by Marlys Kruger COLFAX — With only one item on the agenda that needed approval, it was a relatively quiet night for members of the Colfax School Board at the monthly meeting held Feb. 15 in the high school library.
Read MoreCOLFAX — Holding a five point advantage at halftime wasn’t enough for the Colfax boys as they relinquished the lead late in the second half and lost 49-47 to Edgar in a non-conference game Saturday, February 13 at home.
Read MoreComing off a loss to conference leading Elk Mound a few days earlier in a game where the Colfax girls came within two points of tying it up late, the Vikings had a glimpse of déjà vu all over again when they hosted Bloomer February 9. After falling behind the co-Heart O’ North Conference leaders…
Read MoreStill reeling from a bad defeat by the Elk Mound team Feb. 6, the Colfax boys didn’t have much time to recover when they played a make up game against conference leading Durand two days later. The result was a 57-44 loss to the Panthers, but the two game losing streak ended with a 71-47…
Read MoreELLSWORTH — By placing first or second at the Division 2 Ellsworth regional meet, the Bloomer-Colfax wrestlers will send four competitors to the sectional meet this Saturday in Osceola. The top three from there will move on to the WIAA state meet February 25-27.
Read MoreA Career and Technical Education Month guest editorial by State Superintendent Tony Evers I have been an advocate for career and technical education programs since my first years of teaching. I couldn’t help but notice that the kids who were truly involved in these classes were driven; they connected their learning to their future and…
Read MoreColfax/Elk Mound School menus – 2-17-2016
Read MoreELK MOUND — When both the Colfax boys’ and girls’ basketball teams invaded the Elk Mound gym for a daytime double header February 6, it turned out to be a pretty good day for the Mounders, but not so good for the Vikings. For the second time this season, both Mounder teams defeated the Vikings,…
Read MoreCOLFAX — A pair of outstanding volleyball players from Colfax High School, Lakken Meredith and Marianne Scharlau will take their talents to the collegiate level next fall after signing an official Letter of Intent in a ceremony in the lobby of the high school February 5.
Read MoreSPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley school district must have forgotten to pay their heating bill for the month because it was mighty cold in the gym – from a shooting perspective anyway – for both the Colfax and Spring Valley girls’ teams when the Vikings went there to play a conference game Feb. 4. Despite scoring…
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