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Chieftains defense can’t stave off Owen-Withee

Chieftains defense can’t stave off Owen-Withee Chieftains defense can’t stave off Owen-Withee

Max Sauerwein, Lake Holcombe junior, looks downfield Sept. 3, to see if any teammates are open in a home game against Owen-Withee. The Chieftains fell behind early on and couldn’...

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Ranked Macks too much; execution buries Hatchets
Medford's Paisley Ried gets the first step on Tomahawk defender Lauren Riebe on this second-half drive to the basket Friday. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Ranked Macks too much; execution buries Hatchets

The Medford Raiders lost contact with state-ranked McDonell Central Monday during a mid-game scoring...

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Ranked Macks too much; execution buries Hatchets
Medford's Paisley Ried gets the first step on Tomahawk defender Lauren Riebe on this second-half drive to the basket Friday. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Ranked Macks too much; execution buries Hatchets

The Medford Raiders lost contact with state-ranked McDonell Central Monday during a mid-game scoring...

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Neillsville’s late first-half surge puts away Friday’s game

The Gilman Pirates stayed close with Neillsville for about one-third of Friday’s Eastern Cloverbelt Conference girls basketball matchup, but the leagueleading Warriors took over at that point and coasted to a 64-20 win on their home floor.Never the easiest of places and teams to play, Gilman got some early stops defensively with its zone, which included some 1-3-1 half-court trapping and got ins...

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Boys earn two wins, girls get one at Wausau’s Tietge Bonspiel
Medford’s boys curling team was the third event runner-up in last weekend’s Tiete Bonspiel at the Wausau Curling Club. Team members include (l. to r.) Rylan Stockwell, Jaeden Brandner, Atticus Winkler, Gavin Koplin and Parker Judnic. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
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Boys earn two wins, girls get one at Wausau’s Tietge Bonspiel

Medford teams had solid showings at the annual two-day Tietge Bonspiel held this past weekend at the...

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Early hope for Pirates, then Redmen take over and cruise
Rib Lake’s Ty Niemi is fouled by Gilman’s Lucas Halida while trying to drive to the basket during the first half of Monday’s game won by the Redmen 71-34. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Early hope for Pirates, then Redmen take over and cruise

A scoring drought has hit the Gilman Pirates hard the last couple of weeks, and they showed some sig...

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Shots start to fall for Pirates in Tuesday loss; Hornets win big

Some optimism re-emerged Tuesday at times for Gilman’s boys basketball team after a tough four-week stretch, but a 21-3 half-ending run by visiting Owen-Withee put the Pirates back into a deficit it wasn’t able to dig out of in a 63-46 Eastern Cloverbelt Conference loss.The defeat capped a winless first half of conference play for the Pirates, who sit at 0-7 in the league and 2-12 overall afte...

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