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June 4 WIAA tournament scoreboardWIAA Div. 2 Baldwin-Woodville baseball sectionalSemifinals #1 Medford 5,  #7 Merrill 3 ...
06/06/2024

June 4 WIAA tournament scoreboard

WIAA Div. 2 Baldwin-Woodville baseball sectional

Semifinals
#1 Medford 5, #7 Merrill 3 (8 inn.)
Max Dietzman two-run, walk-off home run
Tanner Hraby 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 10 K, 3 BB
Hayden Strebig (W) 1.1 IP, 1 K, 1 BB
Carson Carbaugh 2-4, RBI double
Braxton Weissmiller 1-2, sac fly

#6 La Crosse Logan 9, #4 Altoona 5
Rangers score 7 runs in 1st inning

Championship
#6 La Crosse Logan (17-10) 7, #1 Medford (25-4) 5
Rangers score 6 runs in 4th inning
Carson Carbaugh 2-2, RBI, 2 HBP
Max Dietzman 1-2, 2 RBI
Nick Steliga 3.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 2 K
Hayden Strebig 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K

WIAA Div. 4 Bruce baseball sectional

Semifinals
#1 Northwood-Solon Springs 3, #2 Washburn 0

#1 Rib Lake 6, #6 Edgar 2
Jackson Blomberg 6.2 IP, 3 K, 4 BB, 4 H, 2 ER
Dominic Quednow 2-3, 2-run triple
Talon Scheithauer 0.1 IP, 2-4 double
Seth Borchardt 2-2, 2 RBIs

Championship
#1 Northwood-Solon Springs (19-1) 10, #1 Rib Lake (18-6) 2
Green Eagles score 6 runs in 6th inning
Abe Ahlberg, N-SS, 7 IP, 12 K, 2 H, 0 ER
Brady Heiser and Seth Borchardt with Rib Lake's hits
Talon Scheithauer 4 IP, 3 K, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HBP

This concludes the 2023-24 prep school year for Taylor County schools

WIAA state track and field championshipsDiv. 2 girls Medford's Meredith Richter repeats as state champion in the 800-met...
06/03/2024

WIAA state track and field championships

Div. 2 girls
Medford's Meredith Richter repeats as state champion in the 800-meter run, school-record time of 2:12.05, just 0.25 seconds off D2 state record. Claire Helmila of Freedom 2nd (2:13.81) and Kelana Reimer of Brodhead-Juda 3rd (2:15.66).

Richter finishes 4th in 1,600-meter run, school-record time of 4:58.13. Race was won by Lilie Fouts of Xavier (4:49.05), followed by Nora Gremban of Northland Pines (4:50.97) and Ciara Hartman of Bloomer (4:55.56).

Richter finishes 4th in 3,200-meter run, school-record time of 10:45.86. Race was won by Ciara Hartman of Bloomer (10:30.02), followed by Gremban (10:38.97) and Fouts (10:44.31).

Medford's Jaylin Machon no height in pole vault.

Div. 3 boys
Gilman's Chad Konsella finishes 13th in the long jump. His best jump was 19 feet, 9.75 inches.
Rib Lake's Jed Henderson no height in high jump.

Tuesday, June 4 schedule
WIAA Div. 2 Baldwin-Woodville baseball sectional (note time changes)
Semifinal #1: #7 Merrill vs. #1 Medford, 11 a.m.
Semifinal #2: #6 La Crosse Logan vs. #4 Altoona, 2 p.m.
Championship at 5 p.m.

WIAA Div. 4 Bruce baseball sectional
Semifinal #1: #2 Washburn vs. #1 Solon Springs-Northwood, 10 a.m.
Semifinal #2: #6 Edgar vs. #1 Rib Lake, 1 p.m.
Championship at 4 p.m.

May 30 WIAA prep scoreboardWIAA Div. 4 baseball regional final #1 Rib Lake 6,  #4 Athens 5Talon Scheithauer 4.1 IP, 3 H,...
05/31/2024

May 30 WIAA prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 4 baseball regional final
#1 Rib Lake 6, #4 Athens 5
Talon Scheithauer 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
Tyler Matyka 2-3, R
Ethan Cook 1-3, 2 RBIs
Jackson Blomberg 1-2, 2 R, RBI triple in 1st
Dominic Quednow 1-3, go-ahead RBI single in 5th

WIAA Div. 4 Bruce baseball sectional
Tuesday, June 4
Semifinal #1: #2 Washburn vs. #1 Solon Springs-Northwood, 10 a.m.
Semifinal #2: #6 Edgar vs. #1 Rib Lake, 1 p.m.
Championship: Semifinal winners meet at 4 p.m.

WIAA Div. 3 girls soccer regional semifinal
#5 Waupaca 1, #4 Medford 1 (OT)
Waupaca wins PK shootout 4-1
Sierra Tessmann goal at 65:40; Madison Clarkson goal in the shootout
Sophia Brunner 7 saves
Medford finishes 7-8-4

Weekend schedule
Friday, May 31: WIAA Div. 2 state track and field championships at UW-La Crosse, 3 p.m. Medford's Meredith Richter will compete in girls 1,600 and 800 meter runs.
Saturday, June 1: WIAA Div. 2 and 3 state track and field championships at UW-La Crosse, 10 a.m. Gilman's Chad Konsella will compete in boys D3 long jump and Rib Lake's Jed Henderson will compete in boys D3 high jump; Medford's Jaylin Machon will compete in girls D2 pole vault; Medford's Meredith Richter will compete in girls D2 3,200 meter run.

