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Wausau East boys basketball earns overtime win over Rice Lake, claims WIAA Division 2 regional title
WAUSAU – The Wausau East boys basketball team is heading to sectionals after a hard-fought 55-53 overtime win over Rice Lake in a WIAA Division 2 regional final Saturday night at East High School. Rice Lake tied the game with a 3-pointer with 35 seconds left in regulation. Following...
Northwood Tech’s Rice Lake Campus opens Blaze’s Cupboard to further serve student needs
RICE LAKE — Northwood Technical College’s Rice Lake Campus recently launched a new effort to support students’ needs with Blaze’s Cupboard, a service dedicated to helping ensure every student has access to nutritious meals at no cost. Items available for students include non-perishable food such as canned goods, pasta, rice and other shelf-stable products. The creation of Blaze’s Cupboard stemmed from an anonymous donation of $100,000, allowing for creation of a food pantry on campus. The donation arrived by mail in March of 2023 with...
Nature Conservancy update: Lessons geared for early childhood through high school students
At its meeting Monday, the Rice Lake Board of Education heard an update on the River Doc Nature Conservancy, presented by Cate Lucas, naturalist educator and program director. Carol Olson and the late Rod Olson donated the 88-acre property to the Rice Lake Area School District “to provide an essential learning environment for students leading them to stewardship of the natural world.” The School District’s goal is to carry on...
Spooner girls wrap up basketball season with Regional loss at Barron
BARRON — The Spooner Rails girls saw their basketball season come to a sudden conclusion in the WIAA Division 3 Regional opener at Barron on Tuesday, Feb. 20. In a contest between two Heart O’ North Conference opponents, Barron topped Spooner 49-32. On Feb. 15, the Spooner girls had closed out the regular season on a positive note, beating Chetek-Weyerhaeuser in a close 47-45 contest at home. For the season, Sevanna Burke was the Point Per Game leader with an average of 14.0. Avery Voeltz was next with 10.6, and Lily Hotchkiss had 8.4. In Rebounds Per Game average, Burke led the Rails with 7.7, and Hotchkiss had 7.3. In Assists Per Game, Burke averaged 2.2, with Voeltz averaging 1.5.
Cameron Middle School Student Council wins award
Cameron Middle School recently received the Wisconsin Association of School Councils Spirit of Excellence Award, which recognizes schools for achieving excellence in leadership, sportsmanship and service to their school and communities. Schools across Wisconsin competed for the prestigious award in their region, and Cameron Middle School brought home first place for Region I. Principal Hans Schmidt believes Cameron Middle School’s Student Council won the award because of its leadership. ...
Boys basketball: Lucas sets Cameron's career scoring record in win over Ashland
The Cameron boys basketball team concluded the regular season with a 76-39 win over Ashland on Thursday as senior Tyson Lucas became the Comets’ career scoring leader. Lucas’ 22 points helped him surpass the Cameron boys’ previous record of 1,480 held by Gunner Wilder from 2018. Lucas now how has 1,487 career points. “I am super proud and happy for Tyson,” coach Troy LaVallie said. “This is a huge accomplishment...
Boys basketball: Rice Lake heads into postseason coming off 2-point loss to New Richmond
The Rice Lake boys basketball team split a pair of games in the final week of the regular season in taking down Medford in a nonconference game on Feb. 20 before traveling to New Richmond on Thursday and suffering another close defeat by the Tigers. Rice Lake (14-10) begins the postseason Friday at home as the fourth-seeded Warriors play the winner of a Tuesday night matchup between No. 5 Rhinelander and No. 12 Hayward. The Warriors finished at 6-8 in the Big Rivers to place...
Rice Lake High School students to perform 'Midsummer/Jersey'
“Come to Northern Star Theatre Company and see Rice Lake High School’s newest play, Ken Ludwig’s ‘Midsummer/Jersey,’” invites high school drama student Djanko Shuler-Masci. He describes the play as “A delightfully witty blend of Shakespeare and Jersey Shore.” In the play, four teenagers’ love lives get even more twisted when the mischievous fairies arrive, all the while a beauty shop rehearses an amateur production of “Romeo and Juliet.” “Join us on Feb. 29-March 2 at 7 p.m., and March 2-3 at 2 p.m. for a night full of love, iPhones, donkeys and rhyme,” Shuler-Masci said. General ticket price is $10, sold at the door, while students are free. It is produced with permission from Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Anonymous donation goes to creation of Blaze's Cupboard
Northwood Technical College’s Rice Lake campus recently launched a new effort to support students’ needs with Blaze’s Cupboard, a service dedicated to helping ensure every student has access to nutritious meals at no cost. Items available for students include non-perishable food such as canned goods, pasta, rice and other shelf-stable products. The creation of Blaze’s Cupboard stemmed from an anonymous donation of $100,000, allowing for the creation of a food pantry on campus. The donation arrived by mail in March 2023 with the only restriction...
REGIONAL CHAMPS! Phillips girls come back for OT win against Cameron
PHILLIPS — It was a nailbiter in which the Phillips High School varsity girls basketball seemed to will their way to a 79-73 overtime victory over visiting Cameron to win the regional final in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament Series. The No. 3 seed Cameron got the jump on No. 2 seed Phillips early, with a mix of 2 and 3 point baskets the Comets found themselves up by 12 points and maintained a 10 point lead for much of the first half. Phillips...
Girls basketball: Rice Lake's season ends in 1-point regional final loss to Lakeland
MINOCQUA — With every ounce of effort the Rice Lake girls basketball team chipped away at their deficit, getting within a basket in the final minute, but the Warriors were on the wrong side of a 70-69 loss to Lakeland in a Division 2 regional final on Saturday in Minocqua. “I think that takes a lot of heart,” Rice Lake coach Darla Olson said of the comeback. “I thought our kids played so hard and I thought they fought through a lot of things.” ...
Girls basketball: Cameron earns playoff win over Cadott
A strong close to the first half helped the Cameron girls basketball team build up a double-digit lead in a 59-44 win over Cadott during Friday's Division 4 regional semifinal contest in Cameron. The third-seeded Comets (20-5) head to No. 2 Phillips on Saturday for a regional title game. In Friday's win, Bailey Olson led the Comets with 18 points. Lexi Kuffel and Cora Romsos each added seven, while Olivia...
Girls basketball: Rice Lake pulls away in regional semifinal win over Medford
A spark to start the second half ignited the offense for the Rice Lake girls basketball team in a 57-34 win over Medford in Friday's Division 2 regional semifinal contest at Ole Olsen Gym. The third-seeded Warriors (18-7) now travel to No. 2 Lakeland on Saturday for a regional championship game. The Thunderbirds defeated No. 7 Merrill 74-26 on Friday. In the Warriors' win they had a 21-18 advantage at...
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