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The Prescott girls' golf team has been named the MBC Champions for 2024.

Oct. 2: Catch up on Pierce County sports this week

Football Spring Valley’s spotless record remains, picking up a 28-0 win over Cadott Friday, Sept. 26 to move to 6-0. Spring Valley is tied for the conference lead with Boyceville at … more

10/2/24

(From left): Delaney Johnson, EmmaJo Meier, Katie Groen and Karissa Kollbaum after their senior night matchup Sept. 23.

Ellsworth tennis celebrates senior class

ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth girls’ tennis honored its four seniors during the Monday matchup against Baldwin-Woodville. EmmaJo Meier, Karissa Kollbaum, Delaney Johnson and Katie Groen make … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/25/24

The Ellsworth Panthers varsity volleyball team opened conference play against Baldwin-Woodville at their annual Pink Out event Thursday, Sept. 20.

Catch up on Pierce County sports: Week of Sept. 23

Football Spring Valley joined Prescott in the 5-0 club, winning 42-20 over Turtle Lake to match Prescott’s 30-28 win over Somerset. Spring Valley and Boyceville are both 3-0 in conference … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/25/24

Prescott is off to a perfect start to conference play through six events, and it has been a team effort all around.

Prescott wins sixth straight conference event, Ellsworth continuing to battle for top 3 spot

EAU CLAIRE — Prescott is now six-for-six in Middle Border Conference events on the year, heading to the Princeton Valley Golf Club in Eau Claire and winning by 18 strokes over second place … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/18/24

The Spring Valley Cardinals football team seniors for the 2024 season.

Catch up on Pierce County sports Sept. 18 roundup

Football Prescott’s absolute dominance continued Friday, picking up a 49-0 win over Osceola. Now sitting at 4-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play, the squad has allowed just 30 points on … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/18/24

The River Falls Wildcats girls’ golf team competed Tuesday, Sept. 1 at the Holmen Invite at Drugan’ Castle Mound Golf Course in Holmen where they placed third overall.

Catch up on Pierce County sports

Football Prescott is off to a 3-0 start to the year and all three games have been absolute dominance. In the conference opener for the Cardinals, they gave Altoona all they could handle and more … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/11/24

Braydon Anderson punches in his second rushing touchdown of the game in a win over St. Croix Central.

Ellsworth defense stifles SCC in top-10 matchup

ELLSWORTH — In a battle of top 10 ranked teams to kick off Middle Border Conference play, Ellsworth proved to be up for the challenge, taking a 26-6 win over St. Croix Central on Friday. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/11/24

Ellsworth volleyball celebrates a point during their opening match at the Menomonie Sprawl.

Three county squads attend Menomonie Sprawl, River Falls takes second

MENOMONIE — River Falls, Ellsworth and Elmwood/Plum City’s volleyball teams each took part in the Menomonie Sprawl at UW-Stout this past weekend, with River Falls leading the way with a … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/4/24

Wyatt McGrath placed third in the 450B class at Loretta Lynn's AMA National Motocross Championship in Tennessee.

McGrath takes 3rd at Loretta Lynn's AMA National Motocross Championship

BELDENVILLE — Wyatt McGrath, a 17-year-old from Beldenville, is no stranger to the big stage. Meet after meet, McGrath faces some of the toughest motocross competitors in the world, and Loretta … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/4/24

Kyra Dix led Prescott to a solid opening race at home, landing in fourth place.

Cross country seasons kick off across Pierce County

PRESCOTT — Prescott and Ellsworth kicked off their cross country seasons at a high-difficulty race in Prescott. Prescott finished fourth of six teams in the girls’ race and fourth of … more

By Andrew Harrington | 9/4/24

Ellsworth’s defensive line face-to-face with the offensive line of La Crosse Logan during the team’s season opener Aug. 22.

Ellsworth drops heartbreaker to open season

ELLSWORTH — High school football season is officially underway in Ellsworth, as the Panthers took on La Crosse Logan in what proved to be a heartbreaking 22-21 loss for Ellsworth on Thursday … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/28/24

Ellsworth players warm up before practice Aug. 15.

County coaches discuss high school football’s return

With high school football starting back up, each of the county’s coaches feel their teams have made positive steps in the offseason. While each team feels they can compete, that only means the … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/22/24

Dylan Gausman holds Kasey Bass close to first before the pitch in Prescott’s 5-3 win over Ellsworth on July 24.

Prescott takes back-and-forth rivalry matchup

ELLSWORTH — There were some missed opportunities on both sides, but when it came down to it, the Prescott Pirates won the battle 5-3 over the Ellsworth Hubbers on July 24. After … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/8/24

Treysen Witt deals a pitch during a 12-2 win for the Spring Valley Hawks over the Ellsworth Hubbers on July 26.

Hawks soar to late season win over Hubbers

SPRING VALLEY — Some early miscues allowed the Ellsworth Hubbers to take to the scoreboard early, but the Spring Valley Hawks answered back with 12 unanswered runs for a 12-2 win in seven … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/8/24

The Ellsworth Claybreakers took a squad consisting of Kehan O’Neil, Chace Kressin, Carter Moldenhauer, Braydon Anderson, Ethan Hinrichs and first alternate Landon Anderson to nationals.

Claybreakers reach new heights with top-10 finish at nationals

The Ellsworth Claybreakers put on a show in the scorching heat at the National Trapshooting Championship in Michigan, with the team landing in eighth place out of 261 teams July 14. The squad also … more

By Andrew Harrington | 8/2/24

The Hubbers’ runners celebrate after Kasey Bass’ second home run of the game scored three.

Hubbers club five homers to the highway, coast to 16-4 victory

ELMWOOD — The Sunday morning storms that brought a delay to the game also gave a jolt to the Ellsworth Hubbers’ offense, with the squad barreling a whopping five home runs in a 16-4 win … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/26/24

National Night Out is set for Aug. 6

ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth Police Department and the Ellsworth Village Board are excited to take the annual National Night Out community building campaign back to its roots. The goal for … more

7/16/24

Carson Huppert is set to become the fifth head coach of the Ellsworth wrestling program.

Matzek passes torch to Huppert as next coach of historic program

After the first four coaches helped build and sustain a historic program with eight Wisconsin Team State Championships, Carson Huppert is set to become the fifth head coach of Ellsworth wrestling. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/27/24

Logan Brand earns Wisconsin Dairy Male Athlete of the Month

Ellsworth Class of 2024 graduate Logan Brand was rewarded for his work as a dairy farmer, student and athlete, receiving the honor of Wisconsin Dairy Male Athlete of the Month by Dairy Farmers of … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/27/24

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church members gathered at the finished ballpark pavilion Tuesday, June 14 for an Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.

‘Build it and they will come:' Determination makes ballpark pavilion a reality

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church celebrated the completion of its ballpark concession stand/pavilion last week with an Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. Festivities began … more

By Sarah Nigbor | 6/20/24