HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Abby Swanson punches ticket to state wrestling tournament
After finishing fifth in her weight class at the inaugural WIAA girls' wrestling state tournament, Rhinelander's Abby Swanson has a chance to make some more history this week.
Hodag hoops rallies past Antigo in defensive struggle
Will Gretzinger broke a 31-all tie on a free throw with 2.5 seconds remaining and the Hodags snuck past Antigo 32-31 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lady Hodags prevail over Robins in OT
The Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team did just enough Friday night to prevent Antigo from scoring its second come-from-behind victory over the Lady Hodags this season.
Hodag hockey outlasts Antigo in OT
Leo Losch and Sam Schneider connected on a goal 2 minutes, 10 seconds into overtime that gave Rhinelander a 2-1 victory over Antigo in a WIAA Division 2 regional final contest on Thursday night.
Northern Edge lose playoff heartbreaker in double OT
Wisconsin Valley Union beat the Northern Edge 4-3 in double overtime in a regional final game Tuesday night in Marshfield.
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RHS/NPHS snowboarders take 7th at state
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines boys' snowboard team had a mixed day on the snow Saturday as it finished seventh out of 10 teams at the WIARA state championships in La Crosse.
Hodag gymnasts compete with two at conference
The RHS gymnastics team had only two girls available on Saturday as it took fifth in the Small Division of the Great Northern Conference meet in Marshfield.
RHS sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 18.
Wrestling: Rhinelander 13th/16, WIAA Sectionals Snowboarding: RHS/NPHS boys 7th/10, WIARA State Meet Gymnastics: Rhinelander 5th/5, GNC Meet
Ten swimmers, one goal
Tonight the Rhinelander High School boys' swim team has about as good of a chance as any to break through a glass ceiling in a sport that has been dominated by Madison, Milwaukee and their respective suburbs.
A look at the field for tonight's WIAA D2 state swim meet
Rhinelander has finished third at the WIAA D2 boys' swim state meet in two of the last four years. The Hodags are projected to finish second tonight in Waukesha, which would match the best team performance in school history at state, tying a string of four straight runner-up finishes from …
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SPASH storms Lady Hodags early, wins 79-55
A hot-shooting Stevens Point team set the tone early Tuesday night and never looked back as it defeated Rhinelander 79-55 in a non-conference contest at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Youth shows for Hodag Nordic at state
With a number of underclassmen leading the way, the Hodag Nordic ski team is hoping that the 2023 season finale is a steppingstone to bigger things down the road.
Coaching legends honored
Rhinelander High School welcomed back a pair of former boys' basketball coaches Saturday night who have two Wisconsin Valley Conference titles - and four NCAA Division-III national titles - between them. (subscriber access)
Sectional supremacy
Rhinelander won eight of the 11 events as it captured its fifth straight sectional title at the Ashwaubenon Community Pool. Those eight individual sectional winners, plus 11 more at-large qualifiers, will represent the Hodags down at the WIAA state meet in Waukesha this Friday.
Hodag hoops fends off Lakeland's comeback bid
Will Gretzinger scored a game-high 28 points and made four free throws over the final 12.7 seconds as the Hodags defeated Lakeland 57-53 Friday night in Minocqua. Rhinelander could not keep the momentum going Saturday, however, as it fell to Marathon 69-55 at home.
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