By Cara L. Dempski AMERY — The Bloomer/Colfax Blackhawks took a trio of wrestlers to the WIAA Division 2 individual sectional meet at Amery High School last Saturday, and saw two of them, both Colfax athletes, qualify for this week’s WIAA State Individual Wrestling Championships in Madison with second place finishes.
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — In Elk Mound, there are railroad tracks less than 100 feet from the high school football field. The same tracks are at least one-quarter mile away from all three school buildings. In Colfax, the school complex is a little over a mile away from another set of train…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski With less than two weeks left to play in the regular season, Colfax head girls’ basketball coach Joe Doucette still believed his team of Vikings had what it takes to make a post-season run to the state tournament.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski The Colfax loss at Boyceville High School on February 3 likely still stung a bit when the Viking boys traveled to Plum City for their first regular-season match-up with Wolves.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELLSWORTH — The Bloomer/Colfax wrestling team was the first to journey into the WIAA state tournament series for winter sports at both schools as it participated in regional competition this past Saturday. The Bloomer/Colfax Blackhawks competed in the WIAA Division 2 Regional meet held at Ellsworth High School on February 11. …
Read MoreThe Colfax Varsity Dance Team competed in the WACPC (Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches) Western Regional Dance Competition held Saturday, January 28 in New Richmond. The Vikings had their best showing in both Pom and Jazz, but only the top six teams in each genre move on to state, which was held in LaCrosse last…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The last time the Viking boys played the Boyceville Bulldogs, Colfax scored a lopsided 62-33 victory. So it is safe to say Colfax’s hopes were high when they traveled to Boyceville this past Friday, February 3. Those hopes were dashed at the end of regulation when Boyceville turned the…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski Colfax grapplers finished their regular and conference season with a home match against the Hayward Hurricanes last Tuesday before competing in the 2017 Heart O’ North conference meet at Barron on Saturday.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Of the projects approved by voters in the $7.2 million school referendum last November, the entryway on the east side of Colfax High School will be the most visible to the public. During a special meeting January 23, the Colfax Board of Education reviewed project plans that have been…
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