HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Home at last
After nine games on the road, including six on artificial turf, the Rhinelander High School baseball team was finally able to play on the friendly confines of Stafford Field on Friday, and the Hodags scored a win in their first home game.
Hodag softball gets outside, claims first win on new field
After nearly two years, and 30 home games played in the Hodag Dome, the Rhinelander High School softball team was finally able to christen the Haug Family Softball Complex on Friday.
Hodag tennis goes 2-1 in Wausau
What was supposed to be three straight days of play for the RHS boys' tennis team late last weekend ended up being condensed to one day due to inclement weather.
Hodag golfers flirt with win, settle for 3rd in Medford
The Rhinelander High School golf team found itself in position Friday to spring a major upset and potentially end Lakeland's 29-match Great Northern Conference winning streak.
Soccer: Lakeland deals blow to Hodags' GNC title hopes
Taylor Heleniak scored on a breakaway in the 32nd minute. That proved to be the lone scoring as Lakeland knocked off Rhinelander 1-0 at IncredibleBank Field in a matchup of the conference's two remaining unbeaten teams.
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Shoutouts & Callouts
With now only one high school girls' hockey team covering the whole of Vilas and Oneida counties - and only 27 programs left statewide - it's time to start being proactive. It's time to look for answers to grow the game, both locally and around the state.
RHS sports recap: Friday, April 28
Baseball: Rhinelander 4, Ashland 1 Softball: Rhinelander 9, Crandon 6 Boys' tennis: Rhinelander 2-1 Wausau West Invite Golf: Rhinelander 3rd/7, GNC Meet No. 2
RHS sports recap: Thursday, April 27
Girls' soccer: Lakeland 1, Rhinelander 0 Softball: Antigo 4, Rhinelander 3 Golf: Rhinelander 3rd/9, Medford Invite Boys' tennis: Rhinelander at Antigo, ppd.
RHS alum Comer earns WIAC player of the week honors
Rhinelander High School alum Bradley Comer, a senior for the UW-Stevens Point baseball team, earned position player of the week honors in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the WIAC announced on Tuesday.
WIAA board approves football realignment, winter co-ops
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control voted Tuesday to approve winter co-ops and a Conference Realignment Task Force recommendation for the football-only plans remanded by the board at its meeting last month.
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Hodag tennis downs Lakeland 5-2
The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team remained unbeaten in Great Northern Conference play on Tuesday, but its chance at a perfect conference season went away.
Hodag golf fifth in GNC opener
Chilly conditions and an inability to avoid big numbers hindered the Rhinelander High School golf team on Tuesday as it took fifth place in the opening leg of the Great Northern Conference tournament at Indianhead Golf Course in Mosinee.
Hodag track takes sixth at Medford meet
The Rhinelander High School track team finished in the middle of the pack Tuesday while taking on some competition it will see later on this season during the Great Northern Conference and WIAA regional meets.
Medford sweeps baseball twinbill from Hodags
The Hodags could not dig out from an early 6-0 deficit in Game 1, eventually falling to Medford, 10-6. A pair of five-run innings - including a grand slam by Medford's Max Dietzman - were enough for the Raiders to cruise to a 10-0 win in the nightcap.
Hodag soccer keeps rolling, blanks Pines
The Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team continued its strong play Tuesday night. Ava Lamers recorded a hat trick and the Hodags turned in their fourth straight shutout in a 4-0 victory over Northland Pines at Mike Webster Stadium.
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