RIB LAKE BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW - TARGET’S ON THEIR BACKS

The Rib Lake Redmen missed all 13 of their 3-point shots Monday, but the key to victory was found inside, where Jed Henderson and Grant Beard powered them to a 58-38 win at Athens that clinched an outright secondplace finish in the Marawood North. Henderson dominated in the painted area early and finished with a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double, while Beard was the driving force behind Rib La...

The Medford Raiders (8-5 GNC, 9-14 ovearll) drew the fifth seed in the northern half of Division 2’s sectional #1 bumping up two spots from the mid-season reveal two weeks earlier, thanks to key GNC wins over Merrill Feb. 10 and Northland Pines on Feb. 19. The reward is a regional semifinal at four-seed New Richmond (13-9), who is 7-6 in the rugged Big Rivers Conference. The Tigers are a defe...