RHS Sports recap: Monday, May 11

Baseball: Rhinelander 3, Merrill 1

The Rhinelander High School baseball team clinched a share of their first GNC title in 14 years after defeating the Merrill Blue Jays 3-1 at Athletic Park in Merrill on May 11. 

Freshmen Blake Bauer and Jaxon West both recorded their first varsity hit for the Hodags, and Vince White cranked a home run. West, along with Sawyer Bishop, were both 2-for-3 in the game while three Hodag RBIs came from White, Jackson Waydick and Charlie Johnson. 

White pitched six innings for Rhinelander, before he was relieved by Johnson when he reached the pitch count limit. He gave up six hits on one earned run, striking out 12 and walking two. 

The No. 2 ranked Hodags (13-0, 11-0 GNC) will travel to Mosinee on May 14. A win over the Indians would make Rhinelander outright GNC champions. 

Softball: Medford 11, Rhinelander 0

The Rhinelander High School softball team lost 11-0 in five innings to undefeated Medford at Medford High School on May 11.

The Hodags couldn't find any gaps in the field and recorded zero hits against Medford pitcher Rylee Hraby. 

Kendall Vanney pitched four innings for the Hodags, allowing seven earned runs on 11 hits with no walks and one strikeout. 

Rhinelander will host Merrill at the Haug Family Softball Complex May 12. 

Boys’ tennis: Rhinelander 7, Pacelli 0

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team defeated Pacelli 7-0 Monday in its GNC dual meet finale at the RHS tennis courts. 

Rhinelander won the top three singles flights in straight sets with Asher Rivord, Calvin Loomis and Aidan Lueder, as well as the No. 1 doubles flight with Danek Koniar and Henry Bonardelli. The remaining flights won unopposed. 

The win moved Rhinelander into sole possession of first place in the GNC (4-0). The Hodags will have a four-point lead over Medford entering the GNC tournament May 21 in Rhinelander. 

The Hodags (13-7) will host a two-day invite Friday and Saturday.

Golf: Rhinelander 5th/8, GNC Meet No. 5

The Rhinelander High School boys’ golf team struggled Monday, taking fifth in the GNC tournament leg at Medford, shooting 356.

Grant Gremban was the only Hodag in the top 10, shooting 82 to take eighth place. Dylan Shefveland short 88, Chase West carded a 91, Blake Petroff shot 95 and Hank Kowieski shot 96.

The sixth leg of the conference tournament will take place Wednesday at Northwood Golf Club.

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