by Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed at the Dunn-St. Croix conference meet held in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. The Mounder girls’ team placed third and the boys’ team placed fifth. Ellie Schiszik and Jaidynn Sarauer earned first-team all conference designation after placing in the top seven…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — At the Dunn-St. Croix Conference cross country meet held in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17, the Colfax Vikings performed well with senior Kaysen Goodell winning the varsity girls race and the Colfax boys’ team placing third. “Really a good day for us. About everything we were hoping to…
Read MoreMADISON — She is a state gold medalist once again! Belle Kongshaug, a junior at Elk Mound High School and the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative’s undisputed leader, claimed her second consecutive WIAA Division 2 individual state title at the 2024 girls’ state golf championships held Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15 at the…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — There wasn’t a lot of suspense in the football game held under the Friday night lights in Colfax when the Boyceville Bulldogs invaded the Vikings stadium October 18 for the conference and regular season finale. The Vikings were 0-8 on the season (one of the losses was a…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Colfax volleyball team played two Dunn-St. Croix Conference matches last week and lost a very competitive match in four sets at Elmwood-Plum City October 1. Two days later they hosted Glenwood City and earned their first conference win by sweeping the Hilltoppers in three sets. Elmwood-Plum City The first…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — Fourteen Colfax athletes competed at the Spring Valley Cross Country Meet held on October 3. Despite their small numbers the Vikings have several strong runners and hope to do well at the upcoming conference meet. “It’s been a little different the last couple of years. We always…
Read MoreRICE LAKE — Colfax-Elk Mound was not going to be denied this time! After finishing second in last year’s regional tournament, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team delivered a dominant performance to win the 2024 WIAA Division 2 regional tournament held last Thursday, October 3 at the Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake. Following on…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent CLEAR LAKE — In a game featuring two teams without a win this season, the Colfax Vikings traveled to Clear Lake Friday, October 4 with high hopes of becoming the team to earn the first win. After being behind just 14-12 at the half and knowing they would get the…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After a three-set loss a week earlier to the defending Dunn-St. Croix Conference champion Spring Valley, the Colfax volleyball team was hoping to bounce back with a conference win when the Elk Mound Mounders came to town Tuesday, September 24. Elk Mound was also coming off a conference loss after…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — It was homecoming week at Colfax high school with plenty of activities going on leading up to the annual football game. The Vikings hosted the Glenwood City Hilltoppers Friday, September 27 with every intention of building on the previous week’s game in which they scored their highest point…
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