Technical difficulties derail a morning duck hunt

A late rally for the Hornets volleyball could not dig them entirely out of an early deficit as they ultimately fell to Mondovi last Tuesday in their first round match of the WIAA playoffs. The fifth-seeded Buffaloes won the first two sets before the 12th-seeded Colby squad was able to respond with a victory in the third set, but Mondovi closed the door by taking the fourth and final set of the eve...

The Colby/Abbotsford swim team had their final meet of the regular season last Friday, traveling to Minocqua for the GNC conference meet hosted by Lakeland. The co-op finished sixth out of nine schools with 55 points, which ultimately put them in a three-way tie with the Ladysmith/ Bruce/Flambeau team and Mosinee for fifth overall in the final conference standings.The Thunderbirds gave the reignin...

A matchup between the sixth-seeded Abbotsford Falcons and the hosting thirdseeded Hilbert Wolves quickly turned into a lopsided affair as Hilbert cruised to a 46-7 victory over the visiting Abbotsford squad in the first round of the WIAA Division 7 football playoffs last Friday evening.The Falcons defensive front seven proved to be outmatched as the home team was able to run the ball virtually und...