May 29 WIAA tournament scoreboardDiv. 2 baseball regional final #1 Medford 4,  #4 Ashland 3 (8 inn.)Tanner Hraby 3-4, 2 ...
05/30/2024

May 29 WIAA tournament scoreboard

Div. 2 baseball regional final
#1 Medford 4, #4 Ashland 3 (8 inn.)
Tanner Hraby 3-4, 2 RBI, game-tying HR in 7th
Ryder Kraschnewski 2-2, game-tying RBI single in 6th
Errant throw as Jack Wojcik beats out potential double play allows Nick Steliga to score winning run
Steliga 8 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

WIAA Div. 2 Baldwin-Woodville sectional
Tuesday, June 4
Semifinal #1: #7 Merrill (14-12) vs. #1 Medford (24-3), 10 a.m.
Semifinal #2: #6 La Crosse Logan (15-10) vs. #4 Altoona (19-6), 1 p.m.
Championship game: 4 p.m.

Div. 4 baseball regional semifinal
#1 Rib Lake 7, #8 Glenwood City 3

Thursday, May 30 schedule
WIAA Div. 4 baseball regional final: #4 Athens at #1 Rib Lake, 4:45 p.m.
WIAA Div. 3 girls soccer regional semifinal: #5 Waupaca at #4 Medford, 7 p.m.

May 28 WIAA tournament scoreboardDiv. 2 baseball regional semifinal #1 Medford 8,  #8 Rice Lake 7Raiders overturn 7-3 de...
05/29/2024

May 28 WIAA tournament scoreboard

Div. 2 baseball regional semifinal
#1 Medford 8, #8 Rice Lake 7
Raiders overturn 7-3 deficit with 5-run bottom of the 7th
Braxton Weissmiller 2-4, 2 doubles, four RBIs, including a three-run double in the 7th
Parker Lissner 2-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBIs
Tanner Hraby 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 6 K, 7 BB (3 intentional)
Hayden Strebig (W) 1.1 IP, 2 K
Next: WIAA Div. 2 regional final, #4 Ashland at #1 Medford, Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Div. 4 baseball regional semifinal
#8 Glenwood City at #1 Rib Lake, postponed to Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.

Div. 1 Hudson golf sectional
1. Eau Claire Memorial, 311
2. Hudson, 320
3. River Falls, 335
4. Wausau East, 336
5. New Richmond, 339
6. Marshfield, 346
7. Wausau West, 347
8. Merrill, 348
Eau Claire Memorial and Hudson advance to state as teams
Individual champion: Sam Swavely, Hudson, 70
Individual state qualifiers: 3. Connor O'Malley, RF, 75; T5. Teddy Schlindwein, East, and Cole Langeness, NR, 77.
Medford's Connor Lingen, 7th, 79, and Riley Viergutz, T8th, 80.

May 23 prep scoreboardWIAA Div. 2 Colby track & field sectionalGirls 1. Rice Lake, 732. Bloomer, 683. Osceola, 62.5Medfo...
05/24/2024

May 23 prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 2 Colby track & field sectional
Girls
1. Rice Lake, 73
2. Bloomer, 68
3. Osceola, 62.5
Medford finishes 8th with 28 points
Medford state qualifiers
1st: Meredith Richter, 800 run, 2:16.15
3rd: Meredith Richter, 1600 run, school-record 5:08.27 and Jaylin Machon, pole vault, 10 feet, 6 inches, tying her personal best and school record
4th: Meredith Richter, 3200 run, 11:35.18
Machon also scores with 8th-place finish in 100 high hurdles (16.93)

Boys
1. Osceola, 97
2. Somerset, 91
3. Prescott, 46
Medford finishes 20th with 11 points
Scorers include: 1600 relay (Losiewicz, Scoles, Gubser, Kautzer), 6th in 3:33.47; Adyn Gripentrog, 7th in 800 run, 2:03.65; Logan Gubser 7th in 400 dash, 52.12; Isaac Kautzer, 8th in 400 dash, 52.48; Will Daniels 8th in 300 intermediate hurdles, 42.58; 800 relay (Rothmeier, Scoles, Losiewicz, Paul), 8th, 1:33.81; Gage Losiewicz, pole vault, 8th, 12 feet.
Next: WIAA Div. 2 state championships at UW-La Crosse, May 31-June 1. Richter will compete in 1600 and 800 runs on Friday and in 3200 run Saturday. Machon will compete in pole vault Saturday.

WIAA Div. 3 Cameron track & field sectional
Boys
1. Grantsburg, 53
2. Solon Springs-Northwood, 45
3. Webster, 43
Gilman ties for 25th with 8 points; Rib Lake ties for 29th with 6 points
Gilman's Chad Konsella, 3rd in long jump at 20 feet, 2 inches, qualifies for state
Rib Lake's Jed Henderson, 4th in high jump, 6 feet, 1 inch, qualifies for state
Gilman's Sawyer Winger, 7th in high jump, 5 feet, 10 inches.
Rib Lake's 3200 relay (J. Regier, H. Regier, E. Scott, K. Scott), 8th, 8:50.92.

Girls
1. Fall Creek, 72
2. Cameron, 69
3. McDonell Central, 41
Gilman ties for 26th with 5.5 points; Rib Lake ties for 33rd with 3 points
Rib Lake's Olivia Lopez 6th in triple jump, 33 feet, 9.5 inches
Gilman's Claire Drier 6th in 300 hurdles, 48.63; Addy Vick ties for 6th in high jump, 4 feet, 10 inches.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 state championships at UW-La Crosse, May 31-June 1. Konsella and Henderson will compete Saturday morning.

WIAA Div. 2 Eau Claire Regis boys tennis sectional
1. La Crosse Aquinas, 45
2. Altoona, 39
Medford ties for 8th with 12 points
#1 singles: Kyle Hehli, West Salem, defeats Brayden Balciar, Medford, 6-0, 6-1.

