Left: Rib Lake’s Jed Henderson bumps into Turtle Lake’s Brody Tarman and is called for an offensive foul late in the first half of Saturday’s WIAA Division 5 boys basketball sectional final played in Altoona. Henderson led the Redmen with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the 53-45 defeat that left the Redmen one win shy of playing in this weekend’s state tournament in Madison. Right: Redmen Blake Henderson, Ethan Cook, Briley Leonhard (hidden), Jed Henderson, Brady Heiser, Chris Krause, Josiah Mann (hidden) and Jeremy Wiitala watch as Turtle Lake receives its championship medals and plaque in the post-game awards ceremony. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Rib Lake's Seth Borchardt drives the baseline inside Prentice defender Matti Heikkinen and scores to give the Redmen an early 7-4 lead in Thursday’s WIAA Division 5 sectional semifinal played at Tomahawk. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
Medford 2023 graduate Logan Baumgartner, shown during a Jan. 4 game against UW-Platteville, averaged 8.0 points and 2.6 rebounds while appearing in all 27 games this season for UW-Stevens Point’s men’s basketball team. UWSP ATHLETICS – KATELYN SLOWIK PHOTO
Talon Scheithauer pulls up for a 3-point shot attempt during the second half of Saturday’s WIAA Division 5 regional final win at Mellen. Scheithauer led all scorers with 29 points in the victory, which clinched the program’s first regional win since 2020 and advanced the Redmen to tonight’s sectional semifinal against Prentice. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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