By Cara L. Dempski The Buffalo proved a superior animal to the Elk when the Mounder boys’ basketball team went to Mondovi on December 6. The Buffaloes handed Elk Mound its first conference defeat by a count of 51-40. The Mounders hoped their home court would give them an advantage over the Durand Panthers when…

By Cara L. Dempski The Elk Mound girls’ basketball team stepped back on the court after Thanksgiving break in a big way. The Mounders ended the month of November by outscoring the Stanley-Boyd Orioles by more than three to one on November 28 to nab a 66-14 non-conference road victory. The team traveled to Mondovi…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — It was not the decisive win Mounders’ first-year head coach Mike Kessler had hoped for, but it was a win all the same when Elk Mound opened its season at home against Fall Creek on November 29. The Mounders put together a 68-61 win over the Crickets in…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Mounder senior Dane Lew has been named to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association’s 2016 all-state honorable mention team as a defensive back. Lew recorded a total of 74 tackles this season and had five tackles for losses. He also served as the Mounders’ offensive play caller for most…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The poor Crickets, they never stood a chance. A pair of double-digit scoring runs in the opening minutes of the game helped the Elk Mound girls squash Fall Creek 63-30 in their regular-season home basketball opener the evening of Thursday, November 17.

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — After losing two of its first seven conference games a year ago, the Elk Mound boys went unbeaten in their second go-round of conference contests to finish atop Dunn-St. Croix basketball standings at 12-2, one game better than runner-up Durand. But the Mounders, who finished 17-6 overall, made…

By Cara L. Dempski The Elk Mound Football team earned another honor from its 2016 season. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association announced on November 9 that the Mounders were one of the teams selected for an academic all-state award.

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — It is either luck or serendipity that the Elk Mound girls’ basketball team lost only two seniors to graduation this past May. The team boasted five all-conference players, four all-region players, and the Dunn-St. Croix player of the year, Elizabeth Fasbender. They return three all-conference players including Fasbender…

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Elk Mound senior Dane Lew was named to the 2016 Wisconsin Football Coaches’ Association all-region team for the West Central region. Lew, who appeared on the 2015 list as a defensive back, was listed as a DB again this season.