WIAA Div. 5 softball regional final
#1 Athens 7, #5 Rib Lake 4
Blue Jays score 4 in 1st inning, 3 in 4th
Danica Diethelm, Athens, 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP
Jazelle Hartwig, Athens, 3-4, 2-run triple in 4th
Tessa Weik, RL, 1-3, RBI double in 1st, also 4 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2K, 1 BB
Kiana Dallmann, RL, 2 IP, 2 H, 1 K
Josie Scheithauer, RL, 2-3, RBI single in 1st

WIAA Div. 4 baseball regional
#6 Edgar 11, #11 Gilman 0
Jase Apfelbeck, Edgar, 5 IP, 3 H, 12 K
Lucas Stahnke, Edgar, 2-3, 3 RBIs
Sawyer Weiland, Edgar, 2-run HR
Beau Pockat, Gilman, 2-2
Dawson Grunseth, Gilman, 1-2, also 3 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

Regular season baseball
Medford 3, Pittsville 1
Tanner Hraby 5 IP, 7 H, 5 K, 1 BB, also 1-2, RBI
Max Dietzman 2-2, BB
Jack Wojcik 2-2, R, BB, RBI
Next: WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #8 Rice Lake at #1 Medford, 5 p.m.

Abbotsford-Colby 11, Rib Lake 1
Payton Schreiber, A-C, 2-2, HR, 6 RBIs
Next: WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal, #8 Glenwood City at #1 Rib Lake, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Girls soccer
Ashland 3, Medford 0
Sophia Brunner 27 saves
Next: WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal, #5 Waupaca at #4 Medford, May 30 at 7 p.m.

05/23/2024

May 21-22 prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 5 softball regional semifinals
#5 Rib Lake 17, #4 Prairie Farm 10
Next: Regional final, #5 Rib Lake (12-10) at #1 Athens (15-6), Thursday at 5 p.m.

#3 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 8, #6 Gilman 7
Pirates' three-run rally in 7th falls just short. Gilman finishes 13-8.

WIAA Div. 2 softball regional semifinal
#4 Shawano 4, #5 Medford 3
Hawks score 2 in 6th and 1 in 7th to overcome 3-1 Raider lead.
Rylee Hraby 6.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB, also 3-4 at the plate, RBI
Finley Arndt & Tori Konieczny, RBI singles in 3rd inning.
Medford finishes 13-11.

WIAA Div. 1 Marshfield golf regional
Meet shortened to 9 holes due to weather
1. Marshfield, 156
2. Wausau East, 161
3. Wausau West, 166
4. Merrill, 171
5. Medford, 172
6. Stevens Point, 173
7. D.C. Everest, 174
8. Rhinelander, 176
Top 4 teams advance to sectional
Individual champion: Keegan Fredrick, Marshfield, 35
Individual sectional qualifiers: 2. Connor Lingen, 36; T4. Riley Viergutz, Medford and Brody Kowieski, Rhinelander, 39; T11. Zach Hinchcliffe, SPASH, 42.
Next: WIAA Div. 1 Hudson sectional (Troy Burne Golf Club), May 28 at 9 a.m.

WIAA Div. 2 Altoona boys tennis subsectional
1. Altoona, 24
2. Eau Claire Regis, 22
3. Medford and Lakeland, 12
5. Black River Falls and Stevens Point Pacelli, 2
7. Antigo and Ashland, 0
Medford's Brayden Balciar defeats Sullivan King, BRF, 6-0, 6-1 to advance to sectional at
Conner Klingbeil , Cale Schulz , Jude Stark , Caleb Egle/Keagan Gehrke and Blaine Searles/Christian Preuss all win one match before being eliminated.
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Eau Claire Regis sectional, Thursday at 9 a.m.

Girls soccer
Medford 8, Antigo 0
Raiders break five-game losing and scoreless streak, finish 3-5-2 in GNC
Sierra Tessmann 5 goals
Mallory Richter, Madison Clarkson goals
Next: Medford at Ashland, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Baseball
Greenwood at Rib Lake, canceled
Next: Rib Lake at Abbotsford-Colby, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

May 20 prep scoreboardWIAA Div. 2 Medford Track & Field RegionalBoys1. Oconto Falls, 1242. Medford, 1093. Marinette, 99....
05/21/2024

May 20 prep scoreboard

WIAA Div. 2 Medford Track & Field Regional
Boys
1. Oconto Falls, 124
2. Medford, 109
3. Marinette, 99.5
4. Peshtigo, 97.5
5. Mosinee, 90
6. Antigo, 89
7. Menominee Indian, 41
8. Colby, 34
9. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 2
Medford's sectional qualifiers
1st: Gage Losiewicz, pole vault (13-6); Logan Gubser 400 dash (51.69); Will Daniels 300 hurdles (41.76); 1,600 relay (Losiewicz, Scoles, Gubser, Kautzer), 3:34.89.
2nd: Adyn Gripentrog, 800 run (2:05.09).
3rd: Evan Paul, triple jump (40-2.5) and 200 dash (23.43); Paxton Rothmeier 110 hurdles (17.12); 800 relay (Rothmeier, Scoles, Losiewicz, Paul), 1:33.9; Isaac Kautzer, 400 dash (52.12).
4th: Adam Kowalski, pole vault (10-9); Will Daniels, 110 hurdles (17.35).

