ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound volleyball team split a pair of 4-set conference home matches last week to close out its regular season. Hosting Mondovi Tuesday, October 15, Elk Mound won the match three sets to one. Two days later, conference leader Durand-Arkansaw came to the Mound and left with a 3-1 win and…
Read MoreELK MOUND — A 40-point, first-quarter explosion powered by a strong ground game and complimented with three passing touchdowns propelled Elk Mound to 62-0 home shutout of visiting Neillsville/Granton in the Cloverbelt Conference and regular season finale last Friday evening, October 18. The victory locked up a berth in the WIAA playoffs which begin this…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Elk Mound knew it was in for a challenge when it hosted Mondovi for its annual homecoming game last Friday, October 4. The Mounders needed to control the line of scrimmage and the Buffaloes’ vaunted ground attacked if they were to earn their fourth straight victory. Mondovi’s ground game, however, proved nearly…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent SPRING VALLEY — The Elk Mound cross country teams competed at Spring Valley High School on Thursday, October 3. The high school girls’ team placed third out of four teams and the boys placed fourth out of six teams. In the girls’ competition, Boyceville won the meet with 35 points,…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Despite a conference-opening loss in Boyceville a few weeks back, the Elk Mound volleyball team had an opportunity to keep pace with Dunn-St. Croix front runner Durand-Arkansaw when it hosted a pair of conference matches last week. The Mounders were able to earn a hard-fought, four-set win over defending conference champion Spring…
Read MoreRICE LAKE — Colfax-Elk Mound was not going to be denied this time! After finishing second in last year’s regional tournament, the Colfax-Elk Mound girls’ golf team delivered a dominant performance to win the 2024 WIAA Division 2 regional tournament held last Thursday, October 3 at the Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake. Following on…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After a three-set loss a week earlier to the defending Dunn-St. Croix Conference champion Spring Valley, the Colfax volleyball team was hoping to bounce back with a conference win when the Elk Mound Mounders came to town Tuesday, September 24. Elk Mound was also coming off a conference loss after…
Read Moreby Renee Bettendorf Sports Correspondent DURAND — The Elk Mound Cross Country teams competed at the Durand-Arkansaw Invite on September 26. The varsity boys’ team took fifth place out of 11 teams and the girls placed seventh out of nine teams. Sophomore Hudson Banaszak was the first Mounder to cross the finish line. He placed…
Read MoreFALL CREEK — The Elk Mound football team captured its third straight Cloverbelt conference victory of the season with a 12-0 shutout of host Fall Creek last Friday, September 27. With their win over the Crickets, the Mounders improved to 3-1 in league play and 5-2 overall. Elk Mound could secure a playoff berth with…
Read MoreYou can call them champions once again! The Colfax-Elk Mound girl golfers claimed their second straight CloverCroix Conference championship last week with a trio of convincing wins. Colfax-Elk Mound swept the conference’s nine-hole mini-meets with a pair of back-to-back victories Tuesday, September 24. Competing at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott that morning, the locals…
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