Sports Digest

Rhinelander Women’s Pool League to meet Aug. 28

The Rhinelander Women’s Pool League will hold its organizational meeting for the 2024-25 season at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Wayne’s Place in Rhinelander. For more information, email [email protected].

Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame to induct three Sept. 7

The board of directors of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame has selected three candidates for induction into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in September 2024. Paul “Doby” Doud from Milwaukee, Molly Engstrom from Siren, and Sue Pope from Madison will be inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Eagle River on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

The weekend in Eagle River will include a golf tournament, banquet and the induction ceremony. The banquet and induction are by advance paid reservation only. Questions about tickets can be directed to Joe Boxrucker at 715-479-9772 or to Pat Weber at 715-479- 8912. 

To obtain a brochure, contact John Hack by e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at 218-391-2301. Paid advance reservations are required for all events and can be made online at www.wihockeyhalloffame.com.

WIAA selects first Student-Athlete Leadership team

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has identified 27 student-athletes to serve on the inaugural Student-Athlete Leadership Team in 2024-25. 

The Board of Control authorized the executive staff to move forward with plans to establish the WIAA Student-Athlete Leadership Team in January, beginning with identification of 27 student-athletes across the state interested in serving on the leadership team that includes a number of officer positions. 

The purpose of the Student Leadership Team is to serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about the sports industry. Their involvement will provide a student-athlete voice in the WIAA and will assist in supporting, educating and advancing the purpose of interscholastic athletics. The leadership team will engage in an advisory role without rule-making authority, but their input will be conveyed and have an impact at the various levels of the committee process.

Additional benefits include instilling leadership skills; compiling diverse ideas and perspective from different areas of the state; learning more about the many career opportunities in sports professions; getting a better understanding of how the WIAA functions; sharing the many positive, life-enriching experiences the association creates each season; and creating the interest and growth of student-athlete leadership groups at local schools.

Members of the leadership team submitted an application form and a short introductory video to express their interest in serving on the team. The WIAA received 289 applications.

The number of representatives from each district is determined by a percentage of member schools in each of the seven districts. The following are the names and school affiliations of the first Student-Athlete Leadership Team sorted by district. Representatives from District 2, which covers much of north-central Wisconsin, are Pittsville senior Emma Bowden, Suring junior Ginger Gerndt and Northland Pines senior Cody Vojta.

It is anticipated that student-athletes on the team will engage in four meetings per year, attend WIAA state tournaments each season, plan and participate in the Fall Area Meetings for student-athletes, as well as organize and participate in an Annual Student-Athlete Leadership Conference that will merge with and envelop the Sportsmanship Summit beginning in 2025.

The Leadership Team’s orientation virtual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 18.