After being seemingly contained for a minimal gain, Medford’s Paxton Rothmeier escapes and picks up 16 yards to get the North out of a second-and-16 hole from its own 5-yard line during the second quarter of Saturday’s Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Large Schools All-Star Game played at UW-Oshkosh. Rothmeier led the North with 53 yards on just seven carries in the North’s 28-6 win over the South All-Stars. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS After being seemingly contained for a minimal gain, Medford’s Paxton Rothmeier escapes and picks up 16 yards to get the North out of a second-and-16 hole from its own 5-yard line during the second quarter of Saturday’s Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Large Schools All-Star Game played at UW-Oshkosh. Rothmeier led the North with 53 yards on just seven carries in the North’s 28-6 win over the South All-Stars. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Teams from the North have been dominant in recent summers in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) All-Star Games and, with some help from local athletes and coaches, that trend continued ...
Gilman’s Reece Weir goes for the tip kill, while Brynn Komanec and Averie Olynick are ready for a potential block by Athens during the first round of play at Tuesday’s Medford Invitational. The Blue Jays won this match 2-0. Gilman went 1-3 for the day, beating Medford 2-1 for its win. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Set to open the season today, Thursday, at Timm’s Hill, the Medford Raiders boys 2026 cross country team includes (l. to r.) coach Sabrina Bach, Tanner Gebauer, Samuel Back, AJ Arndt, Nevyn Gripentrog, Parker Ried, Jordan Lavin, Peyton Ried, Angus Hamland, Corbyn Radlinger, Manny Espinoza, Ace Arndt, Hudson Schilling, Daniel Clark and head coach Stephen Reynolds. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Medford goal keeper Eric Paul leaps to make a save during the first half of Tuesday’s season-opening soccer game at Rice Lake. Always a tough opening opponent, the Warriors defeated the Raiders 4-0 in a game shortened to 53 minutes by lightning. TRAVIS NYHUS/RICE LAKE CHRONOTYPE
Ava Dallmann and Madelyn Anderson bump the ball back and forth to get warmed up for Monday’s volleyball practice in Rib Lake. The Redmen got their 2026 season started by going 0-2 at Loyal on Tuesday. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
