Youth Sports Roundup

RBA honors 10,000 Shot Club

The Rhinelander Basketball Association recently recognized its 10,000 Shot Club honorees for the 2024 offseason. Sponsored by Culver’s, basketball players entering grades 3 through 9 were challenged to put up 10,000 shots over the summer. 

Players achieving the challenge are Colton Anderson, Braxton Bolkema, Connor Clark, Arlo Coron, Tommy Eades, Danny Heddinger, Boston Hopfensperger, Max Howard, Ryan Jirik, Trey Karaba, Jaxson Kremer, Cass Kroha, Harper Lee, Parker Lee, Fielder Lueth, Charlotte MacIntyre, Hans Sommer, Mya Stein, Louis Stone, Blake Sundby, Will Sundby and Watson White.

“Players had to create a plan, track and report shots weekly, and make sure they were consistently getting shots up throughout this summer in order to reach this goal,” RHS boys’ basketball coach Derek Lemmens stated. “These players showed dedication and commitment to accomplish this goal and our program is better because of that sacrifice.”

    Pictured from left to right, Braxton Bolkema, Cass Kroha, William Sundby, Blake Sundby, Arlo Coron, Parker Lee, Tommy Eades, Trey Karaba, Boston Hopfensperger, Fielder Lueth, Harper Lee, Charlotte MacIntyre, Ryan Jirik pose for a photo at Rhinelander High School after receiving their shirts for completing the RBA’s 10,000 Shot Club challenge. Club members Danny Heddinger and Watson White were unavailable for the photograph. (Submitted photo)
  

    Pictured from left to right, Coltyn Anderson, Max Howard, Connor Clark, Hans Sommer, Jaxson Kremer, Louis Stone pose for a photo at James Williams Middle School after receiving their shirts for completing the RBA’s 10,000 Shot Club challenge. (Submitted photo)
  

JWMS girls score another runner-up finish

The James Williams Middle School cross country team placed five runners in the top 16 Tuesday as it finished second in the 10-team Northland Pines Invite in Eagle River. The Hodags were outscored 25-44 by Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk for the win. Of the 10 teams, only four had enough runners to qualify for a team score. 

    Noelle Mayo, left, and Charlotte MacIntyre run together at the start of the Northland Pines Invitational middle school girls’ cross country race in Eagle River Tuesday, Oct. 8. MacIntyre finished eighth and Mayo took 10th for the Hodags, as both girls reached the podium. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
  

Two JWMS runners made the podium by finishing in the top 10 of the girls’ race. Sixth-grader Charlotte MacIntyre led the way, finishing in eighth-place overall, covering the 3,200-meter course in 13 minutes, 31.9 seconds. Eighth grader Noelle Mayo captured the final medal, coming in 10th at 13:39.6. Jade Chiamulera finished 13th for JWMS, Quinn Stinebrink was 14th, Noella Tulowitzky was 16th, Olivia Eades finished 24th and Helen Beuning was 28th. 

The Hodag boys took fifth out of seven complete teams on Tuesday, led by sixth grader Channing Waksmonski. He finished seventh on the day (12:06.9) to reach the podium. Espen McMahon was 12th, Casey Waksmonski was 25th, Max Cahee finished 34th, Jacob Baumann was 41st, Ryder Clark took 43rd and Jaxon Eades was 48th.

Middle school volleyball

The James Williams Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams took on D.C. Everest at the JWMS gymnasium Monday, Oct. 7.

(Photos by bob Mainhardt for the River News)

    The Hodag seventh-grade B team celebrates after winning a key point against the Evergreens.
  

    Madison Collins bumps the ball for the eighth-grade B team.
  

    Rhyan Adams goes up to play the ball for the seventh-grade A team.
  

Middle school soccer

The James William Middle School boys’ soccer team took on Wisconsin Rapids at the RHS soccer fields Monday, Oct. 7. Pictured, Juan Diego Grage sends the ball upfield for the Hodag A team.

    (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)