by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The first basketball game of the 2023-2024 season didn’t turn out very well for the Viking boys as they fell behind early and ended up losing their home and season opener 100-58 against the Somerset Spartans November 21. Somerset is a Division 3 team that finished 15-11 a…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax girls started their 2023-2024 basketball season off a little slow starting with a 53-39 loss at home to the Eau Claire Regis Ramblers November 14. They made a quick turn around, traveling to Baldwin-Woodville two days later and came home with a 43-36 win over the Blackhawks. Colfax…
Read MoreFreshman Molly Heidorn, a 2023 graduate of Colfax High School recently completed her freshman season competing for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold cross country team. Heidorn competed in the 6K race four times, finishing with a time of 26:00 at the UW-EC Alumni meet. She ran a time of 25:20 at the Blugold Invite,…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After finishing with a 13-13 overall record a year ago while playing a pretty tough schedule, the Colfax boys’ basketball team will be working on improving on that record this season. Gone via graduation are five players with plenty of size and experience including first team All-Dunn-St. Croix…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — Facing several teams on their schedule from Divisions 1, 2 and 3, the Colfax girls’ basketball team hopes the stiff competition will lead them to another successful season much like they had a year ago. The Lady Vikings finished 21-7 last year and 11-3 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference…
Read MoreFive members of this year’s Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ golf team have been selected as 2023 Academic All-State honorees. Colfax/Elk Mound golfers Belle Kongshaug, who won the WIAA Division 3 individual state championship last month and is a two-time CloverCroix Conference champion, Gabrielle Amble, Josie Seehaver, Isabelle Baier, and Selena Clickner were all named as Academic…
Read MoreD-SC CROSS COUNTRY FIRST TEAM – BOYS Landon Clark MON SR Clayton Hoffman GC SO Zayne Richardson DUR FR Conner Davidson DUR SO Ilan Anderson GC JR Caleb Beskow EM SR Carson Hass MON SO SECOND TEAM – BOYS Connor Berends GC SR Garrett Gross GC SO Bodie Folczyk EM SR Arthur Mathis MON FR…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent WISCOSNIN RAPIDS — Competing for the third straight year at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet, Colfax junior Kaysen Goodell finished 49th out of 152 individual runners. The meet was held Saturday, October 28 at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Goodell completed the 5K course in…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax volleyball team began WIAA regional play with a home game against Dunn-St. Croix Conference opponent Mondovi Tuesday, October 17. The match turned out to be a repeat of their match exactly one week earlier when they swept the Buffaloes in a conference contest. The Vikings used a strong…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CADOTT -— All five of the Colfax cross country runners competed in the WIAA Division 3 sectional meet held Saturday morning, October 21 at the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott. Junior Kaysen Goodell had quite a successful day as she qualified for the WIAA state meet for the third…
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