SOFTBALL Wednesday, June 3 BOYS TENNIS Tuesday, June 2 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional final, higher seed hosts. Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, #6 Elcho at #2 Rib Lake, 4:45 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, Antigo/Medford winner vs. #14 Abbotsford-Colby/#3 Mosinee winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. Tuesday, June 2 TRACK & FIELD Friday, May 29 Wednesday, June 3 WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, Elcho/Rib Lake winner vs. #5 Newman Catholic/#1 Athens winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. WIAA Div. 2 regional final, higher seed hosts. WIAA Div. 2 Altoona sectional (Menard Center), 9 a.m. Qualifiers from Altoona and Aquinas subsectionals will compete, including Medford’s Parker Hill (#1S), Blaine Searles (#2S), Christian Preuss/Cash Thums (#1D) and Lucas Mahner/Austin Czarnezki (#3D). Flight-one semifinalists, flight-two champions and team champion qualify for state. GIRLS SOCCER Thursday, June 4 WIAA Div. 3 Marathon sectional, 3:30 p.m. Qualifiers from the Stratford, Colfax, Cameron and Drummond regionals will compete. Rib Lake has five boys entries and five girls entries. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 5 sectional final at Athens, 5 p.m. at Ashland, V, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4 Thursday, June 4 BASEBALL WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal, #5 Merrill at #4 Medford, 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 Thursday, May 28 Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, first-round matches, play starts at 10:30 a.m. atWittenberg-Birnamwood, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 3 regional final, Merrill/ Medford winner vs. #8 Mosinee/#1 Lakeland winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. Tuesday, June 2 Friday, June 5 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 10 a.m. (girls discus starts at 9:30 a.m.) WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal, #9 Saint Thomas Aquinas/#8 Elcho winner at #1 Rib Lake, 4:45 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, second-round through quarterfinals, play starts at 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Friday, May 29 Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 2 Rice Lake sectional, 4 p.m. Qualifiers from the Medford, Altoona, Northwestern and G-E-T regionals will compete. Medford has nine boys entries and nine girls entries. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, championship & consolation semifinals, followed by finals. Play starts at 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Crosse, 10 a.m. (girls discus starts at 9:30 a.m.) Friday, May 29 Friday, June 5 SOFTBALL WIAA Div. 2 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. BASEBALL Thursday, May 28 Saturday, June 6 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 2 regional final, #4 Merrill at #1 Medford, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 3 Marathon sectional, 3:30 p.m. Qualifiers from the Colfax, Stratford, Cameron and Drummond regionals will compete. Gilman has four boys entries and one girls entry. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. at Shell Lake, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 2 Tuesday, June 2 GOLF WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal, #6 Rhinelander/#3 Antigo/#2 Mosinee winner vs. Merrill/ Medford winner, higher seed hosts, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal, #5 Bruce at #4 Gilman, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 Friday, June 5 Thursday, June 4 WIAA Div. 2 sectional final at Altoona, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 Spooner sectional (Spooner GC), 9 a.m. Qualifiers from the Rice Lake, Osceola and G-E-T regionals will compete, including Medford’s Cole Pernsteiner. The top two teams and top three individuals from non-qualifying teams qualify for state. WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. WIAA Div. 4 regional final, Bruce/Gilman winner vs. #9 Augusta/#8 Spring Valley/#1 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. BASEBALL Saturday, June 6 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La WIAA Div. 2 regional, #11 Antigo at #6 Medford, 5 p.m. SOFTBALL Wednesday, June 3 BOYS TENNIS Tuesday, June 2 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional final, higher seed hosts. Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional final, #6 Elcho at #2 Rib Lake, 4:45 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, Antigo/Medford winner vs. #14 Abbotsford-Colby/#3 Mosinee winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. Tuesday, June 2 TRACK & FIELD Friday, May 29 Wednesday, June 3 WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, Elcho/Rib Lake winner vs. #5 Newman Catholic/#1 Athens winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. WIAA Div. 2 regional final, higher seed hosts. WIAA Div. 2 Altoona sectional (Menard Center), 9 a.m. Qualifiers from Altoona and Aquinas subsectionals will compete, including Medford’s Parker Hill (#1S), Blaine Searles (#2S), Christian Preuss/Cash Thums (#1D) and Lucas Mahner/Austin Czarnezki (#3D). Flight-one semifinalists, flight-two champions and team champion qualify for state. GIRLS SOCCER Thursday, June 4 WIAA Div. 3 Marathon sectional, 3:30 p.m. Qualifiers from the Stratford, Colfax, Cameron and Drummond regionals will compete. Rib Lake has five boys entries and five girls entries. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 5 sectional final at Athens, 5 p.m. at Ashland, V, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4 Thursday, June 4 BASEBALL WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal, #5 Merrill at #4 Medford, 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 Thursday, May 28 Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, first-round matches, play starts at 10:30 a.m. atWittenberg-Birnamwood, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 3 regional final, Merrill/ Medford winner vs. #8 Mosinee/#1 Lakeland winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. Tuesday, June 2 Friday, June 5 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 10 a.m. (girls discus starts at 9:30 a.m.) WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal, #9 Saint Thomas Aquinas/#8 Elcho winner at #1 Rib Lake, 4:45 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, second-round through quarterfinals, play starts at 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Friday, May 29 Saturday, June 6 WIAA Div. 2 Rice Lake sectional, 4 p.m. Qualifiers from the Medford, Altoona, Northwestern and G-E-T regionals will compete. Medford has nine boys entries and nine girls entries. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. WIAA Div. 2 individual state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison, championship & consolation semifinals, followed by finals. Play starts at 9 a.m. TRACK & FIELD Crosse, 10 a.m. (girls discus starts at 9:30 a.m.) Friday, May 29 Friday, June 5 SOFTBALL WIAA Div. 2 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. BASEBALL Thursday, May 28 Saturday, June 6 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 2 regional final, #4 Merrill at #1 Medford, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 3 Marathon sectional, 3:30 p.m. Qualifiers from the Colfax, Stratford, Cameron and Drummond regionals will compete. Gilman has four boys entries and one girls entry. The top four finishers in each event qualify for state. at Shell Lake, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 2 Tuesday, June 2 GOLF WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal, #6 Rhinelander/#3 Antigo/#2 Mosinee winner vs. Merrill/ Medford winner, higher seed hosts, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal, #5 Bruce at #4 Gilman, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 Friday, June 5 Thursday, June 4 WIAA Div. 2 sectional final at Altoona, 5 p.m. WIAA Div. 2 Spooner sectional (Spooner GC), 9 a.m. Qualifiers from the Rice Lake, Osceola and G-E-T regionals will compete, including Medford’s Cole Pernsteiner. The top two teams and top three individuals from non-qualifying teams qualify for state. WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, 3:30 p.m. WIAA Div. 4 regional final, Bruce/Gilman winner vs. #9 Augusta/#8 Spring Valley/#1 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran winner, higher seed hosts, time TBD. BASEBALL Saturday, June 6 Thursday, May 28 WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La WIAA Div. 2 regional, #11 Antigo at #6 Medford, 5 p.m.
Medford’s Kayla Baumgartner rolls a shot over two Columbus Catholic blockers during Tuesday’s season-opening tournament at Raider Hall. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Chloe Pipkorn gets the 2026 season started for Medford, taking the backstroke leg of the opening 200-yard medley relay at Thursday’s Fun in the Sun Relays hosted by Merrill. Pipkorn, Eva Strebig, Emily Leao and Tori Nicks placed sixth out of 24 teams in the race. BRETT LABORE/THE LAKELAND TIMES
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
