The Rhinelander High School bowling teams

were back in action Sunday at a District 9

dual meet at Dale’s Weston Lanes, with

strong efforts across varsity, junior varsity

and middle school levels.

 

VARSITY
The Hodag varsity team split its two

matches, moving to 4-4 on the season.

Rhinelander opened the day with a 7-2

loss to Amherst, winning the first and s

eventh games in a tight matchup. The

Hodags rebounded in their second match,

defeating Waupaca 6-3 after winning six of

the final seven games to pull away late.

 

Dominic Hakala finished with 17 strikes

12 spares and 7 opens for the Hodags while

fellow senior Blake Klingen had 15 strikes, 14 spares and 7 opens. Freshman Eli Miller rolled 11 strikes, 14 spares and 9 opens on the day as Jackson Fuss had 6 strikes, 9 spares and 13 opens. 

 

Leander Sprecksel closed with 5 strikes, 5 spares and 16 opens, while Brighton Walkowski had 5 strikes, 4 spares and 11 opens.

 

JUNIOR VARSITY
The Rhinelander/Three Lakes/Elcho/Phelps JV team returned to the win column in a big way, sweeping both matches to improve to 7-1 on the season. The Hodags defeated Marawood 8-1 and followed with another 8-1 win over Wittenberg, posting multiple games in the 190s.

 

Oren Alsager led the team with 13 strikes, 14 spares and 9 opens, while Alyssa Habeck had 8 strikes, 15 spares and 13 opens in 36 frames of work. Oliver Doppke wrapped up with 8 strikes, 17 spares and 11 opens as Charlie Duquaine had 11 strikes, 11 spares and 14 opens. Silas Johnson finished with 6 strikes, 12 spares and 18 opens. 

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Rhinelander Middle School team earned its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over SPASH. The Hodags won six of seven games, highlighted by improved mark hitting and strong fill percentages.

 

Charlotte Preuss and Natalie Dellenbach each led the Hodags with Preuss having 7 strikes, 5 spares and two opens, while Natalie had 3 strikes, 9 spares and two opens (each had 85.7 percent fill rate. Fellow 8th grader Xane Kallio followed up with 4 strikes, 5 spares and 5 opens for a 64.3 percent fill rate. Haylee Anderson wrapped up with 4 spares and 10 opens as Maggie Campbell had one strike and one spare on the day.

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UP NEXT
All three teams return to Dale’s Weston Lanes on Feb. 1 for the final dual matches of the high school season. The middle school team continues its schedule into March and April.