HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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
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.
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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
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.
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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.
Close losses costs Hodag tennis in GNC race
A battle between two of the top teams in the Great Northern Conference was ultimately decided by a trio of three-set matches Thursday.
Hodag volleyball falls to Lakeland, goes 1-3 at Ashland
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team could not stop the big run Thursday night as its GNC losing streak reached 59 matches.
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