SPORTS
Rebels drop two in rain-soaked invite
Mother Nature took the first two days of the Rebel Invite away from Rhinelander Post 7 over the weekend. A pair of Class AAA teams nabbed the final day from the Rebels.
River Monsters’ late rally falls short at Whittlesey
The Rhinelander River Monsters found life late on the road at Whittlesey on Sunday, but their rally was too little too late to complete an epic comeback in Dairyland League play.
McCue, Rivord headline award winners at boys’ tennis banquet
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team put a wrap on its 2025 season Monday with its year-end banquet in the RHS Library.
Conner Rappley voted Hodag baseball MVP
The sophomore who became Rhinelander’s No. 1 pitcher during the 2025 season earned the Hodag baseball team’s most valuable player award.
PHOTOS: U16 Soccer
The Hodag Soccer Club’s U14/16 boys’ soccer team took on Marathon County United in Wausau Saturday, June 14. The Hodags fell, 4-2.
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Northwoods Baseball Classic youth tournament June 20-22
The 2025 Northwoods Baseball Classic youth baseball tournament is coming to Don Burnside Park in Three Lakes Friday-Sunday, June 20-22.
New contact rules, but same philosophy for RHS football this summer
Although head coach Aaron Kraemer has far more opportunity to work with his players than in previous summers, not much has changed on the Rhinelander High School football calendar this offseason.
Rebels rout Antigo in Legion opener
Good things came in fours last Wednesday night as the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels opened their 2025 summer slate with a convincing win.
Babe Ruth Roundup
Rhinelander Prep bashes Lakeland-2 | Rhinelander Senior races past Eagle River
Team review: RHS softball
Following a 1-15 campaign in 2024, there wasn’t much direction for the Rhinelander High School softball team could go but up. The Hodags did make some strides this year, going 5-16 overall, but improvement was a struggle due to factors well outside the team’s control.
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PHOTOS: Little League, Twins vs. Red Sox
The Twins and the Red Sox faced off in a Little League baseball game at Hodag Park Tuesday, June 10.
Peterson scores Eagle River USRA Late Model main
Stockholm’s Lucas Peterson led every lap, and went on to capture the USRA Late Model feature at Eagle River Speedway June 10.
River Monsters split twinbill at Merrill
MERRILL — The secret, it seems, for the Rhinelander River Monsters to be successful this season simply boils down to the opportunity to hit last.
Hodag soccer earns eight all-GNC nods
It turns out the Great Northern Conference title is not the only thing the Rhinelander and Lakeland girls’ soccer teams shared this season. The GNC co-champs also shared the conference’s top three awards, sharing offensive player, defensive player and coach of the year honors following a spilt decision by the …
PHOTO: Special Olympians Compete at state
More than 1,200 athletes competed at the Summer Special Olympics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater June 5-7.
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