In this Oct. 29, 2022 file photo, Nathan Bates hugs Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer player Charlie Heck after the Hodags defeated Rice Lake in a WIAA Division 3 sectional final game in Rice Lake. Bates, who stepped aside from the boys’ team following a run to the WIAA state tournament in 2022, is returning to the sideline this fall, both he and RHS activities director Brian Paulson confirmed to the River News. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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Bates to return to sidelines for RHS boys’ soccer
Following a one-year hiatus, Nathan Bates will be patrolling the sideline for the Hodag boys again this fall. Bates’s return to the program was confirmed to the River News last week by both Bates and RHS activities director Brian Paulson.
