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Serving Taylor County since 1875. Send news tips or scores to [email protected] or call 715-748-2626 . Primary coverage: Medford, Gilman, Rib Lake. Also in our network: Abbotsford, Athens, Colby, Edgar, Marathon, Stratford, Spencer, Loyal, Greenwood, Cornell, Lake Holcombe, Cadott.

11/09/2025

Nov. 8 WIAA prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball state championship
#3 Rib Lake defeats #1 Newman Catholic 24-26, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23
Redmen clinch first state championship in volleyball and the school's second WIAA championship overall (1999 boys cross country).
Madelyn Anderson 11 kills
Megan Komarek 10 kills, 4 block assists
Tessa Weik 19 assists, 16 digs
Camryn Glenzer 3 kills, 15 digs, 4 block assists
Tahlia Scheithauer 16 digs
Redmen finish the season 33-8

WIAA Div. 2 Rice Lake girls swim sectional
1. Rhinelander, 394
2. Rice Lake, 306
3. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 220
4. Lakeland, 217
5. Medford, 185
6. Merrill, 170
7. Colby-Abbotsford, 151
8. Wausau East, 144
9. Menomonie, 111
10. Black River Falls Co-op, 103
11. Antigo, 81
12. Ladysmith Co-op, 58
13. Tomahawk, 51
14. Mosinee, 22
Medford qualifies three entries for state
Sophie Sperl 3rd in 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.95)
200-yard freestyle relay 5th (Sophie Sperl, Tori Nicks, Layla Petersen, Kodi Rappe in 1:45.96)
400-yard freestyle relay 5th (Tori Nicks, Mylah Hamland, Layla Petersen, Kodi Rappe in 3:57.01)
Next: WIAA Div. 2 state championships at Waukesha South Natatorium, Friday at 5:30 p.m.

11/08/2025

Nov. 7 WIAA tournament scoreboard

8-player football state semifinal
Gilman 30, Oakfield 12
Logan Halida 3 rushing TDs
Kolby Keepers 9-yard TD run
Next: WIAA 8-player football state championship: McDonell Central (11-1) vs. Gilman (12-0) at Wisconsin Rapids, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m.

11/06/2025

Nov. 6 WIAA tournament scoreboard

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball state semifinal
#3 Rib Lake defeats #2 St. Ambrose Academy 25-23, 25-17, 25-21
Megan Komarek 14 kills
Tessa Weik 9 kills, 17 assists, 11 digs
Madelyn Anderson 7 kills, 3 total blocks
Tahlia Scheithauer 14 digs
Next: WIAA Div. 5 state championship, #3 Rib Lake vs. #1 Newman Catholic at Resch Center, Green Bay, Saturday at 9 a.m.

11/04/2025

Oct. 31-Nov. 1 WIAA tournament scoreboard

WIAA Div. 3 state cross country championships
Boys team
1. St. Ambrose-Abundant Life, 113
2. Prentice-Rib Lake, 137
3. Phillips, 138
4. Marathon, 152
5. Cadott, 155
16 teams total
Prentice-Rib Lake wins runner-up trophy for second straight year.
Individual champion: Jonathan Simon, St. Ambrose-Abundant Life, 16:06.9.
P-RL runners: 27. Henry Regier, 17:13.7; 43. Truman Smith, 17:34.2; 50. Kaleb Scott, 17:42.7; 72. Seamus Highfill, 18:01.7; 73. Jackson Schutt, 18:04.9; 79. Heston Hueckman, 18:19.4; 80. Jeremy Wiitala, 18:19.9.

Girls
1. Darlington, 92
2. Kohler, 96
Individual champion: Maggie Behler, Kohler, 18:22.5
Prentice-Rib Lake's Kylie Orysen placed 69th in 21:20.8.

WIAA Div. 2 state cross country championships
Girls
1. Mount Horeb, 90
2. McFarland, 112
Individual champion: Emmerson Drobac, Deerfield-Cambridge, 18:01.4
Medford's Lindsay Kahn placed 12th in 19:31.

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball sectional final at Frederic
#1 Rib Lake def. #2 Prairie Farm 25-22, 14-25, 25-15, 25-20
Rib Lake earns school's first state appearance since 2006.
Tessa Weik 14 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs, 13 assists
Madelyn Anderson 9 kills, 4 total blocks
Madilyn Blomberg 17 assists, 14 digs
Next: WIAA Div. 5 state semifinal, #3 Rib Lake vs. #2 St. Ambrose Academy at Resch Center, Green Bay, Thursday at 9 a.m.

