HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
RHS wrestling team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team handed out its year-end awards during a banquet held Sunday at Crescent Town Hall. A number of awards were voted on by team members. Varsity letters and all-conference awards were also presented.
Team review: RHS boys' basketball
Given the history and tradition of the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team, a 9-16 record during the 2022-23 season on the surface seems like a disappointment. However, considering all the factors that worked against the Hodags this season, coach Derek Lemmens said, overall, the year was respectable
RHS sports recap: Monday, April 3
Girls' soccer: Ashland 3, Rhinelander 1
Everest sweeps RHS softball
Absolutely nothing went right for the Rhinelander High School softball team in the opening game of a non-conference doubleheader against D.C. Everest on Thursday. Though the Hodags also lost the second game, how they responded from Game 1 gave coach D.J. DeMeyer reason for optimism.
Team Review: RHS girls' basketball
Overall, the Hodags turned in a solid season in a Great Northern Conference that, aside from state qualifier Lakeland, was full of question marks. Rhinelander went 11-15 on the season, tied for third in the GNC with a 7-5 league mark and finished the season playing some of its best …
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Team review: RHS wrestling
High school wrestling, at least from the team standpoint, ultimately boils down to a numbers game. Numbers are exactly what the Rhinelander High School wrestling team did not have this season.
RHS sports recap: Thursday, March 30
Softball: D.C. Everest 19, Rhinelander 0, Game 1 Softball: D.C. Everest 6, Rhinelander 3, Game 2
Team preview: RHS girls' soccer
The Hodags have dropped back below the enrollment cutline and now find themselves back in Division 3 this year. With a number of key players back from a squad that went 14-6-1 last year, there are plenty of high hopes and expectations for coach Nathan Bates' side this spring.
Team preview: RHS baseball
The WIAA playoffs have provided plenty of memorable moments for the Rhinelander High School baseball team over the last couple of seasons. For the Hodags to make similar memories this spring, the team will have to come a long way over the next two months.
Spring practice notebook
The last of the spring sports to begin practice for the upcoming season began on Monday. Rhinelander High School boys' tennis coach Matt Nichols and Hodag golf coach Adam Schmidt expressed one common relief as practice got underway - they're finally able to get back to coaching.
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Hodag boys take 6th in Merrill meet
Rhinelander brought a relatively young crew to Merrill on Tuesday, taking sixth out of eight teams in the boys-only Bluejay Indoor Invitational.
Track: RHS boys 6th/8, Merrill Indoor
The Rhinelander High School track team took a group down to Merrill on Tuesday, taking sixth out of eight teams in the Bluejay Boys' Indoor Invitational.
Hodag softball takes 2nd in Danny Mac
Rhinelander won its first two games of the season-opening Danny Mac Softball Classic Thursday and Friday at the Hodag Dome before settling for second in its eight-team bracket, falling to Marshfield 10-0 in the championship game.
Track: Hodag boys take third, girls fourth in Ashland
The Hodags scored a number of top six finishes as they finished third in the boys' division and fourth in the girls' division of the 13-team Oredocker Invite in Ashland.
Team review: RHS boys' hockey
The Rhinelander High School boys' hockey season ended a couple of rounds short of the team's ultimate goal, a trip to the WIAA state tournament, but it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying.
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