Colfax Scholastic Trap Team and Colfax Scholastic Action Shooting Team both wrapped up their 2021-2022 season and kicked off the new 2022-2023 competitive year on September 10. They enjoyed a combined picnic and awards program and they hosted an Open House at the Colfax/Dunn County Shooting Sports Complex. While lunch preparations were underway in the…
Read MoreELK MOUND — The Mounder volleyball team tipped off the Dunn-St. Croix portion of its schedule in style as it earned a three-set, home-court sweep over the visiting Lady Buffaloes of Mondovi. The Mounders took the opening set 25-16 and the second 25-17. Play throughout the third set was tighter but Elk Mound still prevailed,…
Read MoreOSSEO — Elk Mound and Osseo-Fairchild – two programs with rich football histories – entered last Friday’s contest against one another without a win between them. Something had to give. And it would be the Thunder defense! Elk Mound’s offense ran rough shod over its host piling up 299 yards on the ground to capture…
Read MoreColfax-Elk Mound freshman Belle Kongshaug continued her winning ways on area courses last week as she topped the leaderboard at a pair of CloverCroix Conference girls’ golf meets. Kongshaug has won the individual title at all six of this season’s conference meets to date putting her in the driver’s seat for the top golfer award.…
Read MoreRICE LAKE — In their only meet last week, the Elk Mound cross country teams traveled to the Rice Lake Invitational September 13. The race was divided into Large and Small school divisions. Competing with the large schools including many from the Big Rivers, the Mounder boys placed seventh out of 15 teams with 171…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — In their only race last week, the Elk Mound cross country teams ran in the Mustang Relays held Saturday, September 10 at Menomonie High School. The Mounder boys’ team finished tenth out of 11 squads after scoring 226 points while the girls’ team, with just four members competing, did not have the prerequisite…
Read MoreIn its final tune-ups prior to the start of conference games later this week, the Elk Mound volleyball squad hosted its second quadrangular meet of the season last Thursday and followed it by playing five matches Saturday in the Chippewa Falls McDonell Invitational. A lack of consistent play continued to hamper the Lady Mounders efforts…
Read Moreby Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent EAU CLAIRE — Heading into their game on September 8, the winless Mounders were looking to get in the win column. Close losses the first two games of the year, plus a lopsided loss to Neillsville/Granton in last week’s Cloverbelt opener, has the team sitting at the bottom of the…
Read MoreCOLFAX — There is no place like home, just ask the Colfax/Elk Mound girls’ golf team. Playing on its home course at Whitetail last Tuesday, the squad enjoyed its best outing of the season as it finished as the runner-up in its own Northwest Wisconsin Golf Classic that featured 12 complete teams and claimed its…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — With 59 players in grades 9-12 reporting for football practice last week, head coach Dave Lew hopes some of them will be able to step in and fill the big holes left by his players from a year ago. The Mounders finished 1-6 in Cloverbelt Conference play…
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