ELK MOUND — The Lady Mounders moved their early-season basketball record to an unblemished 3-0 with a non-conference, home victory over Fall Creek last week. After holding a 25-17 advantage at halftime, Elk Mound stepped on the offensive accelerator in the second half and pulled away as it outscored the Crickets 34-15 in the final…
Read MoreAfter having its 27-game win streak snapped in a sectional finals loss to Baldwin-Woodville last spring, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team simply started a new one to open its 2024-25 hardwood campaign. The Lady Mounders scored double-digit wins over a pair of Middle Border teams when it tipped of the new season last week.…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — A familiar face around the Elk Mound gym will take over the leadership of the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team for the 2024-2025 season. Dennis Arneson has coached at various levels in the Elk Mound system for 15 years and will have some big shoes to fill…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — With the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team winning back-to-back conference championships with 14-0 records, it’s pretty safe to say every other team in the conference will be working hard to make sure there isn’t a third straight championship for the Mounders. Playing in their final season in…
Read MoreST. CROIX FALLS — The Elk Mound football team saw its 2024 gridiron campaign come to an end last Friday as it succumbed to another potent rushing attack. Eighth-seeded Elk Mound surrendered 316 rushing yards to host and top-seed Saint Croix Falls as it fell 42-8 to the unbeaten Saints in a WIAA Division 5,…
Read MoreRICE LAKE — The cross country season for the Elk Mound runners ended at the sectional meet in Rice Lake last Friday as neither team nor any individuals were able to secure a state berth. The Mounder boys scored 299 points and finished 11th out of 14 complete teams at the WIAA Division 2 Rice…
Read MoreELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team found tournament time to be all too brief. The seventh-seeded Lady Mounders suffered a season ending, three-set loss on their home court last Tuesday, October 22 to number ten Prescott in the opening round of the WIAA Division 3 regional tournament. The Cardinals (11-12), who finished fourth…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed at the Dunn-St. Croix conference meet held in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17. The Mounder girls’ team placed third and the boys’ team placed fifth. Ellie Schiszik and Jaidynn Sarauer earned first-team all conference designation after placing in the top seven…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — At the Dunn-St. Croix Conference cross country meet held in Boyceville last Thursday, October 17, the Colfax Vikings performed well with senior Kaysen Goodell winning the varsity girls race and the Colfax boys’ team placing third. “Really a good day for us. About everything we were hoping to…
Read MoreMADISON — She is a state gold medalist once again! Belle Kongshaug, a junior at Elk Mound High School and the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative’s undisputed leader, claimed her second consecutive WIAA Division 2 individual state title at the 2024 girls’ state golf championships held Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15 at the…
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