Colfax sophomore Theo Hovde was one of two Bloomer/Colfax wrestlers to capture championships during last Saturday’s Cloverbelt Conference tournament held at Abbotsford High School. Hovde finished 3-0 at 120 pounds to capture the gold at the Cloverbelt tournament hosted by Abbotsford/Colby February 4. Senior Ethan Rubenzer also finished the tourney unbeaten for the Raptors as…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It was a busy week for the Colfax basketball team, starting with a non-conference game at Altoona Monday, January 30. The Vikings came out on the short end of the score 59-52 against the Rails but ended the week with back-to-back Dunn-St. Croix Conference wins including a 62-20 contest against…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — In their only game of the week, the Viking boys’ basketball played host to the Durand Panthers in Dunn-St. Croix Conference action January 31 and came out on the short end of the score with a 69-58 loss. Colfax was scheduled to play in Boyceville last Friday but…

BLOOMER — Wrestling six duals over a three-day span in two separate home meets, the Bloomer Colfax wrestling team earned a split as it won three and lost three. In a five-school, dual-style meet held at Bloomer High School last Tuesday, January 24, the Raptors defeated Thorp/Owen-Withee and Bruce but lost to Arcadia and Boyceville.…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After defeating the Durand Panthers earlier in the season, the Colfax girls had high hopes of pulling off another win, but instead they allowed a 10-point halftime lead to disappear and fell to the Panthers 48-43 in overtime January 24 in Colfax. They came back however, with a lopsided win…

by Marlys Krueger Sports Correspondent COLFAX –— Colfax coach Courtney Sarauer always tries to find some stiff competition in non-conference games during the season to make sure her players know what to expect when WIAA tournament time comes around. Her Viking team met their match when they hosted the Division 5, number 3 state ranked…

SHELL LAKE — After another winter storm postponed the January 19 Cloverbelt quad meet in Cadott, the Bloomer/Colfax wrestlers were left with just a single event last week – an individual tournament in Shell Lake. The Raptors placed in the top half of the 15-school tourney after scoring 142 points to finish seventh in the…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax boys certainly got a workout last week when they played and won three Dunn-St. Croix Conference basketball games, all in different fashion. Starting with a home game against Boyceville Monday, January 16 the game was pretty close against the Bulldogs before the Vikings pulled away midway through the…