Glenwood City had neither the time nor inclination to rest on their laurels following their small school championship and ninth overall finish in the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic. The new year brought with it a fresh set of challenges for the Hilltopper wrestlers as they kicked off the 2022 portion of their mat schedule last…
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RIVER FALLS — After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic made its return to River Falls High School last Wednesday and Thursday, December 29 and 30 much to the pleasure of wrestlers, coaches and fans. None may have been happier for the return of the area’s premier Christmastime wrestling tournament…
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by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent CLAYTON – The Hilltopper boys’ basketball team wrapped up 2021 with a trip to Clayton on December 21 to take on a one-win Bears team. While Glenwood City has struggled to score points up to this point in the season, they would find their range and put up 51 points…
Read MoreCLAYTON — Glenwood City’s girls’ basketball team enjoyed its highest point production of the season, scoring 45 points in Clayton last Tuesday, December 21. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for the young and struggling Lady Hilltoppers to secure their first win of the year. Instead, they came up ten points short as the host Bears of…
Read Moreby Laura Giammattei Sports Correspondent A lack of roster depth and inability to consistently score seemed to be the center of trouble for the Glenwood City Hilltoppers, as they gassed out in the second half against Elmwood/Plum City to end in a 41-22 home court defeated last Tuesday. Three days later the Lady Toppers started…
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by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Heading into their third week of the season, the Glenwood City boys’ basketball team is still searching for that elusive first win. They would get their next opportunity last Thursday, December 16 when they faced the Wolves of Elmwood/Plum City. While the Glenwood City defense would buckle…
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GLENWOOD CITY — After last week’s winter storm which included a tornado that ravaged the community of Stanley and left the high school without power forcing the cancellation of Friday’s dual-meet wrestling tournament, Glenwood City quickly pulled together and hosted an impromptu triangular meet with Ladysmith and Ellsworth on that same day. Glenwood City dropped…
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by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent While the Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team didn’t get their first win of the season against Grantsburg, they would have three opportunities to achieve that milestone this past week. Playing Colfax, Elk Mound, and Thorp would prove to be fruitless in that quest as they would fall in all three contests…
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by Joel DeWitt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — In his second stint as the boys’ basketball head coach, Patrick Olson is looking to improve on a 5-17 mark from the previous season. His first test would come November 30 as his Hilltoppers would host the Grantsburg Pirates, defending champions of the Lakeland West conference. While…
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