Girls
1. Oconto Falls, 140
2. Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 127
3. Medford, 116
4. Peshtigo, 79
5. Colby, 65
6. Antigo, 50
7. Mosinee, 42
8. Marinette, 39
9. Menominee Indian, 19
Medford's sectional qualifiers
1st: Meredith Richter 3200 run (11:35.31), 1,600 run (5:16.61) and 800 run (2:22.52); Jaylin Machon, pole vault (10-0).
2nd: Jaylin Machon, 100 hurdles (16.97); 400 relay (Pilgrim, Stokes, Machon, Losiewicz), 52.95; Avery Losiewicz, pole vault, 8-6.
3rd: 800 relay (Pilgrim, Rau, Stokes, Beran), 1:52.93; Avery Losiewicz, 300 hurdles (49.8).
4th: Morgan Liske, 400 dash (1:07.57); Rivalee Stokes, discus (99-3).
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Colby sectional, Thursday at 3 p.m.

WIAA Div. 3 Gilman Track & Field Regional
Boys
1. McDonell Central, 133
2. Owen-Withee, 106
3. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, 88
4. Gilman, 75
5. Abbotsford, 49
6. New Auburn, 46
7. Lake Holcombe-Cornell and Cadott, 44
9. Athens, 41
10. Rib Lake, 29
11. Thorp, 23
12. Prentice, 12
Gilman's sectional qualifiers
1st: Chad Konsella, long jump (19-9); Trevor Vick, triple jump (39-1).
2nd: Sawyer Winger, high jump, 5-6.
3rd: Chad Konsella, 100 dash (11.82); Quintin Franzen, 110 hurdles (18.95); Max Ustianowski, 300 hurdles (46.79); 1,600 relay (Halida, Konsella, McAlpine, Winger), 3:50.24; Sawyer Winger, long jump (18-7.25).
4th: Quintin Franzen, 300 hurdles (47.38); 800 relay (Halida, Konsella, McAlpine, Winger), 1:38.48; Taydyn Angell, shot put, 40-10.

Rib Lake's sectional qualifiers
1st: Jed Henderson, high jump (6-0).
3rd: 3,200 relay (J. Regier, H. Regier, E. Scott, K. Scott), 9:02.37.

Girls
1. Cadott, 105
2. McDonell Central, 91
3. Abbotsford, 89
4. Athens, 77
5. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, 73
6. Gilman, 62
7. Owen-Withee, 61
8. New Auburn, 38
9. Prentice, 32
10. Rib Lake, 30
11. Lake Holcombe-Cornell, 13
12. Thorp, 11
Gilman's sectional qualifiers
2nd: Bailey Angell, discus (107-2); Claire Drier, long jump (15-9).
3rd: Claire Drier 100 hurdles (school-record 17.15) and 300 hurdles (48.83); Jaylen Copenhaver, 100 dash (13.73); 800 relay (Copenhaver, Drier, Kloss, Vick), 1:52.98.
4th: Jaylen Copenhaver, 200 dash (28.74): Addy Vick, high jump (4-8); Bailey Angell, shot put (32-1).

Rib Lake's sectional qualifiers
2nd: Olivia Lopez, 200 dash (26.99) and triple jump (33-5).
3rd: 400 relay (Gumz, Tlusty, Paul, Lopez), 53.8.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 Cameron sectional, Thursday at 3 p.m.

Baseball
Marshfield 1, Medford 0
Medford's 18-game winning streak ends despite outhitting the Tigers 6-3
Nick Steliga 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
Braxton Weissmiller 2-3
Next: Pittsville at Medford, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Rib Lake 10, Gilman 0
Jackson Blomberg (RL) 3 IP, 1 H, 4 K, also 2-3, 3 R, RBI
Talon Scheithauer (RL) 3 IP, 3 K, 2 BB
Ethan Cook (RL) 1-3, 2 RBIs
Seth Borchardt (RL) 1-1, 3 BB, 2 RBI
Dawson Grunseth had Gilman's only hit
Next: Greenwood at Rib Lake, Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.; WIAA Div. 4 regional, #11 Gilman at #6 Edgar, Thursday at 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday, May 21 schedule
Medford golf at WIAA Div. 1 Marshfield regional, 8 a.m.
Medford boys tennis at WIAA Div. 2 Altoona subsectional, 9 a.m.
WIAA Div. 2 softball regional semifinal, #5 Medford at #4 Shawano, 4 p.m.
Medford girls soccer at Antigo, 4:15 p.m.
Greenwood baseball at Rib Lake, canceled

Postponed: WIAA Div. 5 softball regional semifinal, #5 Rib Lake at #4 Prairie Farm, to Wed., May 22 at 3:30 p.m.
WIAA Div. 5 softball regional semifinal, #6 Gilman at #3 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, to Wed. May 22 at 5 p.m.

May 17 prep scoreboardGNC boys tennis tournament1. Rhinelander, 362. Lakeland, 293. Medford, 194. Ashland, 125. Antigo, ...
05/20/2024

May 17 prep scoreboard

GNC boys tennis tournament
1. Rhinelander, 36
2. Lakeland, 29
3. Medford, 19
4. Ashland, 12
5. Antigo, 7
6. S.P. Pacelli, 2
Final team standings: 1. Rhinelander, 94; 2. Lakeland, 81; 3. Medford, 59; 4. Ashland, 44; 5. Antigo, 25; 6. S.P. Pacelli, 8.
Medford's award winners
All-GNC first team: Connor Klingbeil, #2 singles
All-GNC second team: Cale Schulz, #3 singles
All-GNC honorable mention: Brayden Balciar, #1 singles; Caleb Egle/Keagan Gehrke, #2 doubles; Blaine Searles/Christian Preuss, #3 doubles
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Altoona subsectional, Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Baseball
Medford 2, Stratford 0
Tanner Hraby 7 IP, 1 H, 4 K, 1 BB, also 1-3 RBI single
Nick Steliga 2-3
Hraby carried a no-hitter for 6.1 IP

Medford 5, Stratford 3
Raiders score 3 in bottom of 6th to win 18th straight game, improve to 21-2
Max Dietzman 2-3, RBI
Jack Wojcik 1-3, RBI
Hayden Strebig 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
Charlie Gierl W, 1.1 IP, 1 BB
Next: Marshfield at Medford, Monday at 5 p.m.

