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Fireworks shows are a week or so in the rearview mirror already as the summer of 2025 blows by at record speed. Not sure if it’s the poor weather that’s made it feel like summer hasn’t really ar...
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Kahn advances again; season ends for teams with great times
Medford’s pack of Will Daniels (1266), Jordan Lavin (1268), Peyton Ried (1271) and Evan Pagel (1269) sticks close together during the boys race at Friday’s WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Merrill. The Raiders placed seventh in the team standings. BRETT LABORE/THE LAKELAND TIMES
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Kahn advances again; season ends for teams with great times

Lindsay Kahn’s five-meet winning streak ended by an extremely slim margin Friday, but the ultimate...

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Rib Lake sweeps Winter, Lake Holcombe to win regional
Rib Lake’s Coralee Glenzer and Madelyn Anderson go for the block on Winter’s Kaydance Granica during the opening set in Saturday’s WIAA Division 5 regional final, won by the Redmen in a 3-0 sweep. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Rib Lake sweeps Winter, Lake Holcombe to win regional

Being a one-seed in a WIAA sectional half-bracket is rare territory for Rib Lake’s volleyball team...

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Anything could happen with rivals set to meet in semifinals
Rib Lake’s Camryn Glenzer and Avery Niemi both are ready to make the pass during set one of Saturday’s WIAA Division 5 regional final win over Winter. The Redmen will host rival Prentice in a sectional semifinal match tonight, Thursday. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Anything could happen with rivals set to meet in semifinals

Since the WIAA released the 2025 sectional assignments last winter, there was an expectation among l...

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Executing to near perfection, Pirates advance to 8-man’s Elite 8
Gilman’s Tony Syryczuk finishes off a first-half tackle on Owen-Withee’s Talon Mueller during the Pirates’ 55-8 WIAA Level 2 playoff win over the Blackhawks Friday. Along with seven tackles, Syryczuk carried the football 10 times for 119 yards and two touchdowns in the win. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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Executing to near perfection, Pirates advance to 8-man’s Elite 8

The Gilman Pirates expected on Friday to face a young Owen-Withee team that was much improved since ...

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Sperl, relay team place third; so does team overall at GNC meet
Jayda Fryklund Hon. Mention
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Sperl, relay team place third; so does team overall at GNC meet

The push to the finish in the girls swim season began for the Medford Raiders with a third-place fin...

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DNR publishes preliminary 2025 bear season results

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced preliminary results for the 2025 bear season. This fall, bear hunters harvested 3,724 bears during the 35-day season, placing this season on par with the five-year average of about 3,800 bears annually.This year’s harvest was slightly below the overall harvest target of 4,075 bears, but was within the expected range of harvest for...

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