HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Football conferences, spring playoff admission requirements OKed by WIAA board
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved the 11-player football conference realignment solution initiated by the WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force Committee, admission requirements for baseball and softball tournament series contests this spring, and other action items, as well as tabled discussion of a COVID-19 recovery fee assessment …
Numbers booming as RHS boys' tennis team preps for season
First-year RHS boys' tennis coach Matt Nichols has a very good problem on his hands - 32 of them, actually. That's how many athletes are registered for the team this year. Nearly all of them have been taking advantage of the team's voluntary contact days, which started following spring break and …
Stephanie Hauser named next WIAA executive director
Stephanie Hauser has been named the next executive director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced by the Board of Control Friday.
Pitchers and catchers gearing up for baseball season
This week is the unofficial start of the high school baseball campaign, with pitcher- and catcher-specific training.
Team review: RHS Nordic skiing
The 2020-21 season was anything but ordinary for the Hodags, or really anybody in the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League. Events were canceled or postponed either due to weather or the COVID-19 virus. The WNSL state competitions, usually held in February, were pushed back into March due to a bitter cold …
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RHS girls' soccer embracing the long road back
It's been a long way back for the Hodag girls' soccer program which, like all spring sports, saw its 2020 campaign canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hodags Skeen, Lawrence eager for All-Star experience
Neither Ross Skeen nor Rebecca Lawrence were exactly prepared for the news when the learned they would have the opportunity to suit up one more time in their high school basketball careers.
Team review: Rhinelander/Elcho/Three Lakes bowling
Though the Rhinelander/Elcho/Three Lakes club bowling team did not return to state as a team, there were plenty of highlights for the team during the 2020-21 season.
WIAA Conference Realignment Task Force conducts review of remanded plans
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Conference Realignment Task Force Committee reviewed and voted last Tuesday to not support the seven 11-player football-only plans that were remanded back to the committee by the Board of Control at its March 5 meeting.
Hodag golfers enjoying a head start
For the first time in several years, the Rhinelander High School golf team has a real opportunity to knock off the rust before the season officially begins.
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Photos: Spring fun in the sun
With Rhinelander High School students returning from spring break, and record warmth on Monday, several Hodag athletes headed outdoors as voluntary contact days continue.
Hodags' Lawrence added to WBCA All-Star Game roster
Rhinelander High School senior Rebecca Lawrence has been added to the list of those who will take part in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game that will be held in July in Wisconsin Dells.
RHS track looking to make up for lost time
Not that the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic was convenient for anyone, but for the Rhinelander High School track team, the timing could not have been any worse.
RHS alum Owen White hungry for more after big season at Michigan Tech
Ask Rhinelander native Owen White how the 2020-21 season went for him and his Michigan Tech Huskies and prepare for an understatement. All White did was average 21.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, earn GLIAC player of the year honors and garner a spot on the NABC's Division II …
Team review: RHS boys' basketball
Though the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team did not add another year to the conference championship banner hanging inside the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium, the 2020-21 season felt like a return to form for the Hodags.
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