Prentice 10, Gilman 3
Bucs score 8 runs in top of the 7th
Dawson Grunseth 6.1 IP, 10K, 4 BB, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER
Joey Syryczuk 2-3, 2-run double
Next: Gilman at Rib Lake, Monday at 4:45 p.m.

May 16 prep scoreboard GNC Golf Meet  #7 at Lakeland (Trout Lake)1. Lakeland, 3162. Mosinee, 3363. Northland Pines, 3423...
05/17/2024

May 16 prep scoreboard

GNC Golf Meet #7 at Lakeland (Trout Lake)
1. Lakeland, 316
2. Mosinee, 336
3. Northland Pines, 342
3. Rhinelander, 342
5. Medford, 354
6. Tomahawk, 368
7. Antigo, 396
Final standings: 1. Lakeland, 49; 2. Mosinee, 40; 3. Rhinelander and Northland Pines, 31.5; 5. Medford, 21; 6. Tomahawk, 15; 7. Antigo, 8.
Meet medalist: Connor Lingen, Medford, 73.
Riley Viergutz of Medford, 2nd, 76.
First team All-GNC: 1. Jack Rubo, Lake., 66; 2. Connor Lingen, Med., 57; 3. Jett Walters, Mos., and Matt Haggart, Lake., 44.5; 5. Gray Wagner, Lake, 32.
Second team All-GNC: 6. Samuel Schoppe, Rhine., 28; 7. Ryder Will, Pines, 26; 8. Riley Viergutz, Med., 17; 9. Alex Steppke, Mos., 14; 10. Jeremy Hensen, Lake., 12.
Next: WIAA Div. 1 Marshfield regional (RiverEdge), Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Girls Soccer
Lakeland 2, Medford 0
Fifth shutout loss in a row for Raiders
Next: Medford at Antigo, Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Softball
Gilman 18, Phillips 9
Pirates finish regular season at 13-7
Next: WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #6 Gilman at #3 Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Medford JV track and field meet
Girls
1. Marathon, 117
2. Medford, 114
3. Stratford, 106
4. Tomahawk, 75
5. Northland Pines, 35
6. Lakeland, 22
Medford winners were Avery Losiewicz in 100 dash (13.54), Toryn Rau in 400 run (1:08.69), Adalyn Dittrich in 300 hurdles (58.89) and Aliyah Pilgrim in 200 dash (28.39).

Boys
1. Lakeland, 140
2. Medford, 86
3. Northland Pines, 83
4. Stratford, 55
5. Tomahawk, 50
6. Marathon, 42
Medford winners were Cory Lindahl in 100 dash (11.84), 800 relay (Evan Pagel, Anthony Seidel, Peyton Ried, Cade Wellman, 1:44.43) and Hudson Briggs in 300 hurdles (47.88).
Next: WIAA Div. 2 Medford regional, Monday at 4 p.m.

May 14-15 prep scoreboardGNC Track & Field Championships at Medford Boys1. Lakeland and Northland Pines, 1273. Medford, ...
05/16/2024

May 14-15 prep scoreboard

GNC Track & Field Championships at Medford
Boys
1. Lakeland and Northland Pines, 127
3. Medford, 124
4. Rhinelander, 119
5. Mosinee, 82
6. Tomahawk, 58
7. Antigo, 43
Medford winners: Gage Losiewicz in pole vault (12-0), Will Daniels in 110 high hurdles (17.12) and 1,600 relay (Losiewicz, Caleb Scoles, Logan Gubser, Isaac Kautzer), 3:37.09

Girls
1. Tomahawk, 146
2. Northland Pines, 125
3. Medford, 107
4. Rhinelander, 106.5
5. Lakeland, 97
6. Antigo, 57
7. Mosinee, 53.5
Medford's Jaylin Machon is pole vault champion (10-0) and 2nd in 100 high hurdles; Meredith Richter 2nd in 400, 800 and 1,600 meter races.
Next: GNC JV Meet at Medford, Thursday at 4 p.m.

Eastern Cloverbelt Conference T&F Championships at Colby
Boys
1. Neillsville, 165
2. Owen-Withee, 153
3. Columbus Catholic, 128
4. Gilman, 84
5. Loyal, 54
6. Spencer, 50
7. Colby, 48
8. Greenwood, 8
9. Granton, 0
Gilman's Chad Konsella is long jump champion (20-7) and 2nd in 100 dash; Taydyn Angell is shot put champion (40-2) and 1600 relay (Konsella, Logan Halida, Brady McAlpine, Sawyer Winger) wins in 3:46.16.

Girls
1. Loyal, 152
2. Neillsville, 134
3. Colby, 120.333
4. Owen-Withee, 109
5. Gilman, 86
6. Columbus Catholic, 36.333
7. Spencer, 32.333
8. Greenwood, 17
9. Granton, 11
Gilman's Claire Drier is 100 high hurdles champion (17.28), 2nd in 300 hurdles and 3rd in long jump; Bailey Angell 2nd in shot put and discus, Addy Vick 2nd in triple and high jumps.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 Gilman regional, Monday at 4 p.m.

