RIB LAKE BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW - Redmen believe they’re Marawood contenders

While Cornell couldn’t buy a basket in the first half, Logan Halida couldn’t miss early and his 18-point first-half scoring spree vaulted the Gilman Pirates to a 7137 non-conference win Monday night. Capping a sweep of the girls/boys doubleheader for Gilman, Halida finished with 25 points as the Pirates improved to 2-5 overall. The Pirates led wire-to-wire as a pre-game technical foul and r...

The winless Phillips Loggers impressively made seven 3-point shots to stick with Rib Lake in the first half Friday, but when that magic faded in the second half, the Redmen ran away with an 82-48 win to get back to the .500 mark at 2-2 in the Marawood North. Jed Henderson and Blake Henderson both had monster double-doubles, and Seth Borchardt added 19 points for the Redmen. In fact, it was Borc...

Rib Lake did what it does best defensively Friday, frustrating the visiting Athens Blue Jays to the point of creating 28 turnovers and rarely giving ball handlers or shooters wide open space in a 56-35 win. The victory pushed Rib Lake to the top spot in the Marawood North at the Christmas break. The Redmen are 3-2 in Marawood games and hold a one-game lead in the North over Athens, Abbotsford a...