By Cara L. Dempski Elk Mound’s volleyball squad had mixed results this past week. After dropping all four of their matches in the Eau Claire North Invitational Saturday, September 17, the Lady Mounders rebounded nicely with a three set to nothing road sweep in Plum City Thursday, September 22.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound scored 13 points in the first and another 13 in the fourth of its September 23 home contest against Mondovi to bookend a game coach Dave Lew knew was going to be tough. “They (Mondovi) had a bad taste in their mouth from last year,” the…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski MONDOVI — The Mounder girls narrowly missed winning the September 20 Mondovi Invitational, picking up 77 points in a tight race with Glenwood City, who finished first with 76 points. The Elk Mound boys took sixth place out of 11 schools, pulling together 162 points.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Graduates of Elk Mound and Colfax could probably tell some dramatic stories about the football games between the Mounders and Vikings over the years. The September 16 game between the two teams is one Elk Mound fans will likely be talking about for a long time, while Colfax fans…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed in a pair of invitationals last week. The Mounder girls copped fifth in the small-school competition in Rice Lake on September 13 and came home with the team title at an invitational hosted by Altoona at the Eau Claire City Wells…
Read MoreELK MOUND — The Mounder volleyball team went to Chippewa Falls’ McDonell Central High School for an invitational on September 10 before heading to Mondovi September 15 for a conference match-up. Elk Mound went 2-3 in matches at McDonell the previous Saturday. Elk Mound then came up short in its Dunn-St. Croix volleyball opener in…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team played a host of matches the week after Labor Day. The team played a quad in Ellsworth and competed in a tournament at McDonell Central High School in Chippewa Falls.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski FALL CREEK — Twin sisters Alana and Brook Plaszcz finished in the top 20 at the Knudtson Invitational Saturday, September 10 in Fall Creek to lead the Mounder girls’ cross country team to a stellar third-place showing among the 14 competing schools. Alana took fifth while Brook came in 17th overall…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ST. CROIX FALLS — Dave Lew’s Elk Mound football team vastly outrushed St. Croix Falls in a non-conference contest played September 9 on the Saints’ home field.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has approved a municipal assessor contract in the amount of $5,500 with Bowmar Appraisal Inc. of Altoona for 2017 assessment services. The village board approved the contract with Bowmar at the September 7 meeting. “They always do a good job,” village clerk Pat…
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