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Chieftains face large field of competition

By Ginna Young

It was off to Cadott, Sept. 24, for Lake Holcombe to take part in a cross country invitational, against a large field of 21 schools competing on the day.

Junior Alex Dixon had a good showing, finishing 63rd, in a time of 20:51, while freshman Lane Porter was 95th (30:11 seconds).

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CRASH REPORTS On October 21, at 5:30 a.m., a semi with trailer operated by Norman Kurtz, 26, of C...

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Firefighters from the Medford Area Fire Department responded to a report of a strucuture fire at 860 N. 8th Street at 8:43 a.m. on October 23. Firefighters later cleared from the scene. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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L OGS Taylor County Sheriff Oct. 21— 5:47 a.m., accident, Hwy 13 & Brehm Ave., Chelsea; 8...

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One goal left after Hawks hold off Loggers again in sectional meet
Hawk Heston Hueckman and Arlo Berens of Phillips are dead even with about a mile to go in Saturday’s WIAA Division 3 boys sectional race. Hueckman would finish 18th, 0.9 seconds ahead of Berens. PHOTOS BY MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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One goal left after Hawks hold off Loggers again in sectional meet

There wasn’t much doubt the Prentice-Rib Lake’s boys cross country team was going to qualify for...

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Gilman shakes off set one, rolls past O-W for D5 regional title
Gilman’s Jaylyn Orth catches the top of the net but is still able to drive this attack past Owen-Withee blocker Cassidy Graski during game two of the Pirates’ 3-1 WIAA Division 5 regional final win over the Blackhawks Saturday night. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Gilman shakes off set one, rolls past O-W for D5 regional title

The wait for another WIAA volleyball regional championship wasn’t nearly as long as the last one f...

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Pirates get a shot at familiar nemesis in sectional semifinal
Gilman’s Allison Olynick (1) and Aubrey Mann try to get their hands on a spike attempt by Owen-Withee’s Cassidy Graski during the first set of Saturday’s 3-1 WIAA Division 5 regional final win over the Blackhawks. MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
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Pirates get a shot at familiar nemesis in sectional semifinal

If there was ever a time for the Gilman volleyball team to knock out the bully, now would be it. ...

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Raiders’ playoff run gets Railroaded in Altoona

The Medford volleyball team’s 2024 season will be most remembered for a late regular-season run and huge win over Mosinee that secured a share of the Great Northern Conference title. Unfortunately all of those good vibes of the previous couple of weeks left the Raiders at an inopportune time Thursday. The third-seeded Altoona Railroaders knocked Medford on its heels early and the sixth-s...

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