HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag harriers finish near back of Smiley pack
The Hodags finished near the back of the Division 1 pack, taking 18th out of 21 in the boys’ field and 15th out of 16 in the girls’ field, in the 67th annual Bill Smiley Invitational in Wausau.
RHS volleyball swept at GNC meet
The Hodags dropped two more matches as they were swept by both Medford at Tomahawk during the first GNC tournament of the season Saturday at Sheldon Fieldhouse in Antigo.
Bell Game blues
In the eyes of the Rhinelander faithful, the 89th Bell Game was not supposed to go like this — not with the momentum the Hodag football team had built in a 4-0 start and not against an Antigo team that was dominated by Hayward two weeks earlier.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Sept. 16
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 3rd/17, Waukesha South Invite | Volleyball: Rhinelander 0-2, Great Northern Conference meet | Cross Country: RHS boys 18th/21, girls 15th/16, Bill Smiley Invitational
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Sept. 15
Football: Antigo 24, Rhinelander 0
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RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Sept. 14
Boys’ soccer: Rhinelander 1, Northland Pines 0 | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 6, Antigo 1 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 136, Lakeland 29
The history behind the Bell Game
Friday is the 89th playing of the Bell Game between Rhinelander and Antigo high schools.
Rhinelander ties Mosinee, falls in PKs
The Hodags suffered the first blemish on their conference record as a pair of late goals off free kicks canceled each other out and Rhinelander settled for a 1-1 draw with Mosinee at Mike Webster Stadium. Mosinee won the subsequent penalty kick shootout, 5-4, for an extra conference point.
Hodag volleyball swept by Mosinee
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team fell to Great Northern Conference-leading Mosinee in straight sets on Tuesday night.
Youth Sports Roundup
JWMS cross country team opens season | JV volleyball in action
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A chance for redemption
Just how far Rhinelander has come exactly one year after a troubling Bell Game defeat will be measured tonight as the Hodags host the Red Robins in a quest to take back the Bell for the fourth time in the last five years.
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Sept. 12
Boys’ soccer: Mosinee 1, Rhinelander 1 (Mosinee 5-4 PKs) | Volleyball: Mosinee 3, Rhinelander 0 | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander at Marshfield Columbus, ppd.
RHS swimmers dominate Medford, home relays
The Hodags’ tour de force continued Thursday and Saturday with a pair of clean sweeps. Rhinelander finished 1-2 in all 11 events Thursday as it knocked off Medford 134-36 in a Great Northern Conference dual. The Hodags then came home for the first time in competition on Saturday and won …
RHS soccer knocks off Lakeland, takes early GNC lead
Mason Eyer deflected in a rebound in the 29th minute and that was good enough for the Hodags to defeat Lakeland 1-0 at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag boys’ harriers 2nd, girls 4th at Colby Invite
Despite racing at less than 100%, the Rhinelander High School boys’ cross country team turned in a strong performance Saturday on a course that will determine its state-qualifying fate six weeks down the road.
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