Friday, August 7, 2020 www.rivernewsonline.com Page 12 SPORTS THEY’LL BE CRYING IN THEIR BEER DIGEST GNC makes fall 2010 Rebels sports schedule stay hot, stun changes defending champ The Great Northern Confer - ence on Tuesday made a host of Kimberly for schedule changes to a number Legion state title of its fall sports as it prepares for Second in a series an abbreviated season in the wake of the COVID-19 pan - By Jeremy Mayo demic. The most drastic sched - RIVER NEWS SPORTS EDITOR ule changes took place in football, boys’ soccer and vol - By vanquishing one of its leyball — all of which had their most stubborn opponents in first days of practice pushed dominating fashion, defeat - back to Labor Day following a ing Merrill 14-0 in the first WIAA Board of Control decision round of the 2010 Wisconsin late last month. AA American Legion Base - Details are still to be deter - ball state tournament, the mined by the conference regard - Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels ing COVID protocols and atoned for games that had restrictions at events, and will slipped through their grasp be announced at a later date. during the regular season See RiverNewsOnline.com for and regional tournament, a rundown of the changes. setting up a chain of events BOB MAINHARDT ARCHIVES that would culminate four In this Aug. 3, 2010 photo, the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels celebrate after recording the final out in the days later in a state champi - Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state tournament championship game against Kimberly at Athletic onship. Park in Merrill. LOCAL After the Merrill win, SCOREBOARD tough games against River that time, all summer. That’s field. He got a runner out at John Huebner: We had a Falls and Holmen remained when we were competitive. second on a force before the game plan. Could I have GOLF ahead for the Rebels, fol - Dan Kellen, runner scored at home. We thrown Sam in that game? lowed by a two-night show - junior OF/P/C: could have easily gotten beat Yeah, I could have, but he PINEWOOD C.C. down with Kimberly. I think it that game. Then the bunt would have been on short Men’s League In part one of our oral his - helped that that he put down. They rest and, in my mind, there Tuesday, Aug. 4 Low Gross tory of the 2010 state cham - the other ended up throwing it around isn’t a single chance they’re 40 — Jamie Stafford pion Rebels, we looked at teams were and I think he ended up on beating us with the way Sam 41 — Mike Fleury, Kyle Adams 42 — Lyn Backhause, Dave Karr, George the Rebels’ up-and-down just sitting in third base to get us going. was pitching, and the way Miller path to the state tournament. their hotel He got us going through that we were playing, if he’s on Low Net 29 — Alex Bontz, Lyn Backhause Today, in our second install - rooms just sit - portion of the tournament. full rest. 32 — Mike Murray, George Miller, Doug ment, we relive the team’s ting around. I remember Without him, we’re not win - Troy White: Behn 33 — Kyle Adams, Jamie Stafford, Ed Or - championship march. going fishing during the day ning that game. I remember likowski, Dave Karr, Butch Seeger ___ and doing normal stuff at Comer: not being Birdies: Dick Beckman (11), Andy VanDyke (11), Jamie Stafford (13), home to keep your mind off Having a guy happy when I George Miller (14), Ted Fifrick (16), Winning the late game on it and then, same time every like Ben Prom left the bump. Jesse Richter (16), Tom Felch (18). the first night of the tourna - day, get in the car, meet at who isn’t The offense Mixed Couples League Thursday, July 30 ment kept the Rebels in the the Town Pump and head going to com - did not pick Men’s Low Gross winner’s bracket and play - down there. Nothing really plain about me up. I did 38 — Derrick Fore 42 — Mike Karle ing late in the evening. It changed for us. just playing not pick myself up. I remem - 43 — Kyle Adams was around 8 o’clock by the ___ left field and ber having zero confidence Women’s Low Gross 52 — Paula Fleury time first pitch rolled not hitting. going into that game, but 54 — Judy Bloomquist around. That was fine by the After the emotional open - We talked about knowing then all the confidence in the 55 — Sue Schroeder Men’s Low Net team to make the roughly ing night victory over Mer - your role. Ben’s like, “OK, world the next game. 28 — Darin Bloomquist 