GNC Golf Meet #6 at Antigo
1. Lakeland, 301
2. Mosinee, 336
3. Northland Pines, 339
4. Rhinelander, 351
5. Medford, 353
6. Tomahawk, 368
7. Antigo, 391
Meet medalist: Matt Haggart, Lake., 73
Medford's Connor Lingen, 3rd at 76.
Next: GNC Meet #7 at Lakeland (Trout Lake), Thursday at 3 p.m.

GNC Golf Meet #5 at Mosinee
1. Lakeland, 302
2. Northland Pines, 324
3. Rhinelander, 326
4. Mosinee, 327
5. Medford, 353
6. Tomahawk, 368
7. Antigo, 386
Meet medalist: Jack Rubo, Lake., 67
Medford's Connor Lingen, tied for 5th at 77.

Baseball
Medford 8, Wausau West 4
School-record 16th straight win for Medford (19-2)
Nick Steliga 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB
Ryder Kraschnewski 3-3, 2 R
Max Dietzman and Tanner Hraby, 2 RBIs each
Next: Stratford at Medford DH, Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Abbotsford-Colby 13, Gilman 3
Joey Syryczuk 1-3, R, RBI
Beau Pockat 1-2, R, also 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Next: Prentice at Gilman, Friday at 5 p.m.

Softball
Mosinee 7, Medfford 2
Finley Arndt 2-4
Ava Hartl 1-3, solo HR
Chelsea Gebauer 1-3, solo HR
Raiders (8-4, 13-10) finish in three-way tie for 2nd in GNC
Next: WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, #5 Medford at #4 Shawano, Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Colfax 17, Gilman 9
Pirates score 8 in the 5th inning, but it's not enough
Danielle Mann 6 IP, 12 H, 4 K, 3 BB
Next: Gilman at Phillips, Thursday at 4:45 p.m.

May 13 prep scoreboardMarawood Conference Track & Field ChampionshipsHosted by AbbotsfordGirls 1. Stratford, 952. Marath...
05/14/2024

May 13 prep scoreboard

Marawood Conference Track & Field Championships
Hosted by Abbotsford
Girls
1. Stratford, 95
2. Marathon, 93
3. Abbotsford, 88
4. Edgar, 68
5. Newman Catholic, 67
6. Athens, 59
7. W.R. Assumption, 52
8. Phillips, 48
9. Rib Lake and Auburndale, 39
11. Chequamegon, 33
12. Prentice, 21
Rib Lake's Olivia Lopez 2nd in triple jump (34-0), 3rd in long jump (school-record 16-10.5) and 5th in 200 dash (27.01). Emma Tlusty 3rd in 100 high hurdles (18.17).

Boys
1. Stratford, 173
2. Marathon, 119.5
3. Edgar, 116
4. Phillips, 73
5. Auburndale, 48.5
6. W.R. Assumption, 34
7. Newman Catholic, 33
8. Chequamegon, 29
9. Athens, 23
10. Rib Lake, 21
11. Abbotsford, 19
12. Prentice, 13
Rib Lake's Jed Henderson 1st in high jump (6-1). 3200 relay (K. Scott, E. Scott, J. Regier, H. Regier) 3rd in 9:00.16.
Next: WIAA Div. 3 Gilman regional, May 20 at 4 p.m.

Softball
Medford 6, Rib Lake 2
Rylee Hraby (Med.) 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 14 K, 4 BB
Grace Schmidtfranz (Med.) 2-2, 3-run HR in 4th
Chelsea Gebauer (Med.) 2-3, R
Leah Chmielowiec (RL) 2-3, RBI
Kiana Dallmann (RL) 1-3, RBI
Josie Scheithauer (RL) 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER
Next: Medford at Mosinee, Tuesday at 5 p.m.; Rib Lake at Loyal-Greenwood DH, Thursday at 4 p.m.

Gilman 15, Neillsville-Granton 1
Pirates finish second in Eastern Cloverbelt at 10-2
Next: Gilman at Colfax, Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Baseball
Medford 10, Merrill 2
Carson Carbaugh 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 3 BB
Tanner Hraby 4-4, double, 2 R, RBI (school-record 87 career RBIs)
Evan Wilkins 3-4, 3 RBIs
Max Dietzman 2-4, double, 2 RBIs
Next: Medford at Wausau West, Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Rib Lake 8, Marathon 7
Redmen get second win of the season at Marathon to improve to 14-4
Next: Gilman at Rib Lake, May 20 at 4:45 p.m.

Neillsville-Granton 25, Gilman 4
Next: Gilman at Abbotsford-Colby, Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.

Golf
Medford wins four-team best-ball quad at Antigo (with Wittenberg-Birnamwood and Coleman)
Medford's Connor Lingen/Grant Neubauer, top team (68); Riley Viergutz/Cooper Klingbeil 2nd (73).
Next: GNC Meet #5 at Mosinee, Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Medford 7, Stevens Point Pacelli 0
Brayden Balciar/Conner Klingbeil win at #1 doubles; Cale Schulz/Jude Stark win at #2 doubles; Parker Hill wins at #1 singles. Medford gets four wins by forfeit.
Next: GNC Championships at Rhinelander, Thursday at 9 a.m.

