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Player of the Week nominees Sept 17 Submitted: 09/17/2012

RHINELANDER, MINOCQUA, WABENO - For all of the teams playing right now - things are beginning to really take shape. For some it's about bouncing back from a slow start. Others it's keeping the momentum going.

Many of schools had some standout performances, including our four nominees for the Newswatch 12 Player of the Week.

In football, the Hodags earned their first victory of the season with a win at Ashland. Rhinelander running back Richard Klaver had 19 carries for 176 yards and 2 touchdowns - He also had 2 interceptions for the Hodags.


In volleyball, Wabeno's Holly Spaude had 28 kills, 43 assists, and 5 blocks at the WI Dells Invite.

In boys soccer, Riley Neri of Lakeland scored a hat-trick or three goals and added an assist as the T-Birds defeated Medford.

Also in volleyball, the Hodags had quite a showing at last weekend's Great Northern Conference tournament. Rhinelander went undefeated in the tourney. Katie Berrell had 56 kills, 10 aces, and 18 digs on Saturday.

To vote on any of the nominees... vote on the sports poll at wjfw.com. Voting ends at 3pm on Friday.




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