WIAA 8-player football sectional final
#1 Gilman 36, #2 North Crawford 0
Lucas Halida 10 carries, 96 yards, 2 TDs
Tony Syryczuk 6 carries, 66 yards, 45-yard TD run, 77-yard kickoff return for TD
Logan Halida 5 of 6 passing, 78 yards
Henry Syryrczuk 16 tackles, 2 sacks
Next: WIAA state semifinal, #1 Oakfield vs. #1 Gilman at Waupaca, Friday at 7 p.m.

10/31/2025

Oct. 30 WIAA tournament scoreboard

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball sectional semifinal
#1 Rib Lake def. #2 Prentice 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17
Rib Lake (30-8) advances to program's first WIAA sectional final since 2011
Next: WIAA Div. 5 sectional final, #2 Prairie Farm (23-10) vs. #1 Rib Lake (30-8) at Frederic, Saturday at 7 p.m.

Weekend schedule
WIAA 8-player football sectional final: #2 North Crawford (10-0) at #1 Gilman (10-0), Friday at 7 p.m.

WIAA Div. 3 state cross country championships at The Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids: Prentice-Rib Lake in boys race Saturday at noon, Prentice-Rib Lake's Kylie Orysen in girls race at 1:45 p.m.

WIAA Div. 2 state cross country championships at The Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids: Medford's Lindsay Kahn in girls race Saturday at 2:25 p.m.

WIAA Div 5 volleyball sectional final: Prairie Farm vs. Rib Lake at Frederic, Saturday at 7 p.m.

Also, Medford will host a WIAA Div. 3 boys soccer sectional final, #1 Somerset vs. #1 Lakeland, at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

10/27/2025

Oct. 24-25 WIAA tournament scoreboard

WIAA Div. 3 Phillips cross country sectional
Boys
1. Prentice-Rib Lake, 55
2. Phillips, 56
3. Frederic-Luck, 92
4. Grantsburg, 115
5. Drummond, 156
15 scoring teams total
Prentice-Rib Lake and Phillips qualify for state.
Individual champion: Gavin Esterholm, Phillips, 16:48.9
Individual state qualifiers: 2. Tommy Dettinger, Cumberland, 16:54.9; 3. Tanner Morley, Frederic-Luck, 17:13.3; 4. Zane Mattson, Frederic-Luck, 17:19; 5. Josh Hartke, Grantsburg, 17:27.2; 6. Ben Giesregen, Drummond, 17:29.
P-RL scorers: 7. Truman Smith, 17:49.1; 8. Henry Regier, 17:52; 9. Kaleb Scott, 17:55.6; 15. Jackson Schutt, 18:20.6; 16. Heston Hueckman, 18:24.

Girls
1. Phillips, 44
2. Washburn, 74
3. Solon Springs-Northwood, 77
4. Chequamegon, 89
5. Prentice-Rib Lake, 121
10 scoring teams total
Phillips and Washburn qualify for state.
Individual champion: Leah Harper, Phillips, 19:50.3
Individual state qualifiers: 3. Penelope Burfield, SS-North., 20:38.8; 4. Alyssa Fossum, SS-North., 20:56.9; 5. Hailey Bodoh, Cheq., 21:07.4; 6. Kylie Orysen, P-RL, 21:09.4; 7. Lola Morley, Frederic-Luck, 21:19.4.
P-RL scorers: 12. Ella Orysen, 22:00.4; 23. Ella Grzanna, 22:59.4; 47. Anna Scott, 25:29.1; 64. Mia Lush, 27:30.
Next: Prentice-Rib Lake boys team and Kylie Orysen at WIAA Div. 3 state championships at The Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids, Saturday. Boys at noon, girls at 1:45 p.m.

WIAA Div. 2 Merrill cross country sectional
Girls
1. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 73
2. Shawano, 77
3. Oconto Falls, 80
4. Tomahawk, 109
5. Medford, 114
12 scoring teams total
Wittenberg-Birnamwood and Shawano qualify for state.
Individual champion: Berkeley Chaltry, Peshtigo, 19:02.68.
Individual state qualifiers: 2. Lindsay Kahn, Medford, 19:02.86; 3. Emerson Rubo, Lakeland, 19:14.18; 4. Macy Myers, Rhinelander, 19:29.98; 5. Charlee Lund, Tomahawk, 19:37.38.
Medford scorers: 21. Morgan Liske, 21:14.39; 28. Mallory Richter, 21:50.53; 31. Greta Seidel, 21:58.73; 40. Kayla Daniels, 22:21.9.

