HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Crusing past the Cubs
The Rebels got a complete-game, nine-strikeout performance from Brad Comer and pounded out 14 hits in a 7-2 victory over the Tomahawk Cubs Friday night at Kahle Field.
Catching up with Lemmens Bros. at camp
The River News caught up with the Lemmens brothers before last Thursday's Complete Package Basketball camp to talk about the objectives of the camp and how the brothers feel the camp will help their respective varsity programs in the future. (subscriber access)
Rebels shut down Northwoods
Bryce Schickert and Jacob DeMeyer combined to toss a one-hitter and the Rebels capitalized on a spate of Eagle River mistakes in a 7-0 victory at Stafford Field.
WIAA's Deb Hauser to retire
Deb Hauser, the Associate Director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, has announced her intention to retire at the conclusion of the 2017-18 school year after serving the membership for 25 years.
Hodag hockey concludes summer ice on positive note
The skates have been put away until November, but the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team is hoping the gains made this summer in its offseason program will translate to more success on the ice this winter. (subscriber access)
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Photos: Summer hoops
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team took on Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau East in the UW-Marathon County Summer League in Wausau Tuesday, July 11.
Rebels saved by the rain
MERRILL - Things have a funny way of evening themselves out in baseball. Friday night the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels got the short end of a weather-affected game against D.C. Everest in the opening game of the Merrill Post 46 Invitational. Sunday, with the tournament championship on the line, Mother …
Photo: JV girls' soccer awards
The Rhinelander High School junior varsity girls' soccer team handed out its season-ending awards during a banquet Thursday, June 29 in the RHS commons.
Offense carries Rebels past Northwoods
Jacob DeMeyer pounded out four hits and Tyler Blomdahl hit a home run as Rhinelander scored early and often in a 16-8 win over Northwoods Friday at Northland Pines High School.
Babe Ruth Roundup
Laser Pros broke up a no-hitter and scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to defeat Rhinelander Black 5-3 Monday at Stafford Field.
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Bats come alive late in RHS alumni game
Ken Pazdernik, the oldest player in the field, hit a two-out single to break a scoreless deadlock in the fifth inning and the Fairly Evens defeated the Mostly Odds 5-2 in the annual outing of former Rhinelander High School baseball players. (subscriber access)
Photos: 7 on 7 in Eagle River
Rhinelander traveled to Northland Pines High School in Eagle River last Thursday for round four of the Northwoods Passing League.
Team review: RHS Baseball
Though the Rhinelander High School baseball team did not win the Great Northern Conference title in 2017, the Hodags' season harkened back to the days when the team took the fledgling conference by storm at the beginning of the decade. (subscriber access)
Franson voted Hodag girls' soccer player of the year
A dominant offensive season for Rhinelander High School junior Alayna Franson has earned her recognition from her peers. (subscriber access)
Team review: RHS girls' soccer
Though the Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team lost to Pulaski in the WIAA regional finals - the Hodags' earliest playoff exit in five years - the team may have been closer to its goal of reaching the WIAA state tournament than it realized. (subscriber access)
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