By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent COLFAX — For many, Friday the 13th is not a good day and unfortunately for the Lady Hilltoppers’ basketball team, Friday December 13th, turned out to be a terrible day as far as basketball was concerned. Glenwood City traveled to Colfax to take on the mighty Vikings in a Dunn-St.…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — When the two local rivals come together on the basketball court it always makes for a good game. And last Tuesday’s game that the Glenwood City Lady Hilltoppers hosted against the neighboring Boyceville Lady Bulldogs was no exception. In a tough and tight competition throughout, it was…
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GLENWOOD CITY — Although the Hilltoppers did not have an undefeated wrestler, Glenwood City saw a quartet of its grapplers garner four wins in five matches at the 23rd annual John Timm Memorial Duals held at the high school last Saturday, December 7. Seniors Tucker Lagerstrom and Andrew Berends along with junior Andy Grant and…
Read MoreBy Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent MENOMONIE — The Glenwood City boys’ basketball team took on the Unity Eagles in the Northwest Tipoff Classic held at UW-Stout last Saturday, December 7. It was a grim first outing for the Toppers as they lost 21-63. Hilltoppers’ head coach Tristan Kittilson conceded that it was a tough, season-opening…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent The Glenwood City girls’ basketball team played the Panthers twice this past week. First, the Lady Toppers hosted the Ellsworth Panthers last Tuesday, December 3 where they played to an exciting finish, winning the game 49-48 on a last second basket by junior Maddie Oehlke. Two days later, Glenwood City…
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By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City wrestlers lack depth for the 2019-20 season, but will rely on the strong leadership from returning athletes head coach Shane Strong stated. “Our talent is young, but they understand what it takes to be successful in the sport of wrestling,” Strong stated. “They embrace hard work…
Read MoreBy Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent The opening week of the basketball season held mixed results for the Glenwood City girls as they split a pair of non-conference road games. The Lady Hilltoppers got their season off to a good start by winning their first outing of the season, a road contest against the Cumberland Beavers…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent BOYCEVILLE — Colby Dotseth takes the reins as the Bulldogs’ head ccoach for the boys’ basketball team this season. While this is his first year as head coach, Dotseth is no stranger to Boyceville as he grew up here and played for the Bulldogs from 2006-2010. In recent years, Dotseth…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Tristan Kittilson will be starting his seventh year as head coach of the Glenwood City Hilltoppers boys’ basketball team. With a record of 8-14 last season, the Hilltoppers fell short of their goal to have a winning season. However, Kittilson believed that a lot of personal goals…
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By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City girls’ basketball head coach Dean Fayerweather, who is beginning his fourth year at the helm, is hoping to improve upon last year’s record of 7-16 but with only 16 high schoolers out for the 2019-20 varsity and junior varsity seasons it may be a difficult…
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