HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag Hoops upsets Mosinee, sets up GNC title game vs. Medford
On Friday night in Mosinee, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team finally got the signature win it has been looking for. That win has set up the Hodags, potentially, for an even bigger triumph on Thursday.
Kurtz denied again, RHS wrestlers stopped at sectionals
Rhinelander High School senior Owen Kurtz was pinned by Hayward’s Bradey Gottwald in the third period for the third and final state qualifying spot in the 215-pound weight class in the Division 2 sectional meet, marking the end of Kurtz’s Hodag career.
Lady Hodags drop regular season finale
A nearly 10-minute scoring drought to start the second half was the difference as the Hodags fell to Mosinee 53-47 in at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS gymnasts post season high at GNC meet
Balance beam set the tone for a strong performance Saturday for the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team. The Hodags posted a season high in that event, and parlayed the performance into a season-high overall score, as they totaled 113.3 points in a third-place finish in the Great Northern Conference Small …
Hodags push Tomahawk in playoff loss
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team could not pull off a Cinderella upset Thursday night in Tomahawk, but it certainly gave the top-seeded Hatchets much more of a game than it did in the regular season.
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Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op advances with OT win
The fifth-seeded Northland Pines girls' hockey co-op defeated fourth-seeded Wisconsin Valley Union 3-2 in overtime in a regional final game at Ice Hawks Arena Thursday night in Stevens Point.
‘A win of our own’
The Hodags scored four runner-up finishes and placed second at the state championships in Waukesha. Rhinelander broke three school records in the process and wound up with eight podium finishes out of their 16 entries.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 17
Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA sectionals | Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA sectionals | Alpine skiing: RHS/NPHS snowboarding at WIAA state meet
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 16
Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander 2nd, WIAA Division 2 state meet | Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 64, Mosinee 63 | Girls’ basketball: Mosinee 53, Rhinelander 47
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 15
Boys’ hockey: Tomahawk 5, Rhinelander 3
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Swimming: A look at the field for tonight’s state meet
Rhinelander has tough road ahead of it as it tries to become the first repeat WIAA Division 2 boys’ swim state champion since Madison Edgewood in 2019-20. Here’s a quick look at what to expect from each event.
Hodag Hoops rolls Shawano 72-55
Seth Nofftz scored 20 points, leading four Hodags in double figures, and Rhinelander led nearly wire-to-wire in a 72-55 victory in a non-conference contest at Shawano.
Hodag boys’ bowlers win two, finish season at .500
With a shot at qualifying for the WiHSBC state tournament out of the equation, the Rhinelander/Tomahawk boys’ club bowling team looked to end its season on a high note on Sunday at 5-Star Lanes in Plover.
Youth Sports Roundup
Rhinelander Swim Club takes 2nd at conference | RBA 6th graders win again | JV hoops
PHOTO: ABC raffle winner
The second annual Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club/Shoeder’s RV and Marine raffle concluded Friday, Feb. 9 as the grand prize winner was drawn during halftime of the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball game against Lakeland at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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