SOLON SPRINGS — Elk Mound freshman Belle Kongshaug punched her ticket to the WIAA girls’ state golf tournament with a runner-up finish in the sectional meet hosted by Northwestern last Monday, October 3 at Hidden Greens North Golf Course in Solon Springs. Kongshaug, who is the top golfer for the Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ cooperative and…
Read MoreELK MOUND — The Mounders had a tough assignment for their final home game of the 2022 football season – the Buffaloes of Mondovi. Mondovi, who entered Friday’s game in Elk Mound ranked eighth in most recent Division 6 state poll, was coming off its first loss of the season, a 37-14 trashing at the…
Read MoreBLACK RIVER FALLS — In their final tune-up prior to this Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference championship at Whitetail Golf Course, the Elk Mound cross country squads raced in the Black River Falls Invitational last Tuesday, October 4. The Mounder boys behind a top-ten finish by senior Ian Hazen captured third place out of a dozen…
Read MoreCOLFAX — Conference schools had an opportunity to preview the course that will host next week’s Dunn-St. Croix Cross Country championships when Colfax hosted an invitational at Whitetail Golf Course Saturday morning, October 1. In a preview of the boys’ race, Glenwood City, paced by first-place finisher JJ Williams (15:56.91), won the meet with a…
Read MoreHAMMOND — And then there was just one. Freshman standout Belle Kongshaug was the only Colfax-Elk Mound golfer to advance to this past Monday’s WIAA Division 2 girls’ Golf sectional which was held at Hidden Greens North in Solon Springs. Kongshaug shot a 77 to finish in third place and grab the top individual qualifying…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After sweeping Boyceville two days earlier, Elk Mound brought their volleyball team to Colfax September 29, looking for a win and the chance to remain undefeated in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play. In a tight battle, the Mounders prevailed three sets to one and are now 4-0 in the conference, while…
Read MoreThe Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team capped its regular and conference seasons with a pair of second-place finishes last week. In the eighth and final CloverCroix Conference 9-hole mini-meet held at Bloomer Memorial Golf Course last Monday, September 19, the C-EM squad just missed capturing its second conference victory of the season when it finished…
Read MoreRunning on a pair of familiar courses last week, the Elk Mound boys’ cross country team finished first in both events. At a small, five-school meet held on Mondovi’s Valley Golf Course last Tuesday, September 20, the Mounders easily bested its competition as they had six varsity runners finish in the top ten. Two days…
Read MoreIn its only competition last week, the Elk Mound volleyball squad improved to 2-0 in Dunn-St. Croix play with a three sets to one home-court win over Durand-Arkansaw in the September 20 match. The battle between the Mounders and visiting Panthers was well fought with all but one of the sets being determined by five…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Elk Mound knew it faced a stiff challenge when it hosted Durand-Arkansaw last Friday for the annual homecoming game. Entering the September 23 Cloverbelt football contest, the Panthers sat in third place with just one loss in conference play while the Mounders had just one win thus far this season which they…
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