HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Still something to prove
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team does not have much to prove as it heads back to Waukesha tonight as the defending WIAA Division 2 state champions — at least not to itself or the rest of Hodag nation.
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Feb. 13
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 72, Shawano 55 | Girls’ basketball: Shawano 69, Rhinelander 47
Hodag Hoops fends of Lakeland, stays alive in GNC title race
Will Gretzinger led all scorers with 25 points and the Hodags fended off Lakeland down the stretch in a 65-55 win at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lady Hodags drop GNC title fight to Lakeland
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team needed a win Friday night to keep its Great Northern Conference title hopes alive. The defending conference champion Lakeland T-Birds had a different idea.
Hodag wrestlers advance three to sectionals
Three members of the Rhinelander High School wrestling team are moving on to sectionals as the Hodags took eighth place in a 13-team WIAA Division 2 regional Saturday in Medford.
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Hodag hockey falls to Antigo, finishes 6th in GNC
The Robins raced out to four goals in the opening period and defeated the Hodags 9-4 in the fifth-place game of the Great Northern Conference tournament Saturday in Mosinee.
Hodag gymnasts take 8th in Ashland
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team posted another solid score as it took eighth on Saturday in the Ashland Valentines Invite. The Hodags earned their third-best score of the year, totaling 109.9 points.
Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op wins two in overtime
Playing at Lakeland Ice Arena for the first time ever as the home team, the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op needed two overtimes to win their fifth game of the season. The co-op (6-12-0) defeated Viroqua 2-1 in double overtime on Friday night in Minocqua. Then, the Eagles beat Badger …
Sectional six-peat
The Rhinelander Hodags had a strong day Saturday, winning seven events and advancing 16 of their 21 entries into the WIAA state meet, as they won a sixth-straight sectional title in Ashwaubenon.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 10
Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/10, WIAA Division 2 sectionals | Wrestling: Rhinelander 8th/13, WIAA Regionals | Boys’ hockey: Antigo 9, Rhinelander 4 | Gymnastics: Rhinelander 8th/9, Ashland Invite
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RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 9
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 65, Lakeland 55 | Girls’ basketball: Lakeland 60, Rhinelander 34
Hodag swimmers expect to be pushed at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team is still the favorite going into tomorrow’s WIAA Division 2 sectional meet but the defending state champions will have a target on their back and a sixth straight sectional title is far from a sure thing.
RHS gymnasts edge Mosinee, get back to .500 in GNC
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team needed one of its strongest performances of the season on Tuesday to fend of Mosinee in GNC Small competition.
Boys' hoops: RHS can’t keep up with No. 4 SPASH
A big first half run proved too much for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team to overcome against one of the best teams in the state Tuesday night.
RHS/Pines skiers battle slippery slopes at Snow River
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team did not have its strongest day on the snow Tuesday in the Northern Conference finale but did enough throughout the course of the season to take home some team and individual hardware.
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