HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Team preview: RHS girls' basketball
The Hodags return only one starter and a couple of other role players from a team that went 16-10 overall and 8-4 in the GNC behind sectional semifinalists Mosinee and Lakeland.
Winter practice notebook
The Northern Edge girls' hockey co-op will have a lot to do in a short amount of time prior to opening the season with a tournament over Thanksgiving weekend in Fond du Lac.
Hodag swim team still has high hopes at state
Bringing home more team hardware from the WIAA D2 state girls' swim meet will likely be a longshot for the Hodag girls' swim team this season. Still, coach Jenny Heck said that will not change the Hodags' mission at the Waukesha South Natatorium.
Winter practice notebook
Coach Ryan Clark enters his 10th season with one of the younger Hodag girls' basketball squads he has had during his time in Rhinelander.
Team review: RHS girls' tennis
There was a point during the 2022 season when the Hodags' stranglehold over the GNC appeared to be in serious doubt. Ultimately, order was restored and Rhinelander overcame an early-season loss to Lakeland to win yet another conference title.
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Ending with a splash
The Hodags outplayed top-seeded Notre Dame following a 51-minute weather delay but did not have enough to overcome an early deficit in a 2-1 loss to the Tritons Friday in the D3 state semifinals at the Uihlein Soccer Complex.
Rhinelander swims to sectional four-peat
The Rhinelander High School girls swim team has another WIAA sectional championship plaque to pair with a Great Northern Conference trophy.
Ruetz, Smith named fastest harriers
The Rhinelander High School cross country team put a bow on its season Thursday, honoring some of the squad's top runners with awards.
Volleyball team skips awards, honors seniors at banquet
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team chose to forgo team awards, instead taking extra time to honor its class of five seniors during its season-ending banquet on Wednesday.
Playing with house money
The Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team hears the doubters and, frankly, the Hodags don't care.
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Shoutouts & Callouts
It has taken the better part of a week for me to wrap my head around exactly what I witnessed Saturday night in Rice Lake, as fan interference ultimately played a significant role in the outcome of a WIAA sectional final boys' soccer game between Rhinelander and Rice Lake. As …
Hodag swimmers primed for another big sectional Saturday
On paper, the Rhinelander High School girls' swim team finds itself in a commanding position yet again as it seeks its fourth straight WIAA Division 2 sectional crown.
Winter earns Hodag football's 'Moose' Mathisson Award
Kaleb Winter was named the team's 2022 Maurice "Moose" Mathisson Award, presented to the team's most outstanding senior, during the Hodags' season-ending banquet Sunday at Cabaret Cove.
Plenty of changes for Rhinelander bowling entering season
Things look much different for the Rhinelander middle and high school club bowling teams as they get set to begin their 2022-23 season.
WIAA D3 state tournament at a glance
The 41st Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Boys' Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 3-5 at KOHLER Engines Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.
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