Sports Digest

Rhinelander Wrestling Club scores two state place winners

The Rhinelander Wrestling Club had two of its three state qualifiers reach the podium this past weekend at the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation’s Kids Folkstyle state tournament in Madison. 

Ryker Melton came home in third place in the boys’ born 2017-18, 80-pound weight class and Tucker Kreitlow was fifth in the boys’ born 2017-18, 57-pound class.

Melton pinned three of his last four opponents on the weekend to make his way through the wrestleback and take third. He went 5-1 on the weekend. 

Kreitlow went 4-2 on the weekend, with two major decisions and two decisions to his credit. All six of his matches went the distance, including a 6-0 decision over Jayden Greenhagen in the fifth-place match. 

Rhinelander’s third state qualifier, Forrest Schmelling, did not place in the boys’ born 2017-18, 69-pound bracket. Schmelling went 1-2 and was eliminated in the consolation bracket. 

Pinewood Golf Club announces league meeting dates

Meetings for three Pinewood Golf Club golf league in Harshaw will take place next week. 

The meeting for the Tuesday Men’s League will take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. The Pinewood Women’s League will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 and the Wednesday Men’s League will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8. 

For more information on these leagues, or other league offerings at Pinewood, call the pro shop at 715-282-5500.

Inshalla Men’s Senior Golf League to meet April 9

The Inshalla Men’s Senior Golf League in Tomahawk is preparing for the 2026 season. The league plays at 9 a.m. on Thursdays, May through September. 

The format is two-man teams and the league is open to all ability levels. The only requirement is that golfers must be at least 50 years of age. 

The league meeting will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9 at Inshalla Country Club. 

For more information, or to sign up, contact league president Dale Smith at 715-367-0088 or Inshalla Country Club at 715-453-3130. Players may register individually or with a partner. 

Retzlaff takes 11th at Martinsville

Rhinelander native Parker Retzlaff narrowly missed scoring his third top-10 finish of the season in NASCAR’s second-tier O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Saturday, March 28, finishing 11th in the series’ 250-lap race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. 

Retzlaff started 10th in the race and, despite getting caught up in a 19-car crash on a restart with 15 laps to go, still managed to finish on the lead lap. 

“Somehow managed to walk away from @martinsvilleswy with a (sic) 11th place finish,” Retzlaff posted on social media afterward.

Retzlaff, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet for Viking Motorsports, still sits ninth in O’Reilly Series points through seven races, 51 points ahead of teammate Anthony Alfredo in 13th. The top 12 drivers in points after 24 races will be eligible for the season-ending chase of the championship. 

The O’Reilly Series competes again this Saturday at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway. Retzlaff scored a career-best second place finish at Rockingham last season.