HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Team Preview: RHS Track & Field
While the Hodag girls' track team has had some individual successes, the team results have not quite matched that of their male counterparts. However, with a number of standout athletes returning, a strong incoming freshman class and more depth overall, Kraemer said this may be the year the Hodag girls …
Gretzinger named Hodag Hoops MVP
Will Gretzinger was voted the team’s most valuable player while Will Quinn received the Mr. Defense award during the team’s season-ending banquet Wednesday in the RHS commons.
Merrill’s return to GNC lauded as good fit
The Great Northern Conference will have a new chartered member in 2025 and, from multiple perspectives, the addition appears to be a welcome and natural fit.
WIAA board OKs Merrill’s move to GNC
On Tuesday the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved several of the Conference Realignment Task Force recommendations for conference realignment — including one that impacts the Great Northern Conference — advanced three Constitutional amendments to the Annual Meeting, and increased tournament officials’ and State Tournament workers’ pay.
Warm and wacky Nordic ski season hits finish line
The Wisconsin Nordic Ski League distance state championship at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead. The Hodag girls were missing three skiers as they took 10th out of 12 complete teams in the field. Due to absences, the Hodag boys didn’t have enough skiers to field a qualifying roster.
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Lady Hodags hand out team awards
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team capped off a successful 2023-24 campaign with its season-ending awards banquet Sunday afternoon at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Hodag Alpine team caps season with banquet
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team signed off on the 2023-24 season Sunday night. Coach Rod Olson used one word to sum it up, “crazy.”
Youth Sports Roundup
Rhinelander Wrestling Club hosts youth tournament | Middle School Nordic skiers compete at state meet | JV girls' basketball awards
Big numbers, warm weather have Hodag track eager for season
Excitement is high for the Hodag track team, which has seen its numbers continue to boom over the last few years. Coach Aaron Kraemer said more than 110 athletes have registered for the team and more than 90 of them were on hand for Monday’s opening practice.
Team review: RHS boys’ swimming
After securing its third consecutive top-three finish in the WIAA Division 2 state championships, no one should be doubting the Rhinelander Hodags’ place as one of the top small school boys’ swim programs in the state.
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Local skiers compete in Birkie events
Several skiers from the Rhinelander area traveled to Hayward Feb. 23-25 to take part in 50th annual American Birkebeiner ski weekend.
Rice Lake outmuscles Hodag Hoops in regional semifinals
JT Schradle scored 23 points and the Warriors pulled away in the second half, defeating Rhinelander 57-45 in a Division 2 regional semifinal game on Friday night.
RHS Sports recap: Friday, March 1
Boys’ basketball: Rice Lake 57, Rhinelander 45
Smith makes state gymnastics field as alternate
Rhinelander freshman Alexis Smith left last Friday night’s WIAA Division 2 sectional gymnastics meet in Antigo disappointed that she narrowly missed automatically qualifying for the state meet on vault, but optimistic that a spot in tomorrow’s competition in Wisconsin Rapids might open up for her.
Hodags’ Pearson wins D9 singles tourney
With the benefit of some home cooking, the Hodags took four of the six flights, had seven bowlers place in the money and took home $1,865 worth of scholarships during the three-day event held Feb. 23-25 at Nick’s Hodag Lanes.
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