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Knights face heartbreaker in Regional championship

Knights face heartbreaker in Regional championship Knights face heartbreaker in Regional championship

Senior Kaitlyn Heinzen digs in, ready to drive in some runs for her Cornell-Lake Holcombe team June 17, as the Knights hosted the Regional championships at Mill Yard Park. It was a...

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A strong Senior Night sendoff for the swimmers
Medford’s Everett Ziembo glides through the water during his third-place overall finish in the 200-yard freestyle during Monday’s double-dual. He later won the 500yard freestyle. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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A strong Senior Night sendoff for the swimmers

A three-member senior class doesn’t sound large, but when the team is only six deep this year, Sen...

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Dons bury Pirates; Gilman tips Rockets in OT
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Dons bury Pirates; Gilman tips Rockets in OT

Blitzed by 3-pointers and points off turnovers, the Gilman girls basketball team had no shot Tuesday...

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As depth returns, Pirates’ play improves in loss to Neillsville
Kolby Keepers tries to stay with Neillsville’s Andrew Hoeser as Hoeser attacks a potential driving lane during the first half of Thursday’s game played in Gilman. The visiting Warriors won 70-49. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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As depth returns, Pirates’ play improves in loss to Neillsville

Having all the pieces in place they had hoped for when the season began for the first time Thursday,...

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Rib Lake easily takes round one of back-to-backs with Chequamegon

The girls basketball teams from Rib Lake and Chequamegon are getting to know each other well this week with two meetings in three days and the Screaming Eagles learned Tuesday they’ll need to be stronger with the ball in round two tonight, Thursday.Rib Lake followed its blueprint of creating points from its defensive and rebounding chaos and ran away with a 6232 win over the host Eagles in Park ...

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Hillebrand, Gosse earn 2nds, Weir 5th at BSG

Twenty-eight archers from Medford schools and 10 more from Gilman competed this past weekend in the National Archery in the Schools Program’s Badger State Games competition, hosted by the Wausau West Archery Club.Medford senior Ezra Hillebrand was the second-place finisher among 108 high school boys with a score of 290 out of a possible 300, including 20 10-point shots. He finished six points be...

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Too many lineup holes as Hodags take down Medford
Medford’s Jackson Mayer finishes up a pin of Rhinelander’s Pedro Mata at the 1:10 mark of their 215-pound match Thursday evening. BOB MAINHARDT/NORTHWOODS RIVER NEWS
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Too many lineup holes as Hodags take down Medford

The Medford wrestlers won four matches by pin Thursday, but three forfeits and five Rhinelander wins...

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