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Francis takes 38th at Olympic Trials | Snellenberger grabs IMCA win at Eagle River Speedway
Babe Ruth: Rally falls short for Senior Leaguers vs. Tomahawk
Rhinelander nearly erased a five-run deficit on Thursday night but fell short in a comeback bid, losing to Tomahawk 5-4 in Northwoods Babe Ruth Senior League play at Stafford Field.
Shoutouts & Callouts
Over the past several months a question has been percolating in the back of my mind. It pertains to the primary focus of my job — interscholastic sports. Some of the pondering has been based on personal observations, some of it has been based on news stories but the constant …
PHOTO: Basketball contact
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team held a contact day Monday, June 17 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. The
WIAA board passes numerous action items, shelves shot clock at June meeting
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control reviewed and acted on several committees’ recommendations impacting season regulations and membership policies at its June 19 meeting.
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Rebels get big win in Northwoods rematch
Seven days after a 3-1 loss to the Eagles in Eagle River, the narrative was completely different this past Wednesday night as the Rebels scored eight times in the sixth inning to win via the run rule, 11-1, in an American Legion game at Stafford Field.
Saturday blowouts, Sunday rain give Rebels title in home invite
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels took advantage of a couple of teams managing their pitching staffs on Saturday as they rolled to a pair of blowout wins. That ended up being good enough to give Rhinelander the title in its home invite, as heavy rains Sunday morning washed away a …
Team review: RHS boys’ tennis
Another year, another title for the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team. A decade of dominance for the Hodags was capped off by another solid individual effort at the WIAA state tournament.
Babe Ruth Roundup: Senior Leaguers outduel Eagle River
A quartet of Rhinelander pitchers outlasted Eagle River’s Ethan Miller Tuesday as the Hodags scored a 4-1 victory over the Eagles in Northwoods Babe Ruth Senior League play at Stafford Field.
Snowhawks kick off new snowshoe baseball season
Snowshoe baseball returned to Lake Tomahawk on Monday night with an opening game that came down to the final innings.
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Youth Sports Roundup
Big BMX weekend | JV soccer awards | Hodag Jr. Elite Camp
Rhinelander fends off Minocqua 3-1
A strong pitching debut and a couple of timely hits on Sunday proved to be just enough to get the Rhinelander River Monsters back to .500 in the Dairyland League Large Division at the halfway point of the season.
Team review: RHS Golf
The Hodags improved their team scoring average by nearly seven strokes from 2023, had two players receive All-Great Northern Conference honors and look to be setting the table for a potential conference title run next year — given that all five members of the starting lineup are due to return.
Miljevich, Chiamulera, Van Zile named RHS soccer MVPs
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team honored its offense, defense and midfield on Thursday is it named its most valuable players for the 2024 season.
Babe Ruth Roundup
Rhinelander’s 13U squad in the Northwoods Babe Ruth Prep League remained unbeaten with a pair of blowout wins at home Wednesday and Thursday, avenging the only blemish on their record in the process.
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