HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
RHS athletes get back to work
A number of coaches and student-athletes were up early last Wednesday doing their best to get ready for the sports seasons that are still on schedule to begin next month.
Hodag boys' swim team holds pandemic-delayed banquet
Last Tuesday, more than 4 1/2 months after its final competition, the team was finally able to hold its end-of-season banquet at the newly-expanded CT's Deli.
'I'd much rather be playing baseball right now'
Danny Zuiker has spent a lot more time on the water recently. It is a small consolation for the Rhinelander High School senior who was supposed to be manning second base for the Hodag baseball team this spring and the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels this summer.
SDR to reopen outdoor facilities to coaches and athletes, with limitations
Rhinelander High School student athletes are once again able to convene and train at district facilities, but what they are able to do this month will be limited as the district phases in athletic participation in hopes of being able to begin fall sports as scheduled come August.
UW study: No school, sports during pandemic having negative impact on Wisconsin student-athletes
A study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has concluded that the school and sports cancellations prompted by the coronavirus pandemic to date "appear to be associated with significant, negative impacts on the health and well-being of Wisconsin adolescent athletes."
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'You never know when it's going to be your last'
The spring of 2020 has been a lot lonelier than Izzy Haverkampf ever imagined it would be.
RHS coaches encouraged by WIAA winter sports changes
The WIAA during its June 24 Board of Control meeting approved a number of changes that will impact winter sports teams beginning in either the 2020-21 or the 2021-22 season.
Back to the sandlot
For kids wanting to play baseball this summer in the Northwoods, all the traditional options have been eliminated due to the coronavirus pandemic. So a number of Rhinelander teens have taken matters into their own hands.
Softball back on the diamond
There may not be a lot of sports going on right now, but summer has still brought forth opportunity. The Northwoods' Fastpitch teams practiced last Wednesday to get ready for a tournament in Houghton, Mich. this weekend.
RHS looking to Povolo's experience to lead volleyball turnaround
RHS is hoping some veteran leadership with new head coach Jim Povolo will help the Hodag volleyball program start to build back to what was a conference championship-winning outfit just eight seasons ago.
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BREAKING: RHS will not play games this summer
Rhinelander High School will not take part in a plan to play games in July to give senior student athletes some closure after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the spring sports season, RHS activities director Brian Paulson has confirmed.
'There's nothing like high school sports'
Peyton Erikson will have a chance to continue his athletic career. In February, the Rhinelander High School senior committed to play football at Division-II Minnesota State Moorhead this fall. While that offers some consolation, Erikson said it does not make up for losing his senior track and field season due …
WIAA issues summer return-to-play guidance
What a return-to-play in Wisconsin high school athletics might look like in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic became a little more clear this past Thursday as the WIAA released guidance and recommendations for member high schools to resume summertime athletics programming and other activities beginning July 1.
Kiah Francis' role evolves entering senior year with Liberty swim program
Recently, Rhinelander native Kiah Francis was named a captain for the upcoming 2020-2021 women's swim and dive season at Liberty University. The senior-to-be see it as part of the process as she prepares to leave the title of student-athlete behind.
Martin: 'I was crushed' when spring sports were canceled
Drake Martin began the 2020 spring season with high hopes. Those dreams were put on hold in mid-March with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and were officially dashed April 21 when the WIAA canceled all competitions and tournaments for the 2020 spring sports season.
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