by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Back in the fall of 2013 while working as a reporter for the Colfax Messenger, I took it upon myself to do a story on the history of the Elk Mound high school football program. Legendary Elk Mound coach Dan Pederson had just retired after 39 years of leading the…
Read MoreD-SC VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM Jeanette Hydukovich COL Jr. Tori Blaskowski EM Sr. Lily Webb E/PC Sr. Isabella Forster E/PC Sr. Mara Ducklow SV Jr. Hailey Webb E/PC So. Phoebe Vodnik SV Sr. SECOND TEAM McKenna Shipman COL Jr. Elly Weber D-A Jr. Gracie Carlton EM Sr. Hannah Forster E/PC Sr. Emily Nelson MON Sr. Charli…
Read MoreBLACK RIVER FALLS — A pair of Elk Mound senior boys qualified for this Saturday’s WIAA State Cross Country Championships thanks to top five finishes in last weekend’s sectional meet. Ian Hazen and Aiden Schiferl earned their second straight individual state berths following their races at the WIAA Division 2 Black River Falls Sectional meet…
Read MoreONALASKA — Elk Mound’s 2022 volleyball campaign came to an end last Tuesday with a heartbreaking five-set loss to Onalaska Luther in the opening round of the WIAA Division 3 regional tournament. The Knights, seeded 6th, outlasted the 11th-seeded Mounders to win the October 18 quarterfinal regional match held at Luther High School. Luther dominated…
Read MoreD-SC CROSS COUNTRY FIRST TEAM – BOYS *JJ Williams GC SR Ian Hazen EM SR Landon Clark MON JR Aiden Schiferl EM SR Elek Anderson GC SR Trae Schaefer EM SR Conner Davidson DUR FR SECOND TEAM – BOYS Logen Vorlicek SV SR Caleb Beskow EM JR Ashton Yarrington COL SR Anthony Nelson GC SR…
Read MoreSTANLEY — A resurgent ground game helped power Elk Mound to a 21-9 third-quarter advantage in last Friday night’s contest at Stanley-Boyd as it looked to close out its 2022 gridiron campaign on a winning note. But, the Orioles, who could earn a spot in the WIAA playoffs with a victory, had other ideas. Stanley-Boyd…
Read MorePlaying in a pair of Dunn-St. Croix matches to close out the 2022 regular season, the Elk Mound volleyball team earned a split last week. Hosting conference unbeaten Elmwood-Plum City last Tuesday, October 11, the Mounders lost in four sets to the Wolves. The Wolves went on to defeat Spring Valley a couple days later…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — With four runners placing in the top 10 of 44 competitors, the Elk Mound boys’ cross country team won the Dunn-St. Croix Conference team title with seven complete teams racing. The Mounder girls were fourth in a field of six teams in the meet held at the Whitetail…
Read MoreMADISON — Belle Kongshaug is only 14 years old but she is already among the best high school girl golfers in the State of Wisconsin. The Elk Mound freshman capped a phenomenal inaugural season of varsity play as the Colfax/Elk Mound cooperative’s top golfer with a second-place finish and the silver medal in the WIAA…
Read MoreAfter earning its first conference win over rival Colfax in several years the previous week, the Elk Mound volleyball was looking to extend its Dunn-St. Croix win streak to five matches when it hosted fellow conference unbeaten Spring Valley last Thursday, October 6. Unfortunately, the high-flying Cardinals had other plans as they swooped into Elk…
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