HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Two earn All-GNC honors for Hodag hoops
Junior Will Gretzinger received second-team honors and senior Kyle Brown took home honorable mention for a Rhinelander team that finished in the middle of the pack, fourth in the GNC with a 6-6 mark in league play.
Plenty in reserve
Rhinelander used a balanced attack - six different players had at least eight points - and rolled past Ashland 73-49 in a Division 2 regional quarterfinal at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS sports recap: Tuesday, Feb. 28
Boys' basketball: Rhinelander 73, Ashland 49
Hodags' Swanson takes 3rd at state wrestling
Rhinelander senior Abby Swanson had a goal of finishing her high school wrestling career as a state champion. As it turns out, she might have come within a single point of doing just that.
Lady Hodags' upset bid falls short at New London
The top-seeded Bulldogs were put on upset alert by the eighth-seeded Hodags Friday night, but made enough plays down the stretch to secure a 62-49 victory in a WIAA regional semifinal contest.
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Hodag hoops fends off Tomahawk in regular season finale
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team got a win Friday night in its regular season finale, but coach Derek Lemmens felt the performance was far from a confidence booster for his team was hoping for entering the WIAA playoffs.
Hodag gymnastics season ends at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team closed out its 2022-23 season with an eighth-place finish at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Antigo on Friday night.
PHOTO: ABC donates to Nordic ski team
The Hodag Nordic ski program boasted a new look at the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League state championships earlier this month, thanks to help from the Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club.
RHS sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 25
Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA State meet
RHS sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 23
Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA State meet Boys' basketball: Rhinelander at Tomahawk, ppd.
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Sports Digest
Northern Edge forward Taylor Heleniak received honorable mention on the All-Independent girls' hockey team, which was announced last Friday.
Photos: Collegiate skiing at CAVOC
The Northwoods Nordic Ski Club hosted a USCSA collegiate ski race at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom Feb. 18 and 19.
Hodag hoops struggles at home vs. Everest
UW-Green Bay recruit Marcus Hall scored 22 points, and the Evergreens shot more than 70% from the field overall as they took care of the Hodags 73-42 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Champions celebrated
A pep assembly was held in the team's honor Tuesday afternoon at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lady Hodags roll Medford 61-36
Though the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team defeated Medford twice during the regular season, the Hodags had to battle down the stretch each time against the Raiders.
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