RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, April 16

Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 5, Lakeland 2

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team swept doubles and split singles on Tuesday as it defeated Lakeland 5-2 in a GNC dual in Minocqua. 

John Currie got the win for Rhinelander at No. 1 singles while Calvin Loomis was victorious in a match tiebreaker at No. 4 singles for the Hodags. 

The teams of Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz, Gavin Denis/Dawson Pontell and Aiden Ostermann/Michael Schiek swept doubles. Rhinelander (5-1, 2-0 Great Northern) travels to De Pere for an invite Friday and Saturday. 

Softball: Lakeland 21, Rhinelander 0

Lakeland scored 16 times in the first inning and defeated the Rhinelander High School softball team 21-0 on Tuesday at Andrea Musson Field.

The Hodags recorded just one hit in the game, a single by Chase Verbist in the third inning. Libbey Buchmann took the loss, giving up nine runs (five earned) on four hits before retiring a batter in the first inning. Kelsey Winter and Laney Haenel also pitched in the game.

Rhinelander (1-6, 1-2 Great Northern) will host Medford Thursday.

Golf: Rhinelander 3rd/5, GNC Open

The RHS golf team shot 328 on Tuesday and took third overall in the GNC Open in Wisconsin Dells with a two-day score of 658 strokes. 

Sam Schoppe shot 75 on Tuesday and took third overall at 152 over two rounds. Brody Kowieski was fifth overall with a 81 on Tuesday to finish at 160 overall. Hank Kowieski shot 89 Tuesday and was 10th overall (170). Blake Petroff shot 83 on Tuesday, which included a hole-in-one on the par-3 16th hole, as he tied for 14th overall at 176.

The Great Northern Conference tournament begins next Tuesday at Inshalla Country Club in Tomahawk.

Full reports will be published in Friday’s River News.