By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent When the Elk Mound boys invaded the Colfax gym Friday, January 22, both teams had just one loss in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play. Both teams were also coming off a conference win, with the Vikings playing probably their best game of the season with a 53-51 win over Spring Valley,…
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent ELK MOUND — In their only game of the week, the Mounder boys basketball team stayed home to face off against Middle Border Conference opponent Baldwin-Woodville on Thursday, January 14. The end result was not in the Mounders favor as they lost 58-35. Ben Heath and Kaden Russo did their…
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by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Both Colfax and Elk Mound were coming off lopsided wins when they faced off in Colfax January 15. The Vikings won big, 75-24, over Spring Valley three days earlier while the Mounders picked up a 55-31 victory over Boyceville that same night. This may have had everyone thinking this contest…
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by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Getting back to conference competition, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball squad used seven, three-point shots in the first half to pull out to a huge lead and took an 80-51 win at home over the Glenwood City Hilltoppers January 5. Two days later, the Mounders traveled to Durand and lost…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Playing back-to-back games during the holiday break against a pair of teams from the Cloverbelt West Conference, the Elk Mound boys basketball team came up with a pair of wins. Using a stellar defense and balanced scoring, the Mounders defeated the Stanley-Boyd Orioles 49-36 December 29 in Stanley, then beat…
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By Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent Returning to Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, the Mounder boys went on the road to take on the Elmwood/Plum City Wolves last Tuesday, December 22. After leading by a single point late in the game, the Wolves went to the free throw line and knocked down two of four shots to…
Read MoreBy Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent The Elk Mound boys moved out of the conference for a couple of away basketball games last week, resulting in a 65-55 loss to the Regis Ramblers Tuesday, December 15, but they showed their resiliency with a 59-38 win at Augusta on Friday, December 18. The Mounders, 2-4 overall, traveled…
Read MoreThe Elk Mound boys’ basketball team split a pair of road games last week. The Mounders picked up their first win of the season, an important conference victory, with a 62-54 triumph in Spring Valley last Tuesday, December 8 only to fall two points short, 50-48, in a non-conference game at Altoona on Saturday, December…
Read Moreby Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent After a 51-39 loss in non-conference play at Baldwin-Woodville of the Middle Border November 30, the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team began Dunn-St. Croix Conference play and bounced back with a 58-26 road win over Spring Valley December 3. The Lady Mounders’ played their home opener last evening (Tuesday, December…
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