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Sparkly, brand-new sports school year set to kick off next week

Wasn’t it just yesterday when all eyes were on the Medford Raiders and their trip to the WIAA Division 2 state softball tournament? Ready or not, high school football practices start Tuesday laun...
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Two sweeps to start GNC play; Raiders 2nd at invite
Medford’s Avery Losiewicz finds a lane to drive this attack through the blocking wall put up by Ladysmith’s Hailey Hysell and Railey Stone during the third set of the Raiders’ 2-1 win Saturday in Marshfield. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Two sweeps to start GNC play; Raiders 2nd at invite

Led by 17 kills from Kayla Baumgartner and 20 assists from Eve Wojcik Tuesday night, Medford’s vol...

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Adjustments turn match around as Pirates beat Colby
Gilman’s Aubree Mann sends this spike attempt past Colby blocker Taebyn Leiders during game two of the Pirates’ 3-1 Eastern Cloverbelt Conference win over the Hornets Tuesday. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Adjustments turn match around as Pirates beat Colby

Struggling to put anything consistent together for a game and a half Tuesday, the Gilman Pirates dec...

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Raiders score first, but Red Robins and Eagles score more often
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Raiders score first, but Red Robins and Eagles score more often

With one stop left on a four-game road swing to start the Great Northern Conference boys soccer seas...

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Hwy 64 rivalry comes to Raider Field for key GNC mid-season matchup

A key Great Northern Conference clash Friday night highlights the fourth week of the high school football season in Taylor County.At Raider Field, host Medford is set to face Merrill in a matchup between teams who convincingly won their GNC openers last week. Medford got its first win of the fall by demolishing Rhinelander 62-20 while Merrill overcame an early 13-point deficit and beat Lakeland 42...

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Jim Strick set to become WIAA’s next communications director

Jim Strick has been named the next communications director for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA).Strick, currently the communications director for the Neenah Joint School District, will join the WIAA on Sept. 28. He will work alongside current director Todd Clark until Clark’s retirement on Jan. 15, 2027.“This is a pivotal time for educationbased athletics, and I am exc...

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DNR, DHS issue 2026-2028 fish consumption booklet

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), has announced the online publication of the 2026-2028 Choose Wisely booklet (https://widnr.widen.net/s/s6mkcq6tmr/pub_fh_824_ choosewisely), which outlines consumption guidelines for fish caught from waterbodies across the state.While fish are a great source of lean protein a...

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