’ varsity…
Read MoreLady Bulldogs claim first-ever sectional cross country championship and state trip
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent CADOTT — For the first time in nearly twenty years, Boyceville is sending a pack of Bulldogs to the state cross country meet. In 2004 and 2005, the boys’ team made it to state, but this is the first girls’ team in Boyceville school history to make it there after…
Read MoreGC volleyball suffers 5-set loss in regional opener
LADYSMITH — The Hilltopper tried valiantly to cut down the Lumberjills in the pairs’ first-round regional match in the WIAA Division 4 volleyball tournament October 22. Despite a lengthy drive, 11th seeded Glenwood City nearly pulled off the upset against host and sixth seed Ladysmith in last Tuesday’s regional quarterfinal. But, in the end, the…
Read MoreHilltopper netters drop D-SC matches to end regular season
The Glenwood City volleyball team closed out the regular season playing two of the conference’s top teams last week. The Hilltoppers traveled to Elmwood last Tuesday, October 15 to face Elmwood-Plum City, who finished second in this year’s final Dunn-St. Croix standings. The first two matches were very competitive, but the Wolves eventually prevailed in…
Read MoreBoyceville girls claim second straight D-SC Conference cross country championship
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE – The Boyceville girls’ cross country team was favored to win the Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship for a second year in a row and they did not disappoint at the meet held on their home course in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. Freshman Blake Jeske was the Bulldog girls’…
Read MoreHilltopper boys repeat as Dunn-St. Croix Conference cross country champions
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE -– Even though they faced tough competition from Durand-Arkansaw, the Hilltopper boys’ cross country team defended their conference title at the Dunn-St. Croix cross country meet held at Tiffany Creek Elementary in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. “At the start of the season, our goal was to win the…
Read MoreGlenwood City miscues result in loss to Spring Valley
by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY – The Spring Valley football team strolled into town on Friday, October 18 with their heads held high. Coming off a win against previously unbeaten Boyceville the prior week, the Cardinals were looking to wrap up a perfect regular season when they faced off against the Hilltoppers. Glenwood…
Read MoreBoyceville spikers drop D-SC Conference matches to Spring Valley and Colfax
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Bulldogs were looking for a victory or two as well as some playoff momentum when they closed out the regular season last week with a pair of conference matches. Instead, Boyceville lost to Spring Valley and Colfax in a span of three days. Spring Valley, last year’s conference champs,…
Read MoreBulldogs bruise Vikings in regular season finale
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — There wasn’t a lot of suspense in the football game held under the Friday night lights in Colfax when the Boyceville Bulldogs invaded the Vikings stadium October 18 for the conference and regular season finale. The Vikings were 0-8 on the season while the Bulldogs were 7-1 coming…
Read MoreTopper boys take first at Spring Valley invite
by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — With three runners placing in the top ten, the Glenwood City high school boys’ cross country team took first place at the Spring Valley Cross Country meet held on October 3 at Spring Valley High School. Clayton Hoffman took second in the race with a time of…
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