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Gasperini, Aho, Blackberg among Eagle River opening night winners
Iron Mountain, Michigan’s Frank Gasperini passed Eagle River’s Dustin White for the lead on lap 10 and cruised to victory in B-Modified feature win during the season opener at Eagle River Speedway last Tuesday night.
PHOTOS: Summer boys’ basketball
Rhinelander kicked of play in the Wausau Summer boys’ basketball league Tuesday, June 11 by facing a couple of Great Northern Conference foes at Wausau West High School. The Hodags split their two games, falling to Northland Pines 50-37 before defeating Lakeland 52-37.
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Hodag Volleyball Camp slated for July 22-25 | Northwoods Baseball Classic youth tournament set for June 21-23
Rhinelander rallies past Fond du Lac Springs in Rebel Invite opener
After rallying to tie the game with four runs in the sixth, Sam Schneider smashed an RBI double to right center to score Seth Nofftz in the seventh as the Rebels walked off 9-8 winners over Fond du Lac Springs in the opening game of the Rebel Invite at Stafford …
Wyss named to lead Hodag volleyball
Jayme Wyss has officially been named the head coach of the program, RHS activities director Brian Paulson confirmed to the River News late last week.
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Rebels rocky in summer debut
Antigo scored multiple runs in every inning except the fifth and Tyler Chariton’s infield single with two outs in the bottom of the fifth broke up the Typhoon’s no-hit bid as Rhinelander fell 13-2 at Stafford Field.
Team review: RHS softball
By the numbers, it was certainly a tough first year for the Rhinelander High School softball program under first-year co-head coaches Sadie Adamski and Ali Bender.
PHOTOS: Hodag Little League teams win in Minocqua
Rhinelander Little League’s 12U and 10U traveling teams took first place in a tournament held in Minocqua May 31-June 2.
PHOTO: Special Olympians compete at state track
Rhinelander Area 2-05 Special Olympics competed at the Wisconsin state track meet at UW-Whitewater June 7-8.
River Monsters earn key weekend split
2021 RHS graduate Isaac Bixby made his return over the weekend and scattered six hits in a complete-game 4-3 victory Sunday at Whittlesey. It felt like a must-win game for the Monsters after falling at league-leading Everest 10-3 a day earlier. It moved Rhinelander to 2-3 and still very much …
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Malia Francis heads back to Olympic swim trials
For the second time in her career, Malia Francis will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials, which get underway this Saturday in Indianapolis. While making Team USA and competing in the Paris Games later this summer will be a longshot, at best, getting to the trials was an accomplishment in …
Vanderbunt named Hodag baseball MVP
One of the bright spots in an otherwise long season for the Rhinelander High School baseball team, junior Dylan Vanderbunt was named the Hodags’ most valuable player this spring by his peers. He received the award Tuesday during the team’s season-ending banquet at Nick’s Hodag Lanes.
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River Monsters fall in Everest rematch | Tennis league to be held Mondays during the summer
Hodag football kicks off summer program
Last Thursday marked exactly two months until the start of practice for the 2024 high school football season and the Rhinelander Hodags began their preseason preparation in earnest.
Legion: Rebels eye success while developing in 2024
By all accounts it was a rough spring on the varsity front for the Rhinelander baseball program. The good news, unlike most programs, the Rhinelander hard-ballers don’t have to wait until next spring to turn things around.
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