Boys Basketball
Elmwood/Plum City had a massive week for momentum as the season enters its final weeks, beating Eleva-Strum 71-30, losing to Durand-Arkansaw 67-40 and beating Boyceville 72-66. …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/13/25
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ELMWOOD — A long-awaited return, a matchup between two of the area’s best and a conference rivalry game were all on the table when the Spring Valley boys basketball team took down …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/5/25
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Dance State lived up to the hype over the weekend, with Prescott’s dominance over the sport continuing, picking up wins in pom and jazz. Ellsworth snatched up a fourth-place spot in hip hop and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/5/25
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Girls Basketball
Prescott finished the week with a 1-1 record, sneaking out a conference win 75-67 over Somerset before falling to McDonnell Central 74-67. The conference win pushed the …
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By Andrew Harrington
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2/5/25
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ELMWOOD — Elmwood/Plum City girls basketball had Spring Valley on the ropes, playing scrappy defense and securing second-chance points all night. The Cardinals took flight in the final minutes …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/29/25
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Prescott’s pom and jazz dance Regional championships and Ellsworth’s hip hop Regional championship were not the only dance success stories Saturday at DC Everest, as EPC and Spring Valley …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/29/25
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Boys Basketball
Prescott won the first installment of the rivalry at home against Ellsworth 70-63 Jan. 21. Kobe Russell’s 26 and Teddy Bernick’s 18 made the difference in a game that …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/29/25
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Girls Basketball
The Elmwood/Plum City girls had been on a losing streak that dated back to February 2023; however, first year head coach Adrian Hook had the team improving by the day, cutting …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/22/25
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The Pierce County Journal Sports Department, which includes me and Andrew Harrington, is trying to be creative, shall we say a joint venture in journalism. As a Pierce County Journal sports reporter, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/15/25
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Boys Basketball
River Falls has really found its groove in the middle portion of the season, picking up a pair of wins on the week to extend the winning streak to five straight. The Wildcats …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/15/25
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Girls Basketball
Spring Valley went on a dream run over the break, finishing 3-0 with wins over Clayton 44-42 Dec. 27, over Prairie Farm 48-31 Dec. 28 and 57-25 over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser on …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/8/25
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In the basement of Meyer Middle School, the practice home of River Falls' wrestling, reads a sign that says: "In this world a man must either be an anvil or a hammer."
Make no mistake about it, …
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By Greg Peters
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1/2/25
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There were a lot of wild, emotional and memorable sports moments in Pierce County over the last year. It can be difficult to rank them as there are so many to choose from, but here in Pierce County …
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By Andrew Harrington
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1/2/25
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The Northern Badger Wrestling Classic, held this week at the River Falls High School gym on Dec. 27 and 28, is one of the premier high school holiday wrestling tournaments in the upper Midwest.
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By Greg Peters
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12/26/24
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Elmwood-Plum City boys’ basketball senior tri-captain Sean Sagini grew up in Plum City. He first saw Lucas Glaus in fifth grade. Glaus, from Elmwood, was Sagini's fifth grade hardwood rival.
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By Greg Peters
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12/26/24
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In need of 13 points to break 1,000 varsity career points, senior Lucas Glaus was looking to get aggressive early Friday night against Boyceville, trying not to focus too hard on the milestone …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/26/24
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Boys Basketball
It looked like Elmwood/Plum City was going to drop its conference opener versus Mondovi on Thursday, falling behind 25-13 at the half. With the odds stacked against the Wolves, …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/18/24
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ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Invitational brought some top tier competition to town with all four Pierce County boys wrestling teams competing. River Falls’ Oliver Larson at 126 pounds and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/11/24
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Girls Basketball
Prescott went 1-1 on the week, losing 50-41 to Somerset on Dec. 3 and bouncing back to beat Northwestern 45-44 in a thriller Saturday. The Cardinals have had no shortage of …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/11/24
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Boys basketball teams across the state are revving up their engines for a long season of basketball. Each of the coaches have gotten a brief look at their teams through practice and scrimmages, and …
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By Andrew Harrington
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12/4/24
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