HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Attention turns to legion season for Rhinelander baseball
Fresh off the Rhinelander High School baseball team's trip to the WIAA sectional finals on Tuesday many of the same players swapped uniforms and pants to kick off a condensed American Legion baseball season for the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels.
Sectional bound
Joe Schneider knocked in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and Devyn Orth pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings as the Hodags recovered after squandering a 4-0 lead to defeat Shawano 5-4 and win a WIAA Division 2 regional title at Memorial Park.
Waksmonski: 'Not a lot to lose' for Hodags in sectionals
As the Hodags get set to take on Seymour this morning in a sectional semifinal contest in Wrightstown, skipper Joe Waksmonski said he hopes his team plays like it has nothing to lose.
Track: Worrall, Hodag high jumpers qualify for WIAA state meet
Cole Worrall was the sectional champion in the 110-meter hurdles and finished second in the 300 hurdles, while long jumpers Rebecca Lawrence and Jaden Beske both finished in the top three to advance to state at a WIAA D1 sectional in Schofield on Thursday.
Hodags fall to top-seeded Sauk Prairie in sectional semis
PRAIRIE DU SAC - The Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team pushed undefeated Sauk Prairie farther than most teams have during the 2021 season, but not far enough to reach the sectional finals.
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Babe Ruth Roundup
Rhinelander Babe Ruth teams had their way with a couple of squads from Lakeland in Northwoods Babe Ruth League play on Friday night.
Bixby's brilliance
Isaac Bixby pitched a gem, striking out eight in a four-hit shutout, and the Hodags scratched across a run in the fourth inning to defeat rival Antigo 1-0 Tuesday in a WIAA regional semifinal game at Stafford Field.
Hodag track advances nine entries to sectionals
The Hodag boys placed fourth overall and the Hodag girls were eighth in a WIAA Division 1 regional competition at D.C. Everest's Stiehm Stadium. Rhinelander was able to advance nine entries to the sectional round despite being the plus-one in what was essentially a reprise of the WVC meet.
Photo: Rhinelander wins Babe Ruth opener
Babe Ruth baseball returned to Rhinelander's Stafford Field on Monday following a 2020 season that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rhinelander defeated Eagle River 11-8 in Senior League play Monday, June 14 at the park.
Photo: Hodags take 2nd in Eau Claire Tourney
The Hodag Soccer Club's 17U boys' soccer team placed second last weekend in its division in a soccer tournament in Eau Claire.
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Surviving the Tigers
The Hodags overcame the shock of giving up the tying goal with one second left in overtime to win a penalty kick shootout 2-0 and advance in the WIAA tournament.
Hodag hoops represented well at Kiwanis Classic Border Bash
There was a lot of kelly green in the stands and on the court last Wednesday during the seventh annual Kiwanis Classic Border Bash All-Star Game. Rhinelander High School had two representatives in the girls' game, and three in the boys' game. All five left winners at the Northern Wisconsin …
Hodag baseball falls to Stratford on walk-off double
Cameron Dahl hit a walk-off double as Stratford rallied for five runs over the final two innings to defeat the Hodags 7-6.
Hodag softball trounces Lakeland 14-1 in playoff opener
The Hodags jumped on the winless Thunderbirds early and often this past Wednesday en route to a 14-1 victory in a WIAA D2 regional quarterfinal matchup at Pioneer Park.
'Everybody belongs there'
Rhinelander's Malia Francis took away plenty from competing last week on one of swimming's biggest stages when she took part in the U.S. Olympic Team Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb.
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