Girls Soccer
Mosinee 1, Medford 0
Kaitlyn Selle goal with 1:45 left in the game
Next: Medford at Lakeland, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

May 11 prep scoreboardGilman-Thorp Softball SlamfestMedford 2, Fall Creek 1Rylee Hraby 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 16 K, 3 BBZaylea...
05/14/2024

May 11 prep scoreboard

Gilman-Thorp Softball Slamfest

Medford 2, Fall Creek 1
Rylee Hraby 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 16 K, 3 BB
Zayleah Leonhardt 1-3, 2-run single in the 3rd
Rylee and Laney Hraby, both 2-3
Fall Creek was 22-1 entering the game

Stratford 4, Medford 1
Rylee Hraby 6 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 13 K, 3 BB
Finley Arndt 1-3, RBI

Gilman 12, Drummond 3
Danielle Mann 2-3, triple, 4 RBIs
Ava Warner 2-3, double, RBI
Scarlett Stuner 6 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 4 K, HBP

Gilman 14, Glenwood City 2
Danielle Mann 4-4, RBI, also 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
Ava Warner 2-4, 4 RBIs
Kenlyn Kroeplin 2-4

Plainfield Tri-County softball tournament
Rib Lake 3, Adams-Friendship 3 (tied due to time limit)
Leah Chmielowiec 2-3, 2-run single
Avery Niemi 2-3
Josie Scheithauer 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Wild Rose 4, Rib Lake 3
Leah Chmielowiec 2-3, 2 SB
Tessa Weik 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Rib Lake 18, Tri-County 3
Avery Niemi 2-3, 4 RBIs
Madelyn Dallmann 3-4, 4 R
Addison Gumz 2-4, 3 R

Baseball
Medford 8, Northland Pines 4
Raiders score 5 in top of 7th to break 3-3 tie
Tanner Hraby 6.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 10K, 1 BB, also 2-4, double 2 RBIs
Max Dietzman 3-4, double, 3 RBIs
Jack Wojcik 2-3, 2 R

Medford 9, Northland Pines 7
Raiders score 3 in bottom of 6th to answer Pines' 5-run top half
Jack Wojcik 2-4, 4 RBIs
Carson Carbaugh 2-4, 2 R
Braxton Weissmiller 2-4, double

May 10 prep scoreboardMarshfield Track & Field InvitationalGirls 1. Marshfield, 269.52. Medford, 141.53. Neillsville, 94...
05/13/2024

May 10 prep scoreboard

Marshfield Track & Field Invitational
Girls
1. Marshfield, 269.5
2. Medford, 141.5
3. Neillsville, 94
4. Mosinee, 68.5
5. Spencer, 39
6. Columbus Catholic, 29
7. Granton, 15.5
Medford's Meredith Richter wins 3200 run and lowers her school record to 11:11. Felicity Ziehlke wins 1,600 run (5:58.6). Rivalee Stokes wins discus (101-6). Medford wins 3200 relay.

Boys
1. Marshfield, 243
2. Columbus Catholic, 111.5
3. Medford, 106
4. Mosinee, 98.5
5. Neillsville, 68
6. Spencer, 27
7. Granton, 0
Medford's Evan Paul wins 200 dash (23.5). Will Daniels wins 300 hurdles (43.0). Gage Losiewicz wins pole vault (12 feet). Medford wins 400, 800 and 3200 relays.
Next: GNC Championships at Medford, Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Cadott DeJung Track & Field Invitational
Boys
1. Fall Creek, 180
2. McDonell Central, 130
3. Bloomer, 80
4. Gilman, 67.5
5. Eau Claire Regis, 62.5
6. Cadott, 56
7. Loyal, 51
8. Thorp, 19
9. CV Lightning Bolts, 15
10. Osseo-Fairchild, 4
Gilman's Sawyer Winger wins high jump (5-8), Chad Konsella 2nd in long jump (20-6.75).

Girls
1. Fall Creek, 181
2. Bloomer, 131
3. Cadott and McDonell Central, 100.5
5. Eau Claire Regis, 68
6. Loyal, 48
7. Gilman, 26.5
8. Thorp, 12.5
9. CV Lightning Bolts, 8
10. Osseo-Fairchild, 0
Gilman's Claire Drier 2nd in 300 hurdles (50.19). 800 relay (Copenhaver, Drier, Kloss, Vick,) 3rd in 1:56.58.
Next: Eastern Cloverbelt Conference Championships at Colby, Tuesday at 4 p.m.

GNC Golf Meet #4 at Northland Pines
1. Lakeland, 305
2. Mosinee, 317
3. Rhinelander, 325
4. Medford, 336
5. Northland Pines, 337
6. Tomahawk, 368
7. Antigo, 381
Meet medalist: Jack Rubo, Lakeland, 67
Medford's Connor Lingen 3rd (74).
Next: Medford at Antigo Quad, Monday at 9 a.m.

Softball
Merrill 14, Medford 12
Medford ties game after falling behind 11-0 but rally falls short
Tori Konieczny 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI
Laney Hraby 3-4, 2 RBI, R
Zayleah Leonhardt 2-4, 2-run HR

Gilman 7, Loyal-Greenwood 6
Pirates win it with 3-run sixth
Danielle Mann 2-2 with 2 walks

Stratford 10, Rib Lake 4
Tigers score 8 runs in 3rd inning
Leah Chmielowiec 1-3, 2 RBIs
Lily Butler 1-3, double RBI

Baseball
Gilman 14, Greenwood 6
Lucas Halida 2-4, 3 RBIs, 3 R
Joey Syryczuk 2-4, 2 RBIs, R
Beau Pockat 5 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
Next: Neillsville-Granton at Gilman, Monday at 5 p.m.

Stratford 7, Rib Lake 0
Tigers score 5 runs in the 6th
Dominic Quednow 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
Ethan Cook 1-2, double
Next: Rib Lake at Marathon, Monday at 4:45 p.m.

