For the past few years, it’s seemed any time a Medford team wanted to make a WIAA tournament run, Rice Lake was there to end that run. On Saturday, that road block was finally smashed. It wasn’t easy, but this time the topseeded Raiders were the ones who kept their composure when things got tough in the second half and earned a hardfought 53-42 win over the fifth-seeded Warriors to keep

The Medford Raiders got their WIAA Division 2 boys basketball tournament run off to a strong start Friday, shooting 57.7% from the field, dominating the boards and digging in defensively from the middle of the first half on to run away from the Menomonie Mustangs 73-41 in a regional semifinal played at Raider Hall. Down 8-6 early, Medford went on a 19-0 run to take command at 25-8 and wasn’t

The Rib Lake boys basketball team accepted the challenge of facing Division 5’s top-ranked team Friday and gave the McDonell a battle for about 28 minutes before going ice cold and allowing the Macks to pull away 66-41 in the WIAA regional semifinal. The Redmen, who finished the year at 13-13 led the now 26-1 Macks for a good chunk of the first half and cut a 14-point lead to seven with 11

A strong second half of the season pushed Rib Lake’s Josie Scheithauer to a second-team spot, while senior Kamryn Annala and freshman Avery Niemi hustled their way to honorable mention in the voting for the 2022-23 All-Marawood Conference North Division girls basketball team. The awards are the first in basketball for all three Redmen in the All-North team voting. However, Annala is now a two-time