lighted by a 42-point outing ….

lighted by a 42-point outing in a 78-45 win over Lakeland on Jan. 21 that included a school-record 10 3-pointers on 17 attempts. He had 28 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists in a big 82-57 win at Northland Pines on Feb. 11 and 34 points and eight rebounds in a 76-64 home loss to Pines on Jan. 22. He also had 26 points, six rebounds and six assists in an 80-37 win at Tomahawk on Feb. 4.

Baumgartner seemed to shine his brightest against some of the toughest competition Medford faced. He poured in 36 points and had 13 rebounds in an 88-60 win over Merrill on Dec 7. At the Sheboygan North tournament Dec. 29-30, he had 28 points and six rebounds in an 80-64 loss to Oshkosh North and a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 79-63 win over Plymouth. He totaled 29 points while hitting six of 11 3s and added seven rebounds and three assists in a 74-68 loss at La Crosse Central on Jan. 15. Baumgartner had 28 points and eight rebounds in an 83-72 win at D.C. Everest on Feb. 22, scored 24 points in the 68-66 regional final win at Fox Valley Lutheran and hit five 3s while scoring 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds in Saturday’s sectional final loss.

Sullivan’s season was just as big for Medford. The athletic and ultra-competitive 5-9 guard ranked fourth in the GNC at 15.5 points per game, led the league at 3.3 steals per contest, ranked third in assists at 3.7 per game and tied for eighth in rebounding at 5.2 per outing.

Overall in 28 games, he finished at 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.57 steals per game.

Called a “one-man press break” by Brown, Sullivan’s ball-handling ability was huge for the Raiders, along with his abilities to drive, dish, hit pull-up jumpers and the occasional 3, defend and rebound. His 15-foot buzzer beater that won the Fox Valley Lutheran regional final game will be remembered for years to come. His leadership certainly will be hard to replace next year.

Sullivan immediately showed his game was at a new level when he scored 24 points and had eight rebounds in the season-opening 54-36 win at Chippewa Falls on Nov. 30 and had 19 points and nine rebounds three days later in the GNC opener at Lakeland, a game Medford won 56-39. His GNC highlights included 23 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in a 62-39 win over Rhinelander on Feb. 8; 20 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals in the win at Pines; 16 points and nine rebounds in a 52-40 loss at Mosinee on Jan. 11 and 14 points, six rebounds, six assists, six steals and two blocked shots in the Jan. 21 win over Lakeland.

He also stepped up in non-conference play. He had 23 points, six steals and five rebounds against Merrill. He poured in 27 points and added five rebounds and four assists against Plymouth. He had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a 72-63 win over New Richmond on Jan. 25, a 10-point, 11-assist double-double at D.C. Everest and hit eight of 12 shots while scoring 25 points in the regional final win at Fox Valley Lutheran.

Hraby’s emergence as the the team’s third-leading scorer was big, particularly during Medford’s 13-2 run to close out the season. He wound up ninth in the GNC rankings in scoring at 14.8 points per game, second with 2.8 3-pointers made per game and tied for sixth at 1.8 steals per outing.

Overall, Hraby scored 13.5 points per game and averaged 2.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 28 games played.

Hraby had two big non-conference games early in the year. He hit five of six 3s while scoring 22 in an 80-20 win over Altoona and hit six of 12 3s while scoring 20 against Oshkosh North.

His big breakthrough came Feb. 3 in Antigo when he sank eight of 12 3s and scored 34 points in an 81-41 win over the Red Robins. He followed that up with 18 points at Tomahawk the next night and had 25 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the Feb. 11 win at Northland Pines.

He led Medford with 20 points and had three rebounds and three steals when the Raiders handed Mosinee its only GNC loss, a 66-55 defeat, on Feb. 18. He led the Raiders with 29 points while hitting seven of 11 3s at D.C. Everest.

While Baumgartner led Medford with a school-record 106 made 3-pointers during the year, Hraby wasn’t too far behind him with 77 on 194 attempts (44.8%).