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Random thoughts are bouncing out, just like my predicted NCAA winners

Random thoughts are bouncing out, just like my predicted NCAA winners Random thoughts are bouncing out, just like my predicted NCAA winners

It’s a random thoughts week as the sports world transitions from winter to spring.

_ March Madness isn’t all about basketball. Was able to watch most of...

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Strong defense, timely scores get Raiders past the Hodags
He’s not in the easiest of positions, but Medford heavyweight Ian Stickney drives into Tomahawk’s Tristin Bridges and works toward a second-period pin during the teams’ GNC dual meet at Raider Hall Thursday. Tomahawk won the meet 48-30. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Strong defense, timely scores get Raiders past the Hodags

Wrestling in their first big tournament of the 2025-26 season Saturday, the Medford Raiders got 13th...

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Strong scores again for Raiders at Rhinelander’s Snowflake meet
Raider gymnast Lindsey Kauffman jumps high above the balance beam during her varsity routine Saturday at Rhinelander’s Snowflake Invitational. JEREMY MAYO/NORTHWOODS RIVER NEWS
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Strong scores again for Raiders at Rhinelander’s Snowflake meet

The team score stayed consistent with some solid improvements within that team score during a second...

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Medford puts end to Lakeland hex with dominant effort Friday
Medford’s Kayla Baumgartner puts up a shot over Lakeland defender Britta Kemnitz during the first half of Friday’s 80-50 win over the host Thunderbirds. BRETT LABORE/THE LAKELAND TIMES
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Medford puts end to Lakeland hex with dominant effort Friday

The Medford Raiders checked most of the necessary boxes Friday, getting strong outings from their bi...

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Raiders get season’s first win with solid team effort vs. T-Birds
Medford’s Nick Krause makes a move on the low block against Lakeland’s Lincoln Friedley during his 20-point second half Friday at Raider Hall. Medford won its home opener 66-52 to even its GNC record at 1-1. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Raiders get season’s first win with solid team effort vs. T-Birds

Medford’s boys basketball home opener on Friday resulted in the team’s first win of 2025-26, a 6...

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Alexander steps up to the plate, set to lead baseball team in spring
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Alexander steps up to the plate, set to lead baseball team in spring

With ice and snow cover now here and the official start of winter arriving Sunday, baseball season f...

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Madlon is a girls runner-up, leading Wolfpack at the Barron Invite

Kaitlyn Madlon went 3-1 and placed second in her bracket, while freshmen Parker Wyantt and Dax Steinbach picked up wins for the Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe Wolfpack on the boys side of Saturday’s Barron Invitational.In all, the co-op took six wrestlers to the tournament, four boys and two girls. The boys did enough to finish 15th in their team standings with 28.5 points and the girls were 11th ...

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