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Rusty Rebels look for regional magic
It’s hard to say what to expect from the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels heading into the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA Region 3 tournament that gets underway Thursday at Stafford Field.
Waydick, Johnson and Kibler honored at RHS baseball banquet
The Rhinelander High School baseball season has been over for roughly six weeks. The challenge for the team has been trying to find a night to celebrate it.
Jr. Rebels split with Merrill to end season
The Rhinelander Post 7 Jr. Legion baseball team split a pair of wild games with Merrill Post 46 Monday and Tuesday, winning 9-8 Monday in a Wisconsin Valley Legion League contest at Stafford Field before falling 15-13 in the rematch Tuesday in Merrill.
Team review: RHS track & field
Hodags built on success with another strong season
After a wildly successful 2025, the question for the Rhinelander High School track team heading into the spring was what could it do for an encore.
Lady Rebels rally, but fall at Marathon
The Rhinelander Post 7 Lady Rebels rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to tie the game in the seventh inning, but Tyla Beilke-Seubert beat a throw to the plate in the bottom of the inning as Marathon Post 469 downed Rhinelander 5-4 Tuesday at the County Materials Sports Complex.
Stronger lineup leads Rebels past Minocqua
Vince White, Sawyer Bishop and Conner Rappley combined for six hits and eight RBIs, and the Rebels used an eight-run fifth inning to get past the Minocqua 89ers 12-5 on the road.
Another ninth-inning rally sends River Monsters past Merrill
Easton Senoraske capped off a four-hit day with a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning and the Monsters defeated the Rangers 11-8 at Athletic Park.
Rebels to host four-team Legion baseball regional July 23-26
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels will have home field advantage as they look to return to the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state baseball tournament for the first time since 2022.
Hodag Babe Ruth downs Lakeland for first win of season
Rhinelander’s Babe Ruth baseball squad, comprised primarily of 13-year-old Prep League-eligible players, scored its first win of the summer in the older Babe Ruth Senior League Tuesday, June 30. The Hodags exploded for 16 unanswered runs between the second and fourth innings for a 16-9 victory over Lakeland at Stafford Field.
The clock is ticking
Area basketball teams prepping for possible transition into the shot-clock era
After several years of being discussed, debated, approved and then rescinded, the WIAA appears to be inching closer to the use of a shot clock in high school basketball.