SPORTS
PHOTO: Play at the plate
Rhinelander’s Griffin Rady looks to tag out a Phillips base runner at the plate during a Babe Ruth baseball game at Stafford Field Thursday, June 25.
PHOTO: Jr. Legion vs. Wausau
While the Rhinelander Post 7 Sr. Legion team was rained out Wednesday, June 24 in its scheduled game against Northwoods in Three Lakes, the Rebels’ Jr. Legion squad played host to Wausau in a Valley Legion League game.
Bennett leads every lap in Eagle River Late Model main
Hometown driver Dave Bennett led wire-to-wire, leading every lap en route to winning the USRA late model feature at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday, June 23.
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Babe Ruth: Rhinelander falls to Tomahawk again
A fast start Tuesday wasn’t enough as Rhinelander lost to Tomahawk to for the third time this summer, falling to the Hatchets 17-12 in Babe Ruth play at Stafford Field.
Walk-off run opens 65th snowshoe baseball season
The 65th Lake Tomahawk snowshoe baseball season kicked off Monday with a walk-off win.
Rebels go winless in home invite
With six of their top pitching options unavailable for one reason or another, the Rebels scuffled to a winless record in the Rebel Invite June 19-21 at Stafford Field.
River Monsters fall to Dairyland-leading Everest in rain-shortened game
The Rhinelander River Monsters were supposed to play 14 innings against the Everest Merchants on the road in Weston Friday, June 19. Thanks to Mother Nature, only five of those innings were completed.
Youth Sports Roundup
Winning weekend in Antigo | Hodag 14U softball team wins Mosinee title | BMX racing
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Sports digest
The Hodags earn WBCA All-District honors |
A thrilling debut
Freshman-to-be Rhyan Adams hit a go-ahead triple in the sixth inning and junior-to-be Kendall Vanney turned in a complete-game, eight-strikeout performance as Rhinelander rallied past Shawano 8-7 in the Hodag Dome.
Team Review: RHS softball
The Rhinelander High School softball team ended the season with an improved record from the two seasons prior, going 10-15 on the year and 4-9 in the Great Northern Conference. Last season, the Hodags went 2-10 in conference and 5-16 overall, while 2024 produced a 1-11 GNC record (1-16 overall).
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