RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 27
Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 42, Pulaski 27 | Gymnastics: Rhinelander 2nd/8, WIAA D2 Sectionals | Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA state girls’ meet
Lady Hodags gear up for playoff run
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team has been in the postseason situation they face before and, this year, feel better prepared for it.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 26
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 75, Mosinee 73, 2OT | Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA state meet
Hodag gymnasts eye potential state berths as sectional meet
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has sent several gymnasts to the WIAA individual state meet over the years, and will have a chance to do so again tonight during a Division 2 sectional meet in Antigo.
Wrestling: Lindner ready for her state moment
It’s incredible to think how far Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner has come in the sport of wrestling in less than a year in a half. Fifteen months ago, Lindner was trying the sport for the first time and now she is in Madison, competing on the state’s biggest …
Eagles co-op stuns Storm, advances to sectional final
In a playoff shocker, the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op defied all odds to take down the No. 1 seed on the road.
After River Falls loss, Hodag Hoops seeded 2nd for WIAA tourney
It’s hard to know exactly what the WIAA computers would have spit out had last Saturday’s game against River Falls turned out differently for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team. Regardless, the Hodags know they can play with anybody in their half sectional as the WIAA tournament begins next …
Forum for SDR board candidates to be held March 4
The Rhinelander High School Student Council, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Northwoods, reminds community members that the forum for candidates running for the Rhinelander School District Board of Education will take place on Wednesday, March 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Superior Diesel …
Rhinelander honors volunteer forester as council reviews golf course finances
Presentations on an honored urban forester and the city’s municipal golf course led the agenda at the Rhinelander Common Council meeting Monday, Feb. 23. Council member Steven Jopek was absent.
Hodag Bantams take 6th at WAHA state tournament
The Rhinelander’s Ice Association’s Bantam (14U) hockey team took sixth out of eight teams at the WAHA Class 3A state tournament held Feb. 21 and 22 in Waupun.
Youth Sports roundup
Squirt Bs second in home tourney | Three Rhinelander bowlers compete at Badger State Games | RBA 8th Grade Green team takes title | Middle school girls’ basketball
Sports Digest
Hodag DE Sieker named to WFCA All-Star Game | Rhinelander’s Olson named to Team Wisconsin Alpine squad | Five Hodag lifters qualify in last chance meet | Rhinelander native Retzlaff takes runner-up in Atlanta NASCAR race | Local skiers compete in Birkie Week races
United Express returns to Rhinelander with summer flights to Chicago O’Hare
The Rhinelander–Oneida County Airport (RHI) has announced the return of seasonal United Express service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), operated by SkyWest Airlines. Beginning May 22, daily flights will once again connect the Northwoods to one of the nation’s largest hubs for the busy summer travel season.
DNR, counsel say county cannot ban clearcutting in shoreland corridors
A public hearing Tuesday on proposed amendments to Oneida County’s shoreland zoning ordinance was sparsely attended — no votes were taken, few residents spoke — but county officials received a clear signal from the state and their outside attorney on one issue that has been contentious: Prohibiting clearcutting in viewing …
Hazelhurst man dies in Willow Flowage accident
A Hazelhurst man died Tuesday after he was run over by a pickup truck on the Willow Flowage in Little Rice. According to a press release from Tyler Young, patrol captain with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Randall Bernau, 73, was pronounced dead at the scene.
High-speed chase closes U.S. Hwy. 8 for almost an hour
A court date of March 3 is expected for a 41-year-old Crandon man after a high-speed chase down U.S. Highway 8 on Feb. 18. Driving a 2009 black Ford Edge reportedly “all over the road” at speeds of up to 95 mph, Daniel Lee Zarda Jr. led Crandon police officers …
Annual Faith and Fishing Seminar set for March 7 in Rhinelander
The Christian Musky Fellowship Club has announced plans to hold its annual Faith and Fishing Seminar on Saturday, March 7, at Northlife Church, 903 W. Boyce Drive in Rhinelander. The event is free, with a suggested $5 goodwill offering to support the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry.
Firearms charges brought against Pelican Lake man
A Pelican Lake man is in the custody of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, facing charges related to firearms. Ian Sandison, 28, was arrested Feb. 19 in the town of Pelican. According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office supplemental report submitted with the complaint, Sandison allegedly pointed an AR-style rifle …