45-minute drive down U.S. rill, the Rebels eked out a 5-2 I’m going to play great de - Huhnstock: I think if we 31 — Derrick Fore 33 — Kyle Adams Highway 51 to Merrill. win over River Falls. Kellen fense.” would have gotten beat in Women’s Low Net Dan Huhnstock, Rebels allowed an earned run on ___ five innings, 10-run ruled, 31 — Linda Gropengiser 32 — Judy Bloomquist, Sue Schroeder, manager: In five hits with five strikeouts our guys would have been Lynn Karle hindsight, the over seven innings while Due to the unique double down, but I remember once 35 — Jan Parker, Danielle Adams, Chris Flannery scheduling of also hitting a home run. The elimination format, the win we started to rally and put Birdies: Derrick Fore (13, 14, 18), Kyle the state tour - next night sophomore Kyle over Holmen moved some runs on the board and Adams (16). nament could Comer allowed three runs on Rhinelander to 3-0 and auto - elongated the game for them, RHINELANDER C.C. not have seven hits with seven strike - matically into the champi - our guys, their chins were Men’s League worked any outs and hit two home runs onship game, however it still up. There was a sparkle in Thursday, July 30 Low Gross better for us. in a 7-3 victory over Hol - needed to play the next their eye (saying), “We can 32 — Nic Weight Basically men. night. The Rebels drew de - do this. We can play with 36 — Mike Carlson, Nick Schiefelbein 37 — Dale Mooney, George Baksic every game was a late While those were the head - fending AA state champion them.” Low Net evening game. Most of them lines, Rebels third-base Kimberly, which was in a Henkel: When I look back 24 — Jake Weinand 29 — Nick Weight were 8 o’clock starts. Our coach John Huebner recalled win-or-else scenario. While on it, and maybe my mem - 31 — Dale Mooney, George Baksic, Nick kids, being only 45 minutes the unsung role of Ben Prom the team’s ace, Sam Hueb - ory is misleading, it always Schiefelbein, Tom Marion Eagle: Bill Kenealy (7) away, could sleep in their — the only senior on the ros - ner, was eligible to pitch that felt like that was a “get to Birdies: Nic Weight (4, 5, 7, 9), Dan La - own beds every night. They ter other than Sam Huebner night under old Legion pitch - know you” kind of game. bodda (1, 2), Jerry Cleary (1, 4), Alex Cir - illi (1), Tony Hansen (1), Greg Edwards could go to their jobs every — to help the team through ing rules that allowed pitch - That was the one where we (2), Ben Opsal (3), Jess Spiegelhoff, day. The coaches could go to those middle games of the ers to throw no more than 10 were feeling them out, see - Doug Bouffiou (5), Jack Haug (5), Andy Hildebrand (5), Jake Nelson (5), Pete Otis their jobs every day and you tournament. innings in any three-day ing what they had and we (5), Tim Phelan (5), Nate Schrock (5), just take a leisurely ride John Huebner: stretch, the team decided to learned the stuff we needed Don Stroede (5), Joe Sturzl (5), Mike Carlson (6), Nick Schiefelbein (6), Jack down there in the evening to We had a rest Huebner for the follow - to about them that game. It Sorensen (7), Jeff Chandler (8), Kari Hjelt show up to play baseball. No couple of ing night and put Troy White was really growing the antic - (8), Dale Mooney (9). different than any night of tough games on the mound. ipation toward that final NORTHWOOD G.C. the week all summer long. after that Things did not go well for game. Men’s League Alex Henkel, where we Rhinelander in the first meet - Sam Wednesday, July 29 junior UT : We had some key ing. The Rebels committed Huebner: It Low Gross 37 — Kyle Christian loved playing plays. There’s five errors that night, fell be - was like, 39 — Dave Frasier at night. a few plays in hind 14-0 after three innings “You guys 40 — Nate Shefveland, Eugene Gilman Low Net That’s what that tourna - and needed back-to-back can have all 33 — Jeff Brock, Nate Shefveland, Chuck you looked ment that I look at to this walks to extend the game in the fun Gilman 34 — Mark Senoraske forward to day. In that River Falls the fifth inning. Kellen fol - tonight but, 35 — Dave Frasier, Kyle Christian, Steve about playing game, I look at Ben Prom. lowed with a grand slam that tomorrow, Dahlquist Birdies: Eugene Gilman (10), Rob Schin - Legion ball, That was a tough game and brought Rhinelander within it’s going to be war.” delholz (13), Nate Shefveland (14), Hank was playing under the lights.