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Hodag Seniors earn walkoff win over Tomahawk
Daniel Meier’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Brodee Dillenberg and gave Rhinelander a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Tomahawk in Northwoods Babe Ruth Senior League play Tuesday at Stafford Field.
Rebels can’t overcome bad start in 11-2 loss to Northwoods
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels are struggling, and they’re going to have far fewer chances to right the ship before the postseason than originally scheduled.
Babe Ruth Roundup
Rhinelander Prep wins wild game over Lakeland-1
The third time proved to be the charm for Rhinelander against Lakeland’s loaded No. 1 team Wednesday night in Northwoods Babe Ruth Prep League play.
Local gymnasts compete at YMCA Nationals
Rhinelander’s Smith claims gold on vault
With this year’s YMCA National Gymnastics Championship & Invitational just a short drive away in Green Bay, the YMCA of the Northwoods Club program decided to try its had at the nationwide event for the first time.
Track season continuing in Rhinelander
Northwoods Track Club meet attracts 85 to Mike Webster Stadium
Eighty-five athletes came out for the first ever Northwoods Track Club summer meet. While the event itself was pretty laid back — athletes signed up at the beginning of the night and could then decide whether or not to do an event minutes before it started — the opportunity to compete made it worthwhile for a number of athletes.
Rebels win 1 of 3 at Merrill
Rhinelander won only one of three games in the Art Perkins Memorial tournament, defeating Minocqua Post 89 10-7 on Saturday morning. Though the Rebels made late comebacks in their other two games, big innings were too much to overcome in a 10-6 loss to Merrill Post 46 on Friday night and a 9-8 loss to Chippewa Falls Post 77 on Saturday afternoon.
Team Review: RHS Track & Field
Hodags reached new heights in 2025
It’s safe to say that, up until recently, Rhinelander has not been considered as a strong track and field program. Prior to a breakthrough Great Northern Conference title in 2019, the last time the Hodag boys’ track team won a conference championship was 1967.
Team Review: RHS girls’ soccer
There were certainly some highlights for the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team this spring. The Hodags didn’t allow a goal in nine consecutive conference games, which allowed them to earn a share of their first Great Northern Conference title since 2018.
Monsters win back-to-back games
Rhinelander downs Everest in extras, takes slugfest over Marshfield
Over the course of two days the Rhinelander River Monsters got right back into the WBA postseason race.
Schmidt shuts down Kingsford in Rebels win
Mason Schmidt delivered his best outing of the year thus far Monday night for the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels. The senior righty struck out five and scattered three hits over seven innings of work as the Rebels knocked off Kingsford, Mich. 4-1 at Stafford Field.