RHS Sports recap: Thursday, April 9

Softball: Rhinelander 9, Antigo 7

The Rhinelander High School softball team continued their hot streak with a comeback win over Antigo on Thursday in the Hodag Dome. They ousted the Red Robins with five runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk it off, 9-7. 

Ruby Plamann was 2-for-4 and batted in runs six and seven — tying the game on a double in the seventh. Next in the box was Ava Rathbun, who walloped one over the left field fence to bat in Plamann and herself. 

In the first, Antigo went scoreless, and the Hodags jumped out to a 1-0 lead. When the Red Robbins batted around the order in the second, they added six to take a five-run lead before Rhinelander answered for 6-2 scoreboard. The Hodags struggled to score in the third and fourth, and Antigo tallied one more to give the Red Robins some insurance at 7-2. In the fifth though, Rhinelander crossed home twice making it 7-4.

Aleece Johnson pitched a complete game, striking out five Red Robins in the win while walking only one. Seven Antigo runs came from nine hits off Johnson. 

Rhinelander (5-1, 2-0 Great Northern) will play in Mauston on Friday and Saturday.

Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 3, Northland Pines 1

The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team downed Northland Pines 3-1 Thursday night at Mike Webster Stadium. 

The Hodags had goals from three different players. Kiley Pooch and Ella Heck gave Rhinelander a 2-0 lead at halftime and, after the Eagles answered in the 53rd minute, Ella Miljevich restored the two-goal margin with a strike in the 60th. 

Rhienlander controlled play, outshooting Northland Pines 33-3 overall. The Eagled scored on their lone shot on goal.

Rhinelander (3-0-0, 2-0-0-0 Great Northern) will take on rival Lakeland Thursday, April 16 at Mike Webster Stadium. 

Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 6, D.C. Everest 1

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team opened its season with a singles sweep and a 6-1 victory over D.C. Everest Thursday in the Hodag Dome. 

Asher Rivord prevailed 10-2 in a match tiebreaker at No. 1 singles for the Hodags. Calvin Loomis, Aidan Lueder and Brayden Barnhill completed the singles sweep with straight-set victories. 

In doubles, the tandem of senior Danek Koniar and freshman Henry Bonardelli rolled in straight sets in the top flight while freshmen Sam Loomis and Kellen O’Malley took a match tiebreaker 10-5 at the No. 2 flight. 

Rhinelander (1-0, 0-0 Great Northern) is scheduled to travel to Marshfield on Tuesday.

Track: RHS girls T5th/12, Wausau West Indoor

The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team scored a handful of top-five finishes and tied for fifth in the 12-team Wausau West Indoor on Thursday. 

Macy Myers and Emeline Hintz went 1-2 in the pole vault for Rhinelander while Mady Treder claimed a third-place finish in the 400 meters. Marsadies Williams was fourth in the 200 hurdles and fifth in the 55-meter dash. 

The Hodag boys will compete at Wausau West on Friday and the whole squad will be back in action Tuesday with the Hodag Hybrid meet in Rhinelander.

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