By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team tipped off against a pair of league leaders in their most recent contests. Unfortunately, the Mounders came up a bit short in both games, losing at home to Coulee Conference front runner Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau in a non-conference match up December 28 before suffering a heartbreaking 57-48 overtime…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden PRESCOTT — The Mounder boys’ basketball team traveled to Prescott on December 21 to take on last season WIAA Division 3 state champion Prescott Cardinals. Prescott built up a solid lead that had the Mounders battling the rest of the way that resulted in a loss of 67-34 for Elk Mound. “I…
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By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — The Lady Mounders’ basketball put their feet to hardwood for the final time in 2018 with a home game against the Somerset Spartans last Thursday evening, December 20. Elk Mound prevailed 53-36 in the non-conference home contest. “I thought we came out moving the basketball well, we weren’t as…
Read MoreBy Amber Hayden BALDWIN — Just call them the road warriors. The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team just wrapped up a successful three-game road trip with wins over Baldwin-Woodville and Elmwood/Plum City last week. The Lady Mounders have played away from the friendly confines of their own gymnasium in five of their past six contests…
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By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND — A double-digit lead following the first half of play helped Elk Mound earn a 51-42 Dunn-St. Croix boys’ basketball win against visiting Elmwood/Plum City last Friday night. “We defended the ball like crazy in the first half, and I was extremely proud of them for that,” said head coach…
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By Amber Hayden COLFAX — In the first meeting of the rivals 2018-19 home-and-home regular season, conference series held in Colfax last Tuesday night, the Colfax and Elk Mound boys’ teams both had a some issues getting the ball into the hoop during the Dunn-St. Croix basketball showdown. Despite the man-to-man defensive coverage Elk Mound…
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By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — At first the game looked to be a runaway victory for the Mounders as they catapulted to an 18-2 lead in last Thursday’s Dunn-St. Croix conference boys’ basketball opener at the Dog House in Boyceville. That lead eventually grew to a 33-8 advantage for Elk Mound with a little under…
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By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound and Colfax girls’ basketball teams each had a busy schedule this past week which began with an important, early-season showdown between the rivals last Tuesday in Elk Mound. The Vikings and Mounders also tangled with and took wins from conference foes in their Friday night match-ups. Elk Mound won…
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By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team took to the hardwood twice last week with road games against St. Croix Central last Monday evening, November 26, and Boyceville on Thursday, November 29. The trip to Hammond was a successful one for the Mounders as they put up another win by a score of…
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By Amber Hayden ELK MOUND— The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team took to the hardwood three times last week to open its 2018-19 season with a challenging non-conference slate featuring Fall Creek, Black River Falls, and Altoona. The Mounders tipped off their new campaign by hosting Fall Creek Crickets last Tuesday evening, November 27. Head…
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