Bluejays have never competed in eight man playoffs since joining
THIS YEAR’S ATHENS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM - Introducing the 2025 Bluejays varsity football squad. Players pictured, from left to right, front row are: Aiden Weiler, Josh Schug, Jesse Henrichs, Alex Belter, Connor Ebben, Nick Paul and Bridger Baer; middle row: Dax Diethelm, Kaleb Cracraft, Jesse Holmes, Jordan Frahm, Brock Beaty, Eli Schaer, Cole Hartmann and Riley Byrd; back row: Kam Zarnke, Garrett Frahm, Kian Ellenbecker, Jeffery Draper, Gavin Frahm, Wes Ochodnicky, Shaylon Blake, Cris Velazquez, Evin Passehl, Austin Natzke and Robert Giese. Missing is Ben Winter. PHOTO BY CHRIS KEPNER THIS YEAR’S ATHENS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM - Introducing the 2025 Bluejays varsity football squad. Players pictured, from left to right, front row are: Aiden Weiler, Josh Schug, Jesse Henrichs, Alex Belter, Connor Ebben, Nick Paul and Bridger Baer; middle row: Dax Diethelm, Kaleb Cracraft, Jesse Holmes, Jordan Frahm, Brock Beaty, Eli Schaer, Cole Hartmann and Riley Byrd; back row: Kam Zarnke, Garrett Frahm, Kian Ellenbecker, Jeffery Draper, Gavin Frahm, Wes Ochodnicky, Shaylon Blake, Cris Velazquez, Evin Passehl, Austin Natzke and Robert Giese. Missing is Ben Winter. PHOTO BY CHRIS KEPNER
This season is the Athens varsity football team’s best shot at qualifying for the eight-man playoffs since becoming eligible in 2023.
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Poll workers feed absentee ballots into the tallying machine during a lull in voting in the city of Medford on Tuesday. More than 4,500 area residents voted in the partisan primary, up about 600 from the 2024 primary. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Area veterans gathered at 5th Avenue Consignment in Medford for a picture along a flag-decorated length of fence that was painted in honor of local veterans. Pictured are Vern Neumueller (U.S. Navy 1957-1961), Jack Johnson (U.S. Air Force 1968-1972), Dave Nelson (U.S. Army 1968-1972), Duane “Dewey” Frey (Wisconsin Army National Guard 1965-1994), David Gruny (Army Combat Engineer 1966-1972) and Bruce Emmerich (U.S. Army 1971-1974). MIKE GOODMAN/THE STAR NEWS
