Colfax Sports
Colfax softball team slams Spring Valley Cardinals, loses to Stanley-Boyd Orioles
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Lady Vikings moved to 2-0 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play with a whopping 28-0 road win over the Spring Valley Cardinals Thursday, April 10, but 24 hours later played a non-conference contest at home against Stanley-Boyd and lost to the Orioles 13-6. Colfax has a pair of conference games…
Read MoreArea golf teams begin season
MONDOVI — The local high school boys’ golf teams teed off their 2025 seasons with a Dunn-St. Croix Conference nine-hole meet held last Tuesday, April 8 in Mondovi. Playing as separate teams this season, Elk Mound, lead by runner-up Lucas Svee, finished third with a score of 179 at the six-team event while Colfax shot…
Read MoreColfax baseball nipped by Spring Valley Cardinals
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Viking baseball team finally got onto a playing field and came oh so close to earning an opening season win when they traveled to Spring Valley Thursday, April 10. After coming from behind twice and leading by a run late in the game, the Vikings couldn’t close the deal…
Read MoreColfax boys’ golf team welcomes large number of first-year players
COLFAX — After competing as a cooperative with Elk Mound the past several seasons, Colfax will once again have its own boys’ golf team. With Elk Mound moving to the Cloverbelt West Conference at the conclusion of the current school year, the cooperative agreement, which ended last season, could not be renewed. Last year’s cooperative…
Read MoreColfax track and field looks to improve
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — A good mix of youth and experience will make up the track and field teams for the Colfax Vikings this season. Although the Vikings lost some key athletes from last season, second-year coach Chuck Brown is looking forward to working with a lot of new faces as well…
Read MoreColfax baseball team prepares for 2025 season with new head coach, Ben Anderson
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Under the direction of first-year head coach, Ben Anderson, members of the Colfax baseball team began practice for the 2025 season March 24. Anderson replaces Kirk Secraw who led the Vikings for nine seasons. The Vikings finished 5-10 overall last year and 5-9 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference action…
Read MoreColfax softball team returns eight starters from D-SC Conference championship team
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After winning the Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship for the first time in school history a year ago, the Colfax softball team will have to replace several key players if they want to make it two in a row. The Vikings finished 20-4 overall and were 14-0 in conference…
Read MoreColfax thinclads hit the track
MENOMONIE — The Colfax track and field teams got the 2025 season underway last week when they competed in the Blue Devils Indoor Invitational held Tuesday, March 25 at UW-Stout’s Johnson Field House. The Viking boys scored five points to tie Mondovi for 21st place while the girls finished in a tie with Tomah for…
Read MoreColfax softball team goes 1-2 in Florida excursion
FLORIDA — The Colfax softball team opened their 2025 season in the Sunshine State. Playing three games over a four-day span in Cocoa Beach and Titusville Florida, the Vikings softballers went 1-2. Colfax dropped its season opener 19-3 to Olentangy Liberty, Ohio in a game that was played at Cocoa Beach last Friday, March 28. …
Read MoreFischer moves into seventh place all time scorers
After scoring his 1,000 point in a game against the Durand-Arkansaw Panthers on his home court Feb. 27, Colfax senior Aiden Fischer continued to add to his point total in two regional playoff games. Finishing his four year career with 1,052 points places him seventh of the 10 Viking male players who have achieved that…
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