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DNR accepting applications for special trapping season at SandhillWildlife Area

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications now through Sept. 18 for a special trapping season within Sandhill State Wildlife Area.

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Depth, versatility strengths for Gilman volleyball in 2026
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
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Depth, versatility strengths for Gilman volleyball in 2026

After using 2025 to grow and gain experience, the Gilman Pirates start the 2026 season with the beli...

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Boys lineup looks solid; girls return experience too
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
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Boys lineup looks solid; girls return experience too

The girls enter the fall holding the title of defending Great Northern Conference champions, but itâ...

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Warriors get the win in soccer opener ended early by lightning
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
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Warriors get the win in soccer opener ended early by lightning

Always a tough first opponent for Medford’s boys soccer team, the Rice Lake Warriors took advantag...

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Redmen are close, but Loyal, Augusta get last points in Tuesday matches

The Rib Lake volleyball very easily could have started the season 2-0 on Tuesday, but the Redmen were unable to close out four close sets and wound up 0-2 in a triangular at Loyal.Normally a quad, Whitehall did not make the trip to Tuesday’s meet, leaving Rib Lake, Loyal and Augusta to do a threematch round-robin. Augusta won the first two matches by 2-0 scores to win the meet. Loyal and Rib Lak...

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Raiders get better as day goes on, Pirates knock them off 2-1

While Stanley-Boyd took home the championship trophy with a 4-0 record, no one left Tuesday’s season-opening Medford Volleyball Invitational emptyhanded.For the host Medford Raiders, a 1-3 record wasn’t exactly what they wanted, but without question, they got much better from their first match to their fourth. They handily swept Athens in their third match and they took the champion Orioles do...

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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
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it, but that was unexpected too,” junior cocaptain Megan Komarek said. “We were all just like, w...

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