ALTOONA — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team had to put in a little “extra” work to remain unbeaten when it traveled to Altoona Thursday afternoon, December 28 for a non-conference tilt with the Lady Railroaders. Elk Mound edged Altoona, who is 7-3 and currently sits in second place in the Middle Border Conference, 6…

The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team won a pair of recent road games including a Dunn-St. Croix contest in convincing fashion. The Mounders wrapped up its pre-holiday slate as it avenged last year’s lopsided regional home loss to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (G-E-T) with a 65-60 overtime win on the Red Hawks’ court in the Friday, December 22…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — The Elk Mound girls raised their overall record to 10-0 and 4-0 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play with a 44-28 win over Colfax on the Vikings’ home court Thursday, December 21. “We were very happy to get a hard fought win,” stated Jordan Kongshaug, Elk Mound head coach.…

EAGAN, MN — The McDonell Catholic/Elk Mound wrestling cooperative was back in action this past Saturday, December 16 when it partook in the Trinity Tournament which was hosted by its namesake, Trinity School at River Ridge in Eagan, Minnesota . McDonell/Elk Mound placed 17th in the 18-team tournament after scoring 92 points. Rogers (381 points)…

The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team’s streak of 18 straight conference wins came to an end in Durand last Tuesday, December 12 when the Panthers of Durand-Arkansaw knocked off the defending Dunn-St. Croix champs 48-30. Ironically, the Elk Mound boys last conference defeat came nearly two year ago against Durand-Arkansaw. In that February 10, 2022…

The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team delivered two more dominant performances last week to remain unbeaten this season. Playing in an out-of-conference contest Monday, December 11, Elk Mound hosted the St. Croix Central Panthers (5-4). Backed by a strong defensive performance, the Lady Mounders easily dispatched the visiting Panthers 62 to 37. Three days later,…

The Elk Mound boys’ basketball squad won a pair of lopsided contests last week including its conference opener. Hosting Black River Falls in non-conference action Monday evening, December 4, Elk Mound won convincingly 72-40. Three days later, the Mounders traveled to Mondovi where they overwhelmed the Buffaloes 67-17 in  the Dunn-St. Croix Conference opener for…

Although it’s early, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team appears to be the team to beat in the race for the 2023-24 Dunn-St. Croix title.  The Lady Mounders, reigning champions, opened conference play last week with a pair of impressive double-digit road victories. Opening Dunn-St. Croix play in Mondovi Tuesday, December 5, Elk Mound dispatched…

ELK MOUND — For the first time in many seasons, wrestling is once again an official sport at Elk Mound High School. Several years ago, Elk Mound joined with Colfax to offer wrestling but after little interest, the cooperative was dissolved and Colfax went with Bloomer. Elk Mound will once again be working with another…

Adding a pair of convincing non-conference wins to its tally last week, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team saw its early season record improve to a perfect 5-0. Hosting Baldwin-Woodville last Thursday, November 30, the Mounders were able to pull away from the Blackhawks in the second half to post a 51-39 victory. Two days…