After a pair of losses to Elk Mound the day before, the Colfax baseball team bounced back quite nicely with a 19-8 win against St. Croix Central on the Panthers home field May 7, then made it two wins in a row when they stayed on the road and beat Bloomer 10-4 May 10.
Read MoreAfter several postponements due to the crazy spring weather around here, the Colfax and Elk Mound girls finally faced off on the ball diamond for a double header in Colfax May 10. The Mounders continued their dominance over the Vikings by taking an 8-0 win in the first game then added a 10-4 win in…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Hosting their own meet, the Colfax girls track and field team finished second in the 13 team field at the Viking Invitational held May 7 while the boys’ team placed third out of 15 teams. The meet was held under sunny skies and started with temperatures in the high 70s, then gradually cooled…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Under warm, sunny skies with a dry field to boot, the Elk Mound baseball team hosted the Colfax Vikings in a double header May 6. Both teams have had several games cancelled or post-poned due to weather issues this spring and playing double headers seems to be the only way to get…
Read MoreDURAND—Finding a dry field to play on, the Colfax baseball team traveled to Durand to open the season April 26 and showed signs of playing on a field for the first time this season as they were dumped 14-4 in a five inning contest by the Durand Panthers.
Read MoreBefore the snow came flying, the Colfax golf team played a pair of conference matches amid sunny skies and warm temperatures at Glenwood City April 29 and Mondovi April 30, then persevered through windy and cool weather in a 17 team invite held at the Whitetail Golf Course May 1.
Read MoreThe Colfax softball team had eight games scheduled for the week, but after playing a pair of double headers under sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, two more double headers were postponed due to 10 inches of snow that fell in the area May 2-3. After losing a heartbreaker 1-0 to to Elmwood/Plum City…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE — Coming off a five inning, 10 run loss to Durand to open their season the Vikings bounced back to take a 9-6 win over Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in a game played at Carson Park April 29. A double header against Elk Mound slated for May 2 was snowed out.
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger, Messenger Sports Elk Mound native and 2001 UW-Stout graduate Brad O’Connell was one of five athletes inducted into the University’s 2012 Athletic Hall of Fame last fall. O’Connell played baseball for the Blue Devils from 1997-2001 and was a two-time first team all Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and All Region player.…
Read MoreARCADIA — Finally getting some warm weather to compete in, the Colfax boys and girls track and field teams went south to compete against 11 other teams at the Schultz Invitational held in Arcadia April 26. With the top eight places counting for team points, the girls placed seventh while the boys were eighth in…
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