ELK MOUND — It was a baseball game that Glenwood City would like to forget. Elk Mound feasted off an inexperienced and young Glenwood City pitching staff when the Toppers came calling at Village Park last Tuesday, April 19. The Mounders collected 18 hits including five doubles, drew 11 base on balls and scored 31…

GLENWOOD CITY — After enduring several postponements and cancellations, it was not the start to the season the two-time defending conference softball champions were hoping for. A 12-run second inning by Durand spoiled Glenwood City’s home and season opener as the visiting Panthers went on to defeat the Hilltoppers 21-8 in a 6-inning contest played…

DURAND — The Glenwood City baseball team got off to a good start in what turned out to be its season and conference opener in Durand last Monday, April 11.  The Hilltoppers got a pair of hits in the top of the first inning which resulted in a 1-0 lead over the host Panthers. But…

The Glenwood City School District is proud to announce the selection of Kendall Schutz and Drew Olson as this year’s Dunn-St. Croix Conference  Scholar Athletes. Each member school district within the Dunn-St. Croix Conference is invited to nominate one boy and one girl for scholar athlete honors. Criteria for selection include grade point, number of…

MENOMONIE — Based on their finish in the previous week’s Northern Badger Classic, ten Topper track and field athletes  – six boys and four girls –were selected to compete in the Stout Elite meet held last Friday, April 1 in the Johnson Fieldhouse on the UW-Stout campus. Seven of the ten set personal bests in…

GLENWOOD CITY — Graduation took its toll on the Glenwood City girls’ and boys’ track teams. In 2021, the Hilltopper girls finished second at the conference meet and won a regional championship while the boys placed fifth in the D-SC meet but both squads will be tasked with replacing several of their top competitors, many…

GLENWOOD CITY — For the upcoming Glenwood City golf season, Coach Popko and Coach Nied welcome back eight golfers from last year and seven athletes who are freshmen or sophomores.  In last year’s golf season, the Hilltoppers finished second in almost all of their meets, often losing out to an exceptionally competitive team from Durand.…

An area athlete with local ties recently completed a superb gymnastics season. Kirstan Jo Keppen, the granddaughter of Fred and Illa Nitchey of Glenwood City, is a senior at Turtle Lake High School and has been performing gymnastics since an early age. 18-year-old Keppen recently took part in team and individual competitions over the past…

by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City baseball team hopes things will be a bit different in the upcoming season. Out with the flip of the calendar was a squad that won only a single game in 2021. In is a team that returns a core of its starters from the…

by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — With just one senior on the team healthy enough to play, the Glenwood City Hilltopper softball team will need their underclassmen to step up if they intend to win a third consecutive Dunn-St. Croix Conference title. The Toppers won the title in 2019 and with no season…