HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
WON, OH!
Ava Lamers made the most of a defensive gaffe, scoring on a breakaway in the 65th minute as the Hodags knocked off the rival T-Birds 1-0 for the regional title at IncredibleBank Field.
Hodags' Buchmann takes 6th in state discus
Rhinelander's Libbey Buchmann recorded a throw of 117 feet, 2 inches in her third and final toss of preliminaries. That mark wound up being good enough to finish sixth overall in the competition.
Roeser, Belanger win match at state tennis tourney
The Rhinelander High School duo of Layne Roeser and Joey Belanger did more than just qualify for the WIAA Division 1 state doubles tennis tournament. They made some noise last weekend in Madison.
All-GNC: Hodag softball gets 5 honorees
Five members of the Rhinelander High School softball team and two RHS baseball players were named to their respective All-Great Northern Conference teams, the conference announced on Friday.
Tournament golf still new experience for state qualifier Schoppe
Until this year, state qualifier Sam Schoppe knew little of playing golf outside of doing so casually either at Rhinelander Country Club or Northwood Golf Club.
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Six earn MVP honors at Hodag track banquet
The Rhinelander High School track team doubled up on its field event awards last Tuesday as it named its most valuable athletes for the 2023 season.
RHS sports recap: Saturday, June 3
Girls' soccer: Rhinelander 1, Lakeland 0
RHS sports recap: Friday, June 2
Track: Rhinelander at WIAA state meet Boys' tennis: Rhinelander at WIAA state tournament
RHS sports recap: Thursday, June 1
Girls' soccer: Rhinelander 1, Medford 0 Boys' tennis: Rhinelander at WIAA state tournament
Golf: Schoppe survives closing double to make state
Rhinelander High School sophomore Sam Schoppe had to wait more than 45 minutes on Tuesday to see if a series of mistakes on his final hole of the day would cost him a chance to qualify for the WIAA Division 1 state golf tournament.
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Buchmann sets high goals for WIAA state track meet
Rhinelander's Libbey Buchmann isn't merely happy to have qualified for the WIAA state meet as a freshman. She has some big goals as she gets set to step in the circle this morning for the Division 2 discus event in La Crosse.
Raiders down Hodags 9-2 to end season
Medford scored three times in the third and then tacked on six in the fourth as it raced by Rhinelander 9-2 at Raider Field.
Hodag HOF coach Bob Smith passes away
Bob Smith, a successful three-sport coach at Rhinelander Union High School in the 1960s and member of the Hodag Hall of Fame, passed away in April in Hudson at the age of 86, according to an obituary provided to the River News Sports department.
RHS sports recap: Tuesday, May 30
Baseball: Medford 9, Rhinelander 2 Golf: Rhinelander 5th/8, WIAA Sectionals
Hodags knock out Red Robins
Owen Kurtz hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning and the Hodags held off a late rally to defeat the Red Robins 5-3 in the first round of the WIAA playoffs.
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