by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Playing a Monday night game at Fall Creek February 12, the Colfax girls struggled on both sides of the ball and lost 64-40 in a non-conference game to the Crickets. They finished off the regular season with a Dunn-St. Croix Conference game at home against Mondovi February 15 with a…
Read MoreTOMAHAWK — Bloomer/Colfax’s Drew Ryder is headed to the Kohl Center for the 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling tournament this week. The Raptor sophomore captured the gold medal and a state berth in 113-pound weight bracket at the WIAA Division 2 Individual Wrestling Sectional held at Tomahawk High School last Saturday, February 17. Two other…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After losing by ten points to the Elmwood-Plum City Wolves earlier in the season, the Colfax boys had to put their nose to the grindstone to overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to pull out a 59-53 overtime win over the Wolves February 13 in the Vikings’ home gym. Three days…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent For the second time this season, the Elk Mound boys took care of business with a 68-43 win over the Colfax Vikings in a Dunn-St. Croix Conference contest played February 8 in Elk Mound. It was the only game of the week for the Vikings while the Mounders were coming…
Read MoreMEDFORD — Just two area wrestlers were able to extend their seasons by garnering sectional berths following the conclusion of last Saturday’s super regional tournament. Bloomer/Colfax’s Zeke Anderson and Drew Ryder finished in the top four of their respective weight classes at the WIAA Division 2 super regional held in Medford Saturday, February 10 to…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent With just another week of games before the WIAA regional tournament begins, the Colfax girls have their offense in high gear after winning a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference games last week. The Vikings outscored their two opponents 142-28, starting with a 75-17 win over Elmwood-Plum City at home Tuesday,…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — In the second round of Dunn-St. Croix Conference basketball play, the Colfax girls traveled the short distance to Elk Mound to face off against the Mounders Thursday, February 1. The Mounders were coming off a pretty big win over Eau Claire Regis three days earlier and were…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Facing off against a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference teams, the Colfax boys’ basketball team won for the second time this season over the Boyceville Bulldogs, this time at home by a score of 53-43 January 30. They went on the road three days later for their second round against…
Read MoreALTOONA — The Bloomer/Colfax wrestling cooperative wrapped up its regular season at Altoona High School last Thursday, January 25 by splitting a pair of duals in a Cloverbelt Conference triangular. The Raptors opened the triangular with a 40-12 win over Spencer/Columbus Catholic/Granton, but lost to host Regis/Altoona 63-13. Regis/Altoona also defeated S/CC/G via a 78-0…
Read MoreBy Marlys Krueger Sports Corespondent It was a rough week for the Colfax boys in basketball action after they traveled to Eau Claire to face the Regis Ramblers January 23. Regis had a huge first half and the Vikings couldn’t recover as they fell 59-50 to the Eau Claire team. Things didn’t get any easier…
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