RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, April 15

Baseball: Rhinelander 11, Adams-Friendship 6

Jackson Waydick scattered two hits over six innings and the Rhinelander High School offense pounded out 15 hits on Tuesday as the Hodags defeated Adams-Friendship 11-6 in a non-conference road baseball contest. 

Leading 5-2, and after working out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam unscathed in the bottom of the fifth, the Hodag offense went to work. Rhinelander pounded out six straight base hits in a six-run sixth that blew the game open. The Green Devils tried to make things interesting in a four-run seventh, but reliever Mason Schmidt struck out the last two batters to close out the game. 

The Hodags scored once in the first and led wire-to-wire, adding two runs each in the fourth and fifth prior to their big sixth inning. Adams-Friendship took advantage of a couple of Rhinelander errors to score twice in the fourth. 

Waydick allowed two runs, both unearned, and struck out seven to earn his first varsity win. He was also one of six Hodags to collect two hits at the plate — joining Dylan Vanderbunt, Seth Nofftz, Rowan Wiczek, Conner Rappley and Sawyer Bishop. Wiczek drove in three runs while Rappley, Tyler Chariton and Abe Gretzinger each drove in two.

Rhinelander (3-2, 1-0 Great Northern) travels to Crandon on Thursday.

Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 6, Ashland 1

The RHS boys’ tennis team cruised to a 6-1 road victory over Ashland to open Great Northern Conference play Tuesday.

The Hodags’ lone loss came at No. 1 singles, where Karter Massey lost after rallying to force a match tiebreaker. Aiden Ostermann, Calvin Loomis and Asher Rivord won their matches in the Nos. 2-4 singles flights. Michael Schiek/Payton McCue, Hart Hokens/Van Tulowitzky and Danek Koniar/Braydon Lorman swept the doubles for Rhinelander.

The Hodags (5-0, 1-0 Great Northern) return to action next Tuesday at home against Lakeland.

Golf: Rhinelander, 4th/13 Randolph Invite, Day 2

The RHS golf team shot 334 on Tuesday to finish fourth in the second round of the Randolph Invite at Christmas Mountain Village in Wisconsin Dells. 

Hank Kowieski shot 82 on Tuesday to tie for 11th and lead the Hodags. Blake Petroff shot 83, Chase West carded an 84, Grant Gremban shot 85 and Brody Kowieski shot 89 for Rhinelander. 

The Hodags ended in sixth place in the 36-hole tournament with a combined score of 676. Hank Kowieski had a cumulative score of 165 to finish in 14th overall. 

Rhinelander will be back in Wisconsin Dells for two more rounds next Tuesday and Wednesday in an invitational hosted by Mosinee.

Softball: Rhinelander at Northland Pines, ppd. 

Tuesday’s scheduled Great Northern Conference game between Rhinelander and Northland Pines in Eagle River was postponed due to cold conditions. The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 7.

Rhinelander (1-4, 0-1 Great Northern) travels to Three Lakes on Thursday.

Track: Rhinelander at Hodag Hybrid, ccd.

The Hodag Hybrid track meet scheduled for Tuesday at Mike Webster Stadium was canceled due to cold temperatures and will not be rescheduled. 

Rhinelander will be back in action Thursday at the Marathon Invite.

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