By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The 2017 Dunn-St. Croix Conference Player of the Year Ethan Kjellberg is returning to the Elk Mound baseball team this year in the number one pitching spot. All together, eight letter winners are returning to the Elk Mound baseball team, said Paul Andrea, head coach. In addition to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — In terms of numbers, the Elk Mound High School boys’ and girls’ track teams — both conference champions in 2017 — will have a strong showing this year. All together 74 Elk Mound students have signed up for track: 46 boys and 28 girls.
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Six players will be returning to the Elk Mound High School softball team this spring to help the team achieve their goal of winning conference and regional championships. In 2017, the Elk Mound softball team had an overall record of 22-5 and a conference record of 17-0. Elk…
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Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski DURAND — Elk Mound girls’ basketball coach Jordan Kongshaug’s description of the Division 4 regional final at Durand last week was perfect in its brevity. “It was a great high school basketball game,” he said. “Durand’s a great basketball team, and well-deserving of moving on.” If Mounder and Panther fans could…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski Elk Mound head boys’ basketball coach Mike Kessler is only in his second year at the helm of his own team, and picked up his first tournament win last week. The Mounders faced Fall Creek at Elk Mound February 27 for a regional quarterfinal contest that Elk Mound saw the better…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Eric Wright, superintendent of the Elk Mound Area School District, said the board agreed to try something new during its most recent gathering. On February 26, the board approved a measure Wright and the administrative team believe might help students through transitions to new buildings, or even into…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Mounders’ head girls’ basketball coach had two things to credit for his team’s WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal win at home last Friday. “This time of year, you just kind of have to win in advance,” Kongshaug said of his team’s efforts to build a good game at…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The first game played at Elk Mound High School during the Mounders’ final week of regular-season play was not exactly what coach Mike Kessler would have liked. The Mounders’ played the Spring Valley Cardinals February 20 after the game was postpone for one night on account of a…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski If you want to understand the achievements of powerlifters, all you need to do is show up at a meet and watch the young athletes. See – and hear – the crowd cheering the teenage lifters on, spurring them to pick up, push up, or stand up against heavy weights. Watch…
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