HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag tennis wins all three matches at home quad
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team picked up its first three wins of the season on Friday, easily cruising past Ironwood, Mich., Merrill and Ashland to win its home quadrangular meet at the RHS tennis courts.
Team preview: RHS volleyball
There’s one number that coach Dan Wolter and the Hodag volleyball team are tired of seeing — 57. That’s the number of consecutive matches Rhinelander has lost in the GNC dating back to 2017. It’s a streak that spans three different head coaches and one the Hodags want to put …
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Aug. 18
Football: Rhinelander 22, Tomahawk 21 Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 3-0 Hodag Quad
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Aug. 17
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/12, Merrill Relays
Mosinee unanimous No. 1 in GNC Media Poll
Mosinee was a unanimous No. 1 pick to win a third straight conference title in the GNC Football Media Poll — a joint effort of the Northwoods River News and The Lakeland Times that canvasses those who follow the conference on a regular basis.
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Notebook: Volleyball starts in the dome
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team will be temporarily displaced for the first couple of weeks of the season.
Hodag tennis drops three matches at Bay Port Invite
Rhinelander dropped all three of its matches in the Bay Port Invite. The Hodags were swept 7-0 by Altoona and Mukwonago and fell 6-1 to Appleton North.
Pigskin preview Week 1: Rhinelander at Tomahawk
Both Rhinelander and Tomahawk suffered through injury-plagued 2022 seasons, and both have plenty of new elements around them to start 2023. The two future Great Northern Conference football rivals will look to start 2023 right when they face each other tonight in Tomahawk.
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Aug. 15
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 0-3, Bay Port Invite
Big plays highlight Hodags’ scrimmage
The Hodags made some big plays on both sides of the football and got the better of both Shawano and Crandon in their scrimmage at Mike Webster Stadium.
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Team preview: RHS girls’ tennis
The dress rehearsal for the Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team did not happen as scheduled on Friday. However, the way coach Matt Nichols sees it, the team will have plenty of chances to iron out the wrinkles over the next couple of weeks before its Great Northern Conference title …
WIAA Board conducts first meeting of 2023-24
Paul Pedersen, president of Regis High School, presided over the first meeting of the 2023-24 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control on Friday.
Team preview: RHS girls’ swimming
With five of the six swimmers who competed in Waukesha last season returning, plus a number of other key additions, the Hodags appear poised to contend for another trophy at this year’s state meet.
Practice notebook: Hodag swimmers look strong early
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team's recent run of success should make what coach Jenny Heck said during Tuesday’s opening practice for the 2023 season an extremely ominous sign for those looking to keep up with the Hodags.
Eight former Hodags make WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) announced its All-Academic Award winners and Scholastic Honor Roll recipients for the 2022-23 academic year on Monday.
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