Youth Sports Roundup

JV football

The Rhinelander High School JV football team defeated Mosinee 20-14 Monday, Sept. 25 at Mike Webster Stadium. Myles Eagleson ran for a pair of touchdowns. Kade Tessmann added a touchdown run and also had a key sack fumble down the stretch to help secure the win for the Hodags.

    Myles Eagleson (20) celebrates with teammate Ben Olson (23) after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of Monday’s game. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
  

    Kade Tessmann sacks Mosinee quarterback MJ Rogers-Behrens and forces a fumble during the fourth quarter of Monday’s game. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
  

Middle school swim

The James Williams Middle School girls’ swim team held its last home meet of the season, taking on Antigo in a dual meet at the Heck Family Community Pool Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Hodags took six of the 10 events to claim the dual. 

    Maria Craig swims the freestyle leg of the 200-yard medley relay. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
  

    Charlotte LeClair swims the breaststroke leg of the 100-yard individual medley. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
  

JV3 volleyball

Rhinelander held a JV3 volleyball quad in the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium Monday, Sept. 25. 

    Mya Gillen bumps the ball over the net for the Hodags against Marshfield. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
  

JWMS cross country

The JWMS took part in the Merrill Invite Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Hodag girls placed five runners in the top 11 — Teagan Clark (4th), Noella Tulowitzky (5th), Quinn Steinbrink (6th), Harmony Gomez (7th) and Helen Beuning (11th) — to win the meet. The Hodag boys took second, edging Crandon for the runner-up spot. Wyatt Crowell (3rd), Michael Brunette (6th), Chasin Wallmow (17th), Juan Diego Grage (26th) and Max Cahee (31st) made up the Hodags’ top five.

    Chasin Wallmow battles a pair of runners over the final 200 meters of the boys’ race. (Jeremy Mayo/River news)
 

8th grade Volleyball

The James Williams Middle School volleyball team took on Northland Pines Tuesday, Sept. 26. 

    Payton Fritz bumps the ball over the net for the Hodags. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)