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B-C drops final conference match

By Melissa | February 1, 2013

BARRON — In their last dual conference meet of the season, the Bloomer-Colfax wrestlers lost 64-18 at Barron in a match that was re-scheduled from two days earlier due to bad weather. It was a final tune up before the conference meet Feb. 2 in Ladysmith.

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Colfax girls clip Cardinals wings

By Melissa | January 28, 2013

Making the most of their only game of the week, the Colfax girls used their pressing defense and some hot shooting to take a 14-2 first quarter lead at home against Spring Valley and eventually won the lop sided contest 58-20 last Friday night.

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Colfax school board approves open enrollment, change in athletic code policies

By Melissa | January 28, 2013

By Marlys Kruger COLFAX — It was a quiet night at the monthly Colfax school board meeting January 21 with just a few items on the agenda brought up for approval. One of those items was the final reading of open enrollment policy for the district. The Department of Public Instruction has increased the time…

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Vikings pull away for win over Crickets, slide by Bulldogs

By Melissa | January 28, 2013

During the coldest week of the winter (so far), the Colfax boys basketball team hit the road for a pair of games including a non-conference game at Fall Creek Jan. 21 and a conference game at Boyceville Jan. 24. Although Fall Creek is the only undefeated team in the Western Cloverbelt Conference at 10-0, the…

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B-C wrestlers drop home match to Spooner

By Melissa | January 28, 2013

BLOOMER — As required by the WIAA when two schools form a co-op, each of the schools has to host at least one home meet. With most of the meets for the Bloomer-Colfax wrestling team held in Bloomer, Colfax hosted a home match in their gym Jan. 24 against Spooner, a Heart O’ North Conference…

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Colfax girls pass big test in win over Ladysmith

By Melissa | January 21, 2013

Traveling north on a cold, windy Saturday night, the Colfax girls’ basketball team used their aggressive defense and inside game on offense to take a 38-34 win over Ladysmith Jan. 19.

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Vikings spring past Cardinals

By Melissa | January 21, 2013

With all the distraction going on before, during and after the game last Friday night involving recognition of the Colfax 1978 state basketball champions (heck, Bob Bradovich even did the channel 18 sports from the balcony before the game), the current Colfax team needed to keep their focus when they hosted the scrappy Spring Valley…

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1978 Colfax State Champs recognized

By Melissa | January 21, 2013

By Marlys Kruger Although it was a little short notice due to scheduling problems, nine of the 12 players along with both coaches from the Colfax 1978 State Champion basketball team were introduced to a large crowd during halftime of the boys’ basketball game Jan. 18. It was 35 years ago this March that head…

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Colfax Students Perform in Choir of 1,200 Singers

By Melissa | January 18, 2013

Five Colfax High School seniors performed with a select choir of singers from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota January 13-14.

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Lady Vikings use strong defense to roll over Ramblers and bruise Blue Devils

By Melissa | January 18, 2013

The Colfax girls accomplished something last week they haven’t done in a long time–for three years in fact—when they defeated the Eau Claire Regis Ramblers 42-28, on the Ramblers home court no less. They followed that win up by pounding Plum City at home 50-24 Jan. 17.

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