HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
NA3HL's Helena Bighorns tender Rhinelander's Jake Losch
Jake Losch, a 2021 graduate of Rhinelander High School, has signed a tender offer to play for the Helena (Mt.) Bighorns of the NA3HL, the junior hockey franchise announced last week.
Hodag football mixing things up in bounceback effort
The Hodags are eager to get back to their winning ways and their official offseason program kicked off last Wednesday with the first of five coaching contact days the team is allotted during the summer.
Team review: RHS softball
The Rhinelander High School softball team never did regain the form it had during coach D.J. DeMeyer's first five seasons at the helm, but the squad finally showed some signs of heading back in the right direction this spring.
Rapids rallies to walk off vs. River Monsters
Vinnie Fonti singled through a drawn-in infield with the bases loaded and nobody out in the ninth as the Wisconsin Rapids Redhawks rallied past the River Monsters 7-6 in Dairyland Baseball play at the Rapids Area Sports Complex.
Roeser, Belanger named Hodag tennis MVPs
After making the deepest run by a Rhinelander entry at the WIAA state tournament in 14 years, senior Layne Roeser and Joey Belanger shared the Hodag boys' tennis team's most valuable player honors.
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Babe Ruth Roundup
Too many free bases came back to haunt Rhinelander's Northwoods Babe Ruth Senior League team at home Tuesday night as they dropped a non-league game to Prentice, 10-8, at Stafford Field.
Hodag wrestlers welcome 9 teams to camp
More than three months removed from the WIAA state tournament, and roughly five months way from the start of the new season, the Hodag Dome was busy on Friday with high schoolers sharpening their wrestling skills.
Photo: Rhinelander Special Olympians compete at State
Rhinelander Area 2-05 Special Olympics competed at the 2023 Summer Games at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater June 9-10.
Ashland blitzes RHS soccer in sectional semis
The Oredockers again scored three times in the first 16 minutes and tacked on one more for good measure before halftime on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Hodags at Ponzio Stadium in the sectional semifinals.
7 Hodags earn GNC soccer honors
Though the season ended for the Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team on Thursday, it found out shortly thereafter that several of its players earned all-Great Northern Conference honors.
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Schneider, Ratty voted Hodag baseball MVPs
Junior pitcher/infielder Max Ratty and senior catcher Sam Schneider shared the the RHS baseball team MVP award, which was one of four presented by the team during its season-ending banquet Thursday at Stafford Field.
Babe Ruth Roundup
One rough defensive inning proved to be the difference on Wednesday as Rhinelander fell to Eagle River-2 13-2 in Northwoods Babe Ruth Senior League play at Stafford Field.
RHS sports recap: Thursday, June 8
Girls' soccer: Ashland 4, Rhinelander 1
Rebels eye another strong season
Manager Dan Huhnstock knows his Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels have a tough act to follow after going 21-5 last season and qualifying for the Class AA American Legion state tournament for the first time since 2012.
Schoppe finishes 99th at WIAA state golf tournament
Schoppe shot 90 on Monday and 100 on Tuesday to finish at 46-over and 99th out of 102 players who played both rounds in the Division 1 field at the Meadow Valley Course at Blackwolf Run.
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