2026 COLBY/ABBOTSFORD SOFTBALL TEAM - This year’s 2026 Colby/Abbotsford girls softball team is, in the back row, left to right, head coach Al Kneifl, Kylee Wiese, Hailey Huther, Kierslyn Orth, Jaidyn Malzahn, Brinley Ewert, Vivian Sillampa, Maria Soso, assistant coach Ryan Bargender, and volunteer coach Tyler Viegut. In the front row are manager Addison Viegut, Grace Lindau, Ella Schreiber, Elizabeth Perez, Allie Kunze, Madalynn Johnson, Yohelmi Centeno, Jennifer Monroy, Janery Flores, and manager Gabriela Bargender. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD 2026 COLBY/ABBOTSFORD SOFTBALL TEAM - This year’s 2026 Colby/Abbotsford girls softball team is, in the back row, left to right, head coach Al Kneifl, Kylee Wiese, Hailey Huther, Kierslyn Orth, Jaidyn Malzahn, Brinley Ewert, Vivian Sillampa, Maria Soso, assistant coach Ryan Bargender, and volunteer coach Tyler Viegut. In the front row are manager Addison Viegut, Grace Lindau, Ella Schreiber, Elizabeth Perez, Allie Kunze, Madalynn Johnson, Yohelmi Centeno, Jennifer Monroy, Janery Flores, and manager Gabriela Bargender. STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD
The Colby/Abbotsford softball team’s lineup will look vastly different than last year as the co-op fields a squad that won’t have many holdovers from the previous season. There will be some growin...
Medford’s Hope Bahire puts a hard swing on this return during the first set of flighttwo doubles play against Rhinelander Thursday on the MASH courts. Bahire and Nitara Faude were defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Hodags Alexia Corey-Luse and Addi Strobel. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Medford’s Hope Bahire puts a hard swing on this return during the first set of flighttwo doubles play against Rhinelander Thursday on the MASH courts. Bahire and Nitara Faude were defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Hodags Alexia Corey-Luse and Addi Strobel. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Rib Lake’s Slade Scheithauer keeps his balance while breaking out of Thorp tackle during the first quarter of Friday’s non-conference game which was won by the host Cardinals 66-26. ROSS PATTERMANN/THORP COURIER
