Colfax Sports
Colfax boys finish off regular baseball season on sour note
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Although the Colfax baseball team had defeated both Boyceville and Glenwood City earlier in the season they found themselves on the short end of the stick when they played both teams in back-to-back games in Boyceville Monday, May 22. The Vikings lost both contests by one run, losing…
Read MoreColfax baseball team wins first round of regional tournament with win over Spencer
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent SPENCER — The long drive to Spencer was worth it as the Colfax baseball team pulled out a 10-7 win in the first round of the WIAA Division 4 regional tournament Thursday, May 25. It was a mild upset with Colfax being the number nine seed while the Rockets were…
Read MoreZane Brice qualifies for golf sectional
ARCADIA — Although the Colfax-Elk Mound boys’ golf team was not able to advance to the sectional meet, its season is not yet over. Colfax-Elk Mound just missed a sectional team berth when it finished fifth in the WIAA Division 2 Arcadia Boys’ Golf Regional held Tuesday, May 23 at Trempealeau Mountain Golf Course in…
Read MoreColfax girls roll over Regis, sting Cadott Hornets for first regional crown since 1982
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Playing as a number two seed, the Colfax softball team received a bye in the first round of the WIAA regional tournament, then hosted the Eau Claire Regis Ramblers in the regional semi-final May 23. Regis was coming off a first-round win over Spring Valley but the Vikings…
Read MoreColfax advances seven individuals and two relays to sectional meet
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Competing on their home grounds, the Colfax track and field teams sent five girls and two boys along with a relay team from both the boys and girls to the sectional meet in Cameron by virtue of placing in the top four spots in their respective events at…
Read MoreIt’s off to state for several Viking track and field athletes
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CAMERON — Competing in the WIAA Division 3 track and field sectional meet held in Cameron May 25, Colfax qualified two girls and a boy, along with a relay team for the girls for the WIAA state track and field championships June 2-3 at UW-La Crosse. The top four places…
Read MoreColfax baseball whip E-PC Wolves
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After walloping the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves 16-1 back in April, the Viking baseball team took care of business early once again with a 10-0 win in five innings at home over E-PC May 15. (The game scheduled in Glenwood City three days later was canceled due to poor…
Read MoreLady Vikings end conference play with a bang
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After wrapping up play in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference with a 17-7 thumping of the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves at home May 15, the Colfax softball team picked up a non-conference home game against a very good Fall Creek team a day later and fell 15-1 to the Crickets. Finishing up…
Read MoreC-EM golfers finish 2nd in D-SC tourney, Brice and Nichols earn all-conference
COLFAX — The Colfax/Elk Mound boys’ golf team capped the Dunn-St. Croix and regular seasons with a second-place finish in the 18-hole conference tournament held Monday, May 15 on its home course at the Whitetail Golf Course. Four Colfax-Elk Mound golfers carded sub-100 performances, three of which scored in the 80s, at the 2023 Dunn-St.…
Read MoreColfax girls fifth, boys seventh in Dunn-St. Croix Conference meet
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent DURAND — The annual Dunn-St. Croix Conference track and field meet took place Tuesday, May 16 under pleasant conditions at Bauer Built Sports Complex in Durand. The Colfax girls, led by individual winners Molly Heidorn and Jeanette Hydukovich, along with the 4×800 meter relay team placed fifth of the eight…
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