Boys
1. Lakeland, 45
2. Shawano, 70
3. Rhinelander, 77
4. Mosinee, 152
5. Tomahawk, 176
6. Oconto Falls, 176
7. Medford, 196
15 scoring teams total
Lakeland and Shawano qualify for state.
Individual champion: Avrom Barr, Rhinelander, 16:45.7.
Individual state qualifiers: 2. Bryant Waupoosse III, Menominee Indian, 16:52.92; 7. Jackson Weinzatl, Rhinelander, 17:31.1; 8. Shepard Snider, Antigo, 17:32.73; 9. Ethan Miller, Northland Pines, 17:34.54.
Medford scorers: 23. Corbyn Radlinger, 18:40.57; 35. Jordan Lavin, 18:54.91; 41. Peyton Ried, 19:11.8; 45. Ace Arndt, 19:28.69; 52. Evan Pagel, 19:37.36.
Next: Lindsay Kahn at WIAA Div. 2 state girls championship at The Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids, Saturday at 2:25 p.m.

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball regional final
#1 Rib Lake def. #4 Winter 25-19, 25-11, 26-24
Rib Lake wins first regional title since 2011
Megan Komarek 11 kills
Madelyn Anderson 8 kills
Madilyn Blomberg 8 kills, 7 assists
Tessa Weik 21 assists, 12 digs
Tahlia Scheithauer 17 digs
Next: WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal, #2 Prentice at #1 Rib Lake, Thursday at 7 p.m.

WIAA 8-player football
Level 2
#1 Gilman 55, #4 Owen-Withee 8
Tony Syryczuk 10 carries, 119 yards, 2 TDs
Logan Halida 4 carries, 88 yards, 2 TDs, also 2-4 passing for 47 yards
Kolby Keepers 7 carries, 88 yards, 2 TDs
Henry Syryczuk 9 tackles
Next: WIAA Level 3, #2 North Crawford at #1 Gilman, Friday at 7 p.m.

WIAA Div. 3 football
Level 1
#1 Grafton 49, #8 Medford 14
Will Wojcik 16 carries, 87 yards
Sawyer Elsner 12 carries, 56 yards, TD
Carson Ingersoll 10 carries, 53 yards, TD
Medford finishes 3-7.

Oct. 24 regular season scoreboard
GNC girls swim championships at Rice Lake
1. Rhinelander, 430.5
2. Lakeland, 230
3. Medford, 183
4. Merrill, 182.5
5. Colby-Abbotsford, 107
6. Antigo, 59
7. Ladysmith Co-op, 50
8. Mosinee, 29
9. Tomahawk, 28
Medford's Sophie Sperl, honorable mention in 100-yard breaststroke, 1:14.11
Medford's team of Jayda Fryklund, Tori Nicks, Olivia Emmerich and Kodi Rappe, honorable mention in 200-yard freestyle relay, 1:51.79.
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Rice Lake sectional, Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.

10/24/2025

Oct. 23 WIAA prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 2 volleyball regional semifinal
#2 Waupaca def. #7 Medford 25-18, 25-27, 25-21, 25-8
Raiders finish 16-17. Comets will host #6 Lakeland in regional final Saturday.

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball regional semifinals
#1 Rib Lake def. #9 Lake Holcombe 25-7, 25-16, 25-12
Redmen improve to 28-8.
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional final, #4 Winter at #1 Rib Lake, Saturday at 7 p.m.

#3 Owen-Withee def. #6 Gilman 25-23, 27-25, 25-2-
Pirates finish 12-16. Blackhawks will visit #2 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in regional final Saturday.

WIAA Div. 3 boys soccer regional semifinal
#1 Lakeland 7, #9 Medford 0
Raiders finish 2-11-4
Marshall Holmquist 3 goals for T-Birds, who will host #4 Mosinee in regional final Saturday.

Friday, Oct. 24 schedule
Medford at WIAA Div. 2 Merrill cross country sectional (at MARC), boys 4:15 p.m., girls 5 p.m.
Medford at GNC girls swim championships at Rice Lake, 5 p.m.
#8 Medford football at #1 Grafton, WIAA Div. 3 Level 1 playoff, 7 p.m.
#4 Owen-Withee football at #1 Gilman, WIAA 8-player Level 2 playoff, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct 25
Prentice-Rib Lake at WIAA Div. 3 Phillips cross country sectional (at Moonlight Lane), boys 11:30 a.m., girls 12:30 p.m.
#4 Winter at #1 Rib Lake, WIAA Div 5 volleyball regional final, 7 p.m.

