February 7, 2025 at 5:57 a.m.
Youth Sports Roundup
By Photos by Bob Mainhardt for the River News
Winter Classic Baseball
The Hodag Diamond Club held its third annual Winter Classic tournament in the Hodag Dome Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. A number of area teams competed in the tournament, including one Rhinelander squad each in the 12U, 11U and 10U brackets.
Eli Bauer hits a home run for the 12U team.
Teammates react as Jaxon Eades (8) jumps to home plate after hitting a home run for the 11U team. Teammates react as Jaxon Eades (8) jumps to home plate after hitting a home run for the 11U team.
Easton Sieker reaches to receive a throw to first base for the 11U team.
Watson White gets a high-five on his way to first base after drawing a walk for the 10U team.
Braxton Bolkema pitches for the 10U team.
The Rhinelander Ice Association’s Peewee A team poses for a photograph after winning the WAHA Region 2 playdown at the Rhinelander Ice Arena Sunday, Feb. 2. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are Owen Wallermann and Quinn Burton. In the second row are Cason Burnis, Sawyer Peters, Max Cahee, Hugh Anunson and Nick Schneider. In the back row are Teagan Drake, Ben Gehrmann, Collin Jorata, Jacob Baumann, Gage Chavez and Easton Ostrom.The Rhinelander Ice Association’s Peewee A hockey team has advanced to the WAHA Peewee 3A state tournament following playdowns Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena. The Hodags clinched their spot at state with a 13-1 victory over Tomahawk in the morning contest and then wrapped up the Region 2 championship with a 5-1 victory over Antigo later in the day.
They were the only Rhinelander team to move on from playdowns. The Squirt A team beat Tomahawk 7-2 but lost to Lakeland 4-2 in Merrill Feb. 1 for the right to move on to state. The Squirt B team lost 5-2 to Marshfield in Rhinelander on Sunday with a state berth on the line. The Peewee B team fell to Medford in the first round of playdowns and the Bantam squad dropped its opening game to Lakeland.
The Hodags have the No. 1 seed for the WAHA Peewee 3A state tournament, which will take place March 8-9 in Waupun.
Easton Ostrom reacts after scoring a goal during a Peewee A game against Antigo.
Tucker Schallock skates with the puck during a Squirt B game against Marshfield.Middle School Hoops
The James Williams Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ basketball teams took on D.C. Everest at the JWMS gymnasium Monday, Feb. 3.
Kylie Treder drives in from the wing for the eighth-grade team.
Olivia Eades looks to corral a loose ball for the seventh-grade team.
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