By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound’s head girls’ basketball coach, Jordan Kongshaug, once told his team he would shave his head if it won a conference championship. The Mounders’ coach failed to follow through on his promise when the squad won a Dunn-St. Croix championship last season, so the girls’ were not…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — There are probably plenty of Elk Mound basketball fans who would love to know what head boys’ coach Mike Kessler says to the team during halftime breaks at every game. Because every time the Mounder boys have a rough first half, they come back out and find a…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — If it feels like it took all season for this game to arrive, well, that is because it sort of did. The Viking girls were originally scheduled for their road trip to Elk Mound on December 16, but the game was postponed to January 17 due to a…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team must have great luck to be playing four home games in the final two weeks of the regular season. The team cruised toward its final week of regular season play against two teams it had already beaten this season, and took a…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski Going into last week, the Elk Mound boys’ had not lost a game since they dropped a non-conference contest at Prescott back on January 9. The week’s game slated featured a pair of Bulldog Battles, with Elk Mound heading to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser on February 6, and hosting Boyceville on February 9.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Family, friends, coaches, and school staff gathered in the Elk Mound gym last week to witness two Mounder football players sign national letters of intent. Seniors Dane Lew and Noah Zurbuchen signed their letters on February 1 during a ceremony in the school gymnasium.
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski Fans of the Mounder girls’ basketball program have had a lot to cheer about recently. The Elk Mound team has not lost a game since their 59-40 home loss to LaCrosse Aquinas back on January 7. The Mounders have not lost a conference match-up since being beat up by Durand in…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski It may be coach Mike Kessler’s first season coaching the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team, but the way the Mounders have been playing this season, it is almost like he is a veteran coach for the team in orange and black. And much like their female counterparts, the Elk Mound boys…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Village residents in Colfax and Elk Mound can always count on one thing: the night of a rivalry game between the two high schools usually brings a sizable crowd to town. The gym at Colfax High School was certainly full for the most recent contest between the Vikings’ and…
Read MoreBy Cara L. Dempski COLFAX — Two nights after the Mounder and Viking boys’ teams played out a rivalry match at Colfax High School, it was the girls’ turn.
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