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Rice Lake senior Ebner excels in mountain biking as repeat state champion
When Quinn Ebner joined the Rice Lake mountain biking team in sixth grade, his focus was on the enjoyment he got from riding and not about becoming a competitive racer. He got his first taste of competition a year later and continued to improve on his way to becoming a multi-year state champion. “I went to my first race in seventh grade,” said Ebner. “I kind of just fell in love with it after that.” Late last month Ebner won the boys varsity race at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League state championships at Trek Trails in Waterloo, his second consecutive varsity championship. “It meant a lot to me,” said Ebner. “I spent a lot of time training. I would say I do around 20 races a year. State is obviously very big and important one for me and there’s a lot of stress going into it. I just wanted to get everything right.” Ebner won the three-lap race with a time of one hour, 16 minutes, and 16.4 seconds, finishing nearly a minute in front of second place. A year ago Ebner was the champion in 1:13:22.7, with a gap of 1:25 over the runner-up. He was also the freshman
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Spooner School Board adopts 2026-27 budget
SPOONER — The Spooner School Board adopted the 2026-27 tax levy at their annual meeting Monday, Oct. 26. Finance Director Trish Vasquez and Supt. Dr. Marggie Banker gave the budget presentation. The district total levy for 2026-27 is $19,820,673. Vasquez said they are looking at a deficit of $1.4 million for the fiscal year, which is “less than we had anticipated.” Banker said what influences the budget primarily is aid, federal funds and other resources such as grants. The district hasn’t had to do short-term borrowing. The enrollment trend continues to decline across the state. Banker said this year, they have just over 1,100 students enrolled. “We’ve been working to address (these challenges),” she said. Fewer students open enrolled out this year than the past, she added. Vasquez said that in the Heart O’ North Conference, Spooner Area School District’s mill rate is significantly below Barron and above St. Croix Falls, close to the state average, at $6.17. “That’s a point of pride,” she said. Not every school district’s levies are finalized yet. General aid is down 15% and “we do plan for it,” Vasquez said. Per-pupil aid is at $745 per student. Board member John Hedlund thanked the team
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Soccer: Rice Lake trio earn all-conference honors
A trio of seniors on the Rice Lake boys soccer team received all-conference honors from the Big Rivers Conference. Cale Ash was named to the 11-member all-conference first team. Andy Acevedo-Sanchez was a second team selection and Ben Jevne was an honorable mention. According to Bound Wisconsin, Ash’s 30 goals during the season were first in the Big Rivers, and his eight goals during conference games were fifth. He also added 11 assists on the season as his 71 points were tied for 12th in the state. Ash finishes his career with 66 goals and 159 points. Acevedo-Sanchez scored eight times and had seven assists from the midfield. His assists were seventh in the league and his goals 10th. Acevedo-Sanchez scored 16 goals and had 44 total points during his career. Jevne finished second on the team with 19 goals this season, including seven during the Warriors’ playoff run to the state tournament. His goal total ranked fifth in the Big Rivers. Jevne totaled 31 goals and 22 assists during his career. Being named the Big Rivers Conference Player of the Year was Hudson senior Calvin Lessard, who repeated after the winning the award last season. Big Rivers All-Conference First