10/23/2025

Oct. 21 WIAA prep scoreboard

Boys Soccer
WIAA Div. 3 regional play-in
#9 Medford 1, #8 Rhinelander 1 (OT)
Medford wins PK shootout 6-5
Nathan Schuld goal. Eric Paul 7 saves, plus 2 saves to end the shootout
Shootout goals by Hayden Spangler, Carter Ziehlke, Nathan Schuld, Ethan Emmerich, Eric Paul and Lucas Mahner.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal, #9 Medford at #1 Lakeland, Thursday at 7 p.m.

WIAA Div. 2 volleyball regional
#7 Medford def. #10 Antigo 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 25-18
Kayla Baumgartner 27 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks
Taylor Klingbeil 15 kills, 6 solo blocks
Finley Arndt 42 assists, 7 digs
Next: WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #7 Medford at #2 Waupaca, Thursday at 7 p.m.

WIAA Div. 5 volleyball regional
#6 Gilman def. #11 W.R. Assumption 25-10, 28-26, 25-10
Pirates serve 19 aces, including six from Shae Drier and five from Allison Olynick.
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #6 Gilman at #3 Owen-Withee, Thursday at 7 p.m.

#1 Rib Lake had a bye.
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #9 Lake Holcombe at #1 Rib Lake, Thursday at 7 p.m.

10/20/2025

Oct. 17-18 prep scoreboard

GNC Cross Country Championships
Girls
1. Medford, 35
2. Tomahawk, 45
3. Rhinelander, 87
4. Merrill, 109
5. Mosinee, 119
6. Antigo, 120
Lakeland and Northland Pines, incomplete
GNC Champion: Lindsay Kahn, Medford, 20:02.6
First-team All-GNC: 2. Emerson Rubo, Lake., 20:05.2; 3. Charlee Lund, Tom., 20:22.6; 4. Macy Myers, Rhine., 20:28.1; 5. Addison Eggen, Lake., 20:54.2; 6. Kara Monk, Jr., Rhine., 21:22.7; 7. Abbie Rosenmeier, Tom., 22:10.7.
Medford scorers: 8. Morgan Liske, 22:23.7; 10. Kayla Daniels, 23:07.9; 11. Mallory Richter, 23:16; 13. Kyra Scheithauer, 23:27.1 (All make All-GNC second team).

Boys
1. Lakeland, 34
2. Rhinelander, 39
3. Mosinee, 96
4. Tomahawk, 125
5. Medford, 130
6. Northland Pines, 134
7. Antigo, 146
Merrill, incomplete
GNC Champion: Avrom Barr, Rhinelander, 17:01.6
First-team All-GNC: 2. Charlie Ernst, Lake., 17:17.8; 3. Brayden Kelly, Lake., 17:52.6; 4. Ethan Miller, NP, 18:13; 5. Jackson Weinzatl, Rhine., 18:13.2; 6. Parker McKinney, Lake., 18:14.1; 7. Jacob Mueller, Merrill, 18:14.1.
Medford scorers: 22. Corbyn Radlinger, 19:33.3; 27. Ace Arndt, 20:01; 28. Evan Pagel, 20:09; 29. Peyton Ried, 20:13.2; 35. Jordan Lavin, 20:28.6.
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Merrill sectional, Friday at Merrill Area Recreation Complex, boys race at 4:15 p.m., girls race at 5 p.m.

WIAA 8-Player Football Level 1
#1 Gilman 66, #8 Siren 0
Tony Syryczuk 6 carries, 128 yards, 3 TDs
Alex Copenhaver 6 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
Trevin Duellman 6 tackles
Next: Level 2, #4 Owen-Withee (7-2) at #1 Gilman (9-0), Friday at 7 p.m.

Week 9 football
Mosinee 48, Medford 14
Will Wojcik 8 carries, 32 yards, TD
Dylan Frey 5-9 passing, 46 yards
Next: WIAA Level 1, #8 Medford (3-6) at #1 Grafton (9-0), Friday at 7 p.m.

10/17/2025

Oct. 16 prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 2 individual girls state tennis
Kara Deml/April Vogel, New Berlin West def. Makenna Tlusty/Bayley Metz, Medford 7-6 (3), 6-4. Tlusty and Metz finish 19-6.

