By Marlys Kruger Although scoring in a basketball game may be common place for most players, Colfax eighth grader Tyler Blodgett had quite a thrill when he accomplished the feat in a game played at Elk Mound November 25.

COLFAX — Whether it was the temperature hovering around the zero mark outside or just a week long break from competition, the Colfax girls’ basketball team took a while to get on track before eventually pulling away for a 56-34 win at home over the St. Croix Central Panthers Dec. 5.

COLFAX — With their first meet scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Superior, the Bloomer-Colfax co-op wrestling team hopes to be able to fill a lot of weight classes this season. Plenty of  wrestlers hit the mats for second year head coach Jim Poirer including several with varsity experience.

ELMWOOD — It didn’t take long for the Colfax girls to put the new WIAA rule into effect as they started their defense of a conference title with a 68-12 smacking of the Elmwood Raiders on Elmwood’s home court Nov. 26. With more than a 40 point lead partway through the third quarter, a running…

It certainly wasn’t a pretty start to the basketball season for the Colfax boys as they committed 18 turnovers and shot just 18 of 32 from the foul line resulting in a 65-61 road loss to McDonell Central Nov. 19. They cleaned things up a bit when they went to Cochrane-Fountain City two days later…

COLFAX — So how do you top the season the Colfax girls basketball team had last year? The team won yet another Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship with a perfect 16-0 record, lost just one regular season game to powerhouse Minneapolis DeLasalle, won a regional and sectional championship and their first game at the WIAA state…

COLFAX — After winning the conference championship two years ago then relinquishing the title to Elk Mound last year, the Colfax boys’ basketball team has high ambitions this year and hopes to be a contender for that top spot again. The Vikings finished the conference season with a record of 12-4, tied for second place…

As the only seniors on both the girls and boys cross country teams this year, three Colfax girls displayed leadership and perseverance as they ended their high school running days at the state meet in early November. According to head coach Joe Doucette, Heidi Lieffort, Mallie Doucette and McKenzie Anderson  were all great teammates and…

COLFAX — A pair of three year letter winners along with three players who were all contributors to the Colfax volleyball team ended their senior year with a conference championship and a final loss in the regional semi-final game to last year’s sectional champion Grantsburg recently.

COLFAX — Setting their goal on making the playoffs their senior year, nine Viking players helped make that possible when they won their final game of the season against conference opponent Boyceville, sending them to a Level 1 playoff game at Edgar. It was the first time since 2006 a Colfax football team made it…