HAMMOND — Juniors Ian Hazen and Aiden Schiferl finished in the top nine to propel the Elk Mound boys to a third-place showing in the annual St. Croix Central Cross Country Invitational held Thursday, September 2. Freshman Ellie Schiszek was the only Elk Mound girl to place in the top ten as she grabbed fifth…
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by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent NEILLSVILLE – As September breaks, the Mounders find themselves jumping into conference play. Coming off a tough loss in the final non-conference game against St. Croix Central, they were looking to rebound against a scrappy Neillsville/Granton Warrior team that was hungry for a home win. To win in football, you…
Read MoreHAMMOND — In what was suppose to be its home opener, Elk Mound had to travel for the second straight week as Mother Nature prevailed. After heavy rains during the week left Elk Mound’s new football field unplayable, its scheduled non-conference contest against St. Croix Central had to be moved to the Panthers’ home turf…
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by Marlys Kruger Sport Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — With 11 total teams and 131 runners who finished the race, the Elk Mound boys began their cross country season with a second-place finish at the Boyceville Invite August 25. The Mounder girls were 12th of 14 teams which saw 134 runners complete the race. With the temperature…
Read MoreMENOMONIE — The Colfax and Elk Mound volleyball squads participated in the annual Menomonie Volleyball Sprawl over the weekend. The two-day invitational that featured over 40 schools was held at UW-Stout’s Johnson Fieldhouse last Friday and Saturday, August 27 and 28. The Vikings split their six matches finishing the tournament with a 3-3 record. Colfax…
Read MoreCHETEK — Seniors Avery Kaanta and Carson Steinhorst each ran for a first-half touchdown while sophomore quarterback Kaden Russo returned an interception for a touchdown and threw for another, both in the third quarter, to propel Elk Mound to a 26-8 non-conference victory over host Chetek-Weyerhaeuser in the 2021 football opener last Friday, August 20.…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Seven seniors, including two Honorable Mention All Conference players from a year ago, return to the links for the Colfax-Elk Mound co-op team this fall. Ryan Krall begins his fifth season coaching girls golf and will look for Olivia Clickner and Grace Shafer to repeat as all-conference players in the…
Read MoreEAU CLAIRE — The Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf cooperative teed off the 2021 season by competing in a pair of large invitationals hosted by the two Eau Claire High Schools last Monday and Tuesday, August 16 and 17. The local girls opened their season competing in the 2021 Eau Claire North Husky’s Invitational held at…
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by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — Elk Mound head coach Dave Lew greeted 61 football players in grades 9-12 including 11 letterwinners to the field August 2nd as the Mounders prepared to start their second football season in the Cloverbelt Conference. Lew begins his ninth year leading the Mounders and has an…
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