Raegen Feucht/Irelyn Loomis, East Troy def. Chloe Kapitz/Ellie Eckert, Medford 7-5, 7-5. Kapitz and Eckert finish 26-3.

Marawood Conference Cross Country Championships
Boys
1. Prentice-Rib Lake, 46
2. Marathon, 50
3. Phillips, 51
4. Stratford, 112
5. Edgar, 130
6. Chequamegon, 151
7. Auburndale, 192
Athens and W.R. Assumption, inc.
First-team All-Marawood
1. Gavin Esterholm, Phillips, 16:22.9
2. Michael Dolan, WRA, 16:25.3
3. Henry Regier, P-RL, 16:43.5
4. Logan Peters, Marathon, 16:58.1
5. Reed Hartjes, WRA, 17:03.2
6. Brady Annis, Marathon, 17:11.7
7. Cade Koch, Edgar, 17:16.6
8. Kaleb Scott, P-RL, 17:22.6
P-RL scorers: 12. Truman Smith, 17:31.2; 14. Heston Hueckman, 17:34.9 (both second-team All-Marawood) 20. Jackson Schutt, 17:47.9 (honorable mention).
Jeremy Wiitala also honorable mention, 24th, 18:04.4.

Girls
1. W.R. Assumption, 43
2. Phillips, 48
3. Chequamegon, 97
4. Stratford, 100
5. Auburndale, 104
6. Prentice-Rib Lake, 120
7. Edgar, 171
Abbotsford, Athens and Marathon, inc.
First-team All-Marawood
1. Lucy Dolan, WRA, 19:03.6
2. Leah Harper, Phillips, 19:21.4
3. Leire Sainz De Rozas, WRA, 19:56.9
4. Hailey Bodah, Cheq., 20:19.5
5. Ellis Baer, Athens, 20:31.4
6. Kylie Orysen, P-RL, 20:33.1
7. Charlotte Peirce, Stratford, 20:33.5
8. Ruby McCormick, Phillips, 20:35.6.
P-RL scorers: 9. Ella Orysen, 20:50 (second-team All-Marawood); 34. Ella Grzanna, 23:17.3; 37. Emma Tlusty, 23:29.4; 55. Anna Scott, 26:14.8.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 Phillips sectional (Moonlight Lane), Saturday, Oct. 24, boys at 11:30 a.m., girls at 12:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 17 schedule
Mosinee football at Medford, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18 schedule
Great Northern Conference Cross Country Championships at Rhinelander, 11 a.m.
WIAA 8-Player football Level 1 playoff, #8 Siren at #1 Gilman, 1 p.m.

10/16/2025

Oct. 14 prep scoreboard

Volleyball
Medford def. D.C. Everest 25-22, 30-28, 12-25, 12-25, 15-13
Kayla Baumgartner 29 kills, 2 blocks, 13 digs
Taylor Klingbeil 14 kills, 10 total blocks
Rylee Hraby 17 digs, 2 aces
Finley Arndt 52 assists, 16 digs, 2 aces
Next: WIAA Div. 2 regional, #10 Antigo at #7 Medford, Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Marawood 2nd-place crossover
Auburndale def. Rib Lake 25-18, 29-27, 25-20
Megan Komarek 9 kills
Coralee Glenzer 8 kills
Tahlia Scheithauer 13 digs
Tessa Weik 17 assists, 7 kills, 8 digs
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #9 Lake Holcombe/ #8 Bruce winner at #1 Rib Lake, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

Cloverbelt 7th-place crossover
Fall Creek def. Gilman 25-15, 25-15, 25-17
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional, #11 W.R. Assumption at #6 Gilman, Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16 schedule
Prentice-Rib Lake at Marawood Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted by Chequamegon, 4 p.m.
Medford's Bayley Metz/Makenna Tlusty and Chloe Kapitz/Ellie Eckert at WIAA Div. 2 individual girls tennis state tournament, Madison, matches scheduled for 6:15 and 6:45 p.m.

10/14/2025

Oct. 13 prep scoreboard

Boys soccer
Medford 2, Mosinee 1
Nathan Schuld game-winning goal with :57 left.
Judah Wipf goal
Oliver Koffler 2 assists
Eric Paul 9 saves, now 200 for the season.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 regional, #9 Medford at #8 Rhinelander, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 schedule
Rib Lake volleyball vs. Auburndale, Marawood 2nd-place match, at Marathon, 4 p.m.
D.C. Everest volleyball at Medford, 7 p.m.
Gilman volleyball at Fall Creek, Cloverbelt 7th-place match, 7:15 p.m.

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