May 9 prep scoreboardBaseball Medford 9, Lakeland 5Nick Steliga 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, also 1-3 with 2-run sin...
05/13/2024

May 9 prep scoreboard

Baseball
Medford 9, Lakeland 5
Nick Steliga 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, also 1-3 with 2-run single
Braxton Weissmiller 4-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs
Parker Lissner 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBIs
Ryder Kraschnewski & Jack Wojcik 2 hit apiece

Rib Lake 16, Chequamegon 1
Dominic Quednow 4-5, triple, 3 R, 3 RBIs
Brady Heiser 3-4, double, 2 RBIs, 2 R
Ethan Cook, Seth Borchardt, Tyler Matyka 2 hits apiece

Rib Lake 10, Chequamegon 0
Jackson Blomberg 5-inning no-hitter, 5 K
Rib Lake clinches Marawood North co-championship with Abbotsford-Colby
Blomberg 4-4, 2 RBIs, 2 SB
Andrew Wudi 2-3, 2 RBIs
Seth Borchardt 2-3, RBI

Neillsville-Granton 15, Gilman 0
Dawson Grunseth, Tate Krizan, Lucas Halida, Chad Konsella a hit apiece for the Pirates

Girls Soccer
Rhinelander 1, Medford 0
Sophia Miljevich PK goal following a handball at 41:36
Medford's Sophia Brunner 8 saves
Next: Mosinee at Medford, Monday at 7 p.m.

Softball
Medford 15, Northland Pines 8
Tori Konieczny 3-5, double, triple, RBI, 3 R
Kayla Baumgartner 3-4, double, 3 RBIs, R
Addison Brahmer, Laney Hraby, Rylee Hraby, Chelsea Gebauer 2 hits apiece

Rib Lake 16, Chequamegon 15
Avery Niemi 5-5, 2 doubles RBI
Tessa Weik 4-5, HR, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 3 R
Madilyn Blomberg 3-5, triple, 3 RBIs, R
Leah Chmielowiec 3-5, 3 RBIs, R

Rib Lake 15, Chequamegon 1
Kiana Dallmann 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K
Josie Scheithauer 2-3, HR, 4 RBIs
Tahlia Scheithauer 2-3
Madilyn Blomberg 1-2, triple, 3 RBIs

Gilman 12, Owen-Withee 2
Danielle Mann 3-4, 2 doubles
Abby Chaplinski 2-4, double
Scarlett Stuner 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Boys Tennis
Medford 4, Ashland 3
Singles winners are Brayden Balciar, Conner Klingbeil and Cale Schulz, #3 doubles team of Blaine Searles and Christian Preuss also wins.

May 7-8 prep scoreboardBaseball Medford 6, Lakeland 1Tanner Hraby 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, also 2-3, 2 RParker Lissne...
05/09/2024

May 7-8 prep scoreboard

Baseball
Medford 6, Lakeland 1
Tanner Hraby 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, also 2-3, 2 R
Parker Lissner 1-4, double, 3 RBIs
Next: Lakeland at Medford, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Columbus Catholic 12, Gilman 1
Dawson Grunseth 2-3, RBI, also 4 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 1 K, 6 BB
Joey Syryczuk 2-3
Next: Gilman at Neillsville-Granton, Thursday at 5 p.m.
Neillsville-Granton at Gilman, ppd. to May 13

Rib Lake at Chequamegon, ppd.; Chequamegon at Rib Lake, DH, Thursday at 4 p.m.

Softball
Antigo 4, Medford 3
7th-inning rally falls one run short; Antigo pulls into 2nd-place tie in GNC with Medford at 7-3.
Rylee Hraby 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 K, also 1-3 with a double
Tori Konieczny 2-4
Zayleah Leonhardt 2-4, 2 RBIs
Addison Brahmer 2-3
Next: Northland Pines at Medford, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Gilman 16, Neillsville-Granton 15
Abby Chaplinski 2-4, double, BB, 3 RBIs
Kenlyn Kroeplin 2-3, 2 BBs, 2 RBIs
Game 2 of doubleheader ppd. to May 13
Next: Owen-Withee at Gilman, Thursday at 5 p.m.

Rib Lake at Chequamegon, ppd.; Chequamegon at Rib Lake, DH, Thursday at 4 p.m.

Boys Tennis
Rhinelander 5, Medford 2
Conner Klingbeil wins 6-1, 6-1 at #2 singles; Cale Schulz wins 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at #3 singles
Next: Medford at Ashland, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer
Northland Pines 1, Medford 0
Eagles score only goal 5:44 into game
Next: Rhinelander at Medford, Thursday at 7 p.m.

Marathon Track & Field Invitational
Girls
1. Marathon, 182.5
2. Loyal, 87.5
3. Athens, 78.5
4. Medford, 76
5. Rib Lake, 66.5
6. Greenwood, 23.5
7. Columbus Catholic, 15.5
Rib Lake winners: Olivia Lopez, long jump, 15-9.5; Maddie Rademacher, high jump, 4-8.
Medford's Aliyah Pilgrim 2nd in triple jump, Ella Daniels 2nd in 1,600 run, Adalyn Dittrich 2nd n 300 hurdles.

Boys
1. Marathon, 199
2. Columbus Catholic, 84
3. Athens, 64
4. Loyal, 60
5. Rib Lake, 51
6. Medford, 50
7. Greenwood, 2
Medford winner: Cory Lindahl, long jump, 19-6.25.
Rib Lake winners: Jed Henderson, high jump, 6-1; Henry Regier, 1,600 run, 5:00.8.
Next: Medford at Marshfield Invitational, Friday at 4:30 p.m.; Rib Lake at Marawood Conference Championships in Abbotsford, Monday at 3:30 p.m.

Colby Track & Field Invitational
Gilman girls 11th out of 12 teams with 22 points. Claire Drier wins long jump (16 feet).
Gilman boys 12th out of 12 teams with 13 points. Chad Konsella 2nd in long jump (18-8.5).
Next: Gilman at Cadott Invitational, Friday at 3:30 p.m.

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