RICE LAKE — The 2023 running campaign for the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country teams came to a conclusion October 21 in Rice Lake as neither team nor any individuals were able to secure a berth for the this Saturday’s state championships in Wisconsin Rapids. The Mounders boys scored a 291 to finish…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound volleyball team finished off its regular season by splitting a pair of Dunn-St. Croix Conference matches last week. Hosting one-win Glenwood City Tuesday, October 10 in the annual “Dig Pink” contest, the Lady Mounders swept the Hilltoppers 25-12, 26-24 and 25-10. Two days later, Elk Mound closed out the regular and conference…
Read MoreDURAND — Despite three top-ten finishes in last Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference Cross Country meet in Durand, the Elk Mound girls’ squad found itself in second place when the final team results were announced as darkness and a cold rain began to fall. That’s because Boyceville, who also had a trio of runners finish among…
Read MoreNEILLSVILLE — With one final chance to earn its first playoff berth since the 2019 season (not including the COVID-19 shortened season of 2020 when all teams played a pair of playoff games), the Elk Mound football team came through with a 13-6 upset victory over host Neillsville/Granton in last Thursday’s regular season and Cloverbelt…
Read MoreMADISON — You can call her a state champion! After she finished second in a scramble for the individual state title a year ago, Belle Kongshaug, just a sophomore at Elk Mound High School and the Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative’s top performer the past two seasons, moved up a spot to claim the WIAA…
Read MoreELMWOOD — In its only action last week, the Elk Mound volleyball team defeated Elmwood-Plum City three sets to one in a Dunn-St. Croix conference match played in Elmwood on Thursday, October 5. Neither set score nor statistics were made available to the Colfax Messenger prior to its Monday afternoon printing deadline. The Mounders improve…
Read MoreAMERY — In their final competition before this Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix championships in Durand, the Elk Mound boys’ and girls’ cross country both ran and finished fourth in the very competitive Amery Invitational held Tuesday, October 3. The Lady Mounders finished with 166 points while the boys team scored 172 points. Both squads had a…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Just when it appeared that the Elk Mound football team was on the verge of becoming playoff eligible and securing a long-awaited homecoming victory in last Friday night’s game versus a solid Stanley-Boyd squad, the visiting Orioles dashed the Mounders’ hopes of either as they flew away with the win thanks to…
Read MorePRESCOTT — In a season of firsts – first-ever conference championship and first berth to the sectional tournament, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team wanted to add a trip to the state meet to that list of accomplishments when it competed in the WIAA Division 2 sectional meet held Monday, October 2 at Clifton Highlands…
Read MoreCADOTT — After handily winning the CloverCroix Conference tournament and ultimately its first-ever conference championship just a week earlier, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative found the script flipped following the conclusion of WIAA Division 2 Regional tournament hosted by Stanley-Boyd at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott last Wednesday, September 27. Bloomer, who had…
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