Medford’s Ava Hartl has her eyes on her passing target as the Raiders went through their opening drills during practice Monday afternoon at the Simek Recreation Center. Medford is happy to have Hartl, a senior, back and healthy to start this season after she missed most of last year while recovering from an injury suffered the previous summer. Medford opens its girls hockey season by hosting the Black River Falls Co-op Monday at 7 p.m. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Logan Halida, pictured working against Rib Lake’s Seth Borchardt last January, is one of five returning players the Gilman Pirates are relying heavily on to start the new boys basketball season. Gilman opens Monday at Flambeau. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Taylor Klingbeil aggressively probes a potential opening in the New London defense during the first half of Medford’s 65-57 non-conference win over the Bulldogs Thursday. Klingbeil led all scorers in the game with 31 points. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Gilman’s Kolby Keepers quickly gets into the backfield and pressures McDonell Central quarterback Cael Holm during the second quarter of Saturday’s WIAA state championship. Plays like these helped Keepers become the North Central East Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year for 2025. Keepers also made the secondteam offense in the conference and earned All-Region and All-State first-team honors from the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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