CAMERON — Competing in the six-team Cameron Jamboree Friday evening, December 15, the Bloomer/Colfax wrestling squad finished 1-4. The Raptors defeated Durand-Arkansaw 42-24 for the team’s lone victory in the dual-style tournament. Bloomer/Colfax lost its other four duals, dropping a 45-24 decision  to host Cameron, falling in a close battle to Unity 41-36, and also…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After cruising  to their second Dunn-St. Croix Conference win in a row with a convincing 66-16 win over the Spring Valley Cardinals at home December 14, the Colfax girls traveled to Hudson two days later for a big change of pace when they took on the Raiders and lost 69-48.…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Coming off a pretty big loss to McDonell Central three days earlier, the Colfax boys turned things around very quickly and used a total team effort to hang on for a 65-62 overtime win over the Boyceville Bulldogs in Boyceville December 12. Two days later, they finally played a home…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It wasn’t the greatest start in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play for the Colfax girls’ basketball team when they  hosted the Durand Panthers December 5. Difficulty hitting big shots at the right time played a big part in the 44-36 loss to the Panthers. They bounced back against a much improved…

EAU CLAIRE — The Bloomer/Colfax wrestling cooperative traveled to Eau Claire North High School last Saturday, December 9 where it finished 21st out of the 28 teams that competed in the annual Husky Invitational. The Raptors scored 66 points as five of eight wrestlers placed in the individual tournament format. Simley, MN won the tournament…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Viking boys’ basketball team played three games on the road last week and had to work hard but they held on for a 63-56 win over the Whitehall Norsemen Monday, December 4 for their first win of the season. Things got a little harder when they started Dunn-St. Croix…

The 2023-24 Bloomer-Colfax wrestling roster of 11 features seven returning letter winners. Among those seven letter winners is Ayden Anderson, Colfax’s lone competitor. Anderson returns for his senior season seeking to improve on a 31-20 record from last season. Second-year head coach Braydon Johnson will need to rely on his returning letter winners which also…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent It hasn’t been a good start to the basketball season for the Colfax boys as they dropped two non-conference games to Division 3 schools last week. They hosted the Amery Warriors on Tuesday, November 28 and were defeated 71-59, then two days later traveled to Bloomer to take on the …

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was an up and down week for the Colfax girl’s basketball team as they bombed the Bloomer Blackhawks in a home contest, 52-30, November 30, and two days later struggled against the Chippewa Falls McDonell Macks and lost 54-42. The game was one of six games played…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Colfax girls’ basketball team played their third straight game against a team in a higher division than the Division 4 Vikings, and couldn’t come up with enough big shots to pick up a second win for the early season, as they lost 62-52 to the River Falls…