By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax boys were firing on all cylinders when they hosted the Augusta Beavers in a first round WIAA Division 4 regional contest, resulting in a 75-54 win Tuesday, February 16. But three days later they saw their season come to an end by the number one seed Fall Creek…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It has been an excessively busy past few weeks for the Colfax boys’ basketball team with seemingly more games than practices due to the shortened season and having to reschedule some contests. It has led to some peaks and valleys for the team and the end of the regular season…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After winning its third consecutive Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship, the Colfax girls’ basketball team was more than ready to begin WIAA Division 4 regional play. After receiving a first-round bye as a number two seed, the Vikings hosted their old nemesis, the third seed Eau Claire Regis Ramblers…
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by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The week started off pretty well for the Colfax boys’ basketball team as it won a pair of games over two teams it had defeated earlier in the season. The Vikings had to come from behind in both games but won over Boyceville 75-53 Monday, February 1, ending a three-game…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE — Despite wrestling tough throughout the competition, Colfax’s trio of wrestlers saw their abbreviated seasons come to an end in last Saturday’s regional meet. Colfax’s Julio Hernandez, Luke Blanchard, and Brison Tuschl all come up short in their bids to move on to the individual sectional tournament. Junior Luke Blanchard finished in third…
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It has certainly been an up and down week for the Colfax boys basketball team with four games – all on the road – on the schedule. After winning by a decisive margin of 80-53 over the Boyceville Bulldogs Monday, January 25, the Vikings had a quick turn around at…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax girls began their week in a tie for first place with Durand in the Dunn-St. Croix Conference. After a 73-41 home win over Boyceville January 18, they found themselves all alone at the top after their neighbors in Elk Mound defeated Durand that same night. Colfax kept their…
Read MoreBARRON — A much abbreviated regular season came to a close for the Bloomer-Colfax wrestling squad this past Friday evening, January 22, when it participated in the Heart O’ North crossover duals held at Barron High School. The HON crossover duals, which pitted North and South Division schools against one another, was not the Raptors…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent When the Elk Mound boys invaded the Colfax gym Friday, January 22, both teams had just one loss in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play. Both teams were also coming off a conference win, with the Vikings playing probably their best game of the season with a 53-51 win over Spring Valley,…
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by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Both Colfax and Elk Mound were coming off lopsided wins when they faced off in Colfax January 15. The Vikings won big, 75-24, over Spring Valley three days earlier while the Mounders picked up a 55-31 victory over Boyceville that same night. This may have had everyone thinking this contest…
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