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GIRLS BASKETBALL WRESTLING Friday, February 27 Thursday, February 26 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #6 Rib Lake at #3Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 7 p.m. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Medford’s Avery Losiewicz will compete at 126 pounds. Preliminaries at 2 p.m. followed by quarterfinals. Saturday, February 28 Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, Rib Lake/Assumption winner vs. #7 Newman Catholic/#2 Almond-Bancroft winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation prelims at 10 a.m., followed by consolation quarterfinals. Semifinals, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 28 Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 sectional final, TBD. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation semifinals at 10 a.m. followed by 5th- and 3rd-place matches. Championships at 5:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 26 Thursday, February 26 Abbotsford (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Tomahawk (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 Friday, March 6 WIAA Div. 5 regional, #12 Greenwood-Granton at #5 Rib Lake, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #5 Medford at #4 New Richmond, 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Greenwood-Granton/Rib Lake winner vs. #13 Cornell/#4 Mellen winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional final, Medford/New Richmond winner vs. #9 Rice Lake/#8 Lakeland/#1 River Falls winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, TBD, 7 p.m. CURLING Friday & Saturday, Feb. 27-28 Wisconsin State High School Championships atWausau, see Medford’s full schedule in page 5 preview story. GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, February 27 Thursday, February 26 tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation prelims, approx. 1 p.m. followed by consolation quarterfinals. Semifinals, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #5 Menomonie at #4 Medford, 7 p.m. Cloverbelt 7th-place crossover vs. Thorp (H), V-7 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Saturday, February 28 Saturday, February 28 Tuesday, March 3 WIAA Div. 2 regional final, Menomonie/Medford winner vs. #9 New Richmond/#1 Rice Lake winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 5 regional, #11 Gilman at #6 Flambeau, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 3 individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation semifinals at 10 a.m. followed by 5thand 3rd-place matches. Championships at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Gilman/ Flambeau winner vs. #14 Mercer/#3 Prentice winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 sectional final, TBD. GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday, February 27 GYMNASTICS Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, TBD, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #5 Gilman at #4 E.C. Immanuel Lutheran, 7 p.m. WRESTLING Saturday, February 28 Thursday, February 26 WIAA Div. 2 Marshfield sectional, 10 a.m. Teams include Medford-Colby, Marshfield, Ashland Co-op, Bloomer Co-op, Grantsburg Co-op, Menomonie, Rice Lake & River Falls. The top two teams, top five finishers in each event, including all-around qualify for state. WIAA Div. 5 regional final, Gilman/ E.C. Immanuel Lutheran winner vs. #9 Augusta/#1 Eleva-Strum winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 3 individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. The Wolfpack’s Dax Steinbach will compete at 144 pounds. Preliminaries at approx. 6 p.m. followed by quarterfinals. Friday, March 6 Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 2 team state championships atWisconsin Rapids, noon. WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Saturday, March 7 Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 2 individual state championships atWisconsin Rapids, 10 a.m. WIAA Div. 5 sectional final, TBD. WIAA Div. 3 individual state
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GIRLS BASKETBALL WRESTLING Friday, February 27 Thursday, February 26 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #6 Rib Lake at #3Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 7 p.m. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Medford’s Avery Losiewicz will compete at 126 pounds. Preliminaries at 2 p.m. followed by quarterfinals. Saturday, February 28 Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, Rib Lake/Assumption winner vs. #7 Newman Catholic/#2 Almond-Bancroft winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation prelims at 10 a.m., followed by consolation quarterfinals. Semifinals, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 28 Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 sectional final, TBD. WIAA girls individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation semifinals at 10 a.m. followed by 5th- and 3rd-place matches. Championships at 5:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 26 Thursday, February 26 Abbotsford (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Tomahawk (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 Friday, March 6 WIAA Div. 5 regional, #12 Greenwood-Granton at #5 Rib Lake, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #5 Medford at #4 New Richmond, 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Greenwood-Granton/Rib Lake winner vs. #13 Cornell/#4 Mellen winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional final, Medford/New Richmond winner vs. #9 Rice Lake/#8 Lakeland/#1 River Falls winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, TBD, 7 p.m. CURLING Friday & Saturday, Feb. 27-28 Wisconsin State High School Championships atWausau, see Medford’s full schedule in page 5 preview story. GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, February 27 Thursday, February 26 tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation prelims, approx. 1 p.m. followed by consolation quarterfinals. Semifinals, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #5 Menomonie at #4 Medford, 7 p.m. Cloverbelt 7th-place crossover vs. Thorp (H), V-7 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Saturday, February 28 Saturday, February 28 Tuesday, March 3 WIAA Div. 2 regional final, Menomonie/Medford winner vs. #9 New Richmond/#1 Rice Lake winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 5 regional, #11 Gilman at #6 Flambeau, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 3 individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. Consolation semifinals at 10 a.m. followed by 5thand 3rd-place matches. Championships at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Gilman/ Flambeau winner vs. #14 Mercer/#3 Prentice winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 sectional final, TBD. GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday, February 27 GYMNASTICS Saturday, March 7 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, TBD, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #5 Gilman at #4 E.C. Immanuel Lutheran, 7 p.m. WRESTLING Saturday, February 28 Thursday, February 26 WIAA Div. 2 Marshfield sectional, 10 a.m. Teams include Medford-Colby, Marshfield, Ashland Co-op, Bloomer Co-op, Grantsburg Co-op, Menomonie, Rice Lake & River Falls. The top two teams, top five finishers in each event, including all-around qualify for state. WIAA Div. 5 regional final, Gilman/ E.C. Immanuel Lutheran winner vs. #9 Augusta/#1 Eleva-Strum winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. WIAA Div. 3 individual state tournament at Kohl Center, Madison. The Wolfpack’s Dax Steinbach will compete at 144 pounds. Preliminaries at approx. 6 p.m. followed by quarterfinals. Friday, March 6 Thursday, March 5 WIAA Div. 2 team state championships atWisconsin Rapids, noon. WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Saturday, March 7 Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 2 individual state championships atWisconsin Rapids, 10 a.m. WIAA Div. 5 sectional final, TBD. WIAA Div. 3 individual state
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