HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Excitement abounds for Hodag baseball in run up to season
Rhinelander High School baseball coach Joe Waksmonski has plenty to be excited about. For the first time in two years, he has a season to prepare for - and a shiny new facility to aid in the preparation.
Francis feels 'accomplished,' qualifies for Olympic Trials
Malia Francis could not help but laugh last Thursday when she hit the wall in a national-level swimming event in Orlando, Fla. That's because a dream she's been chasing for the last couple of years finally became a reality.
Team review: RHS gymnastics
From the onset, the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team had to overcome adversity and roadblocks during the 2020-21 season.
Hodags' Skeen selected to play in WBCA All-Star Game
Rhinelander High School senior Ross Skeen has been selected to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game to be held in Wisconsin Dells this July.
Team review: RHS boys' hockey
Though it ended one or two games sooner than Hodag hockey fans would have hoped, the ride that the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team took them on this season was nothing short of memorable.
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Malia Francis qualifies for Olympic Trails
Rhinelander's Malia Francis has punched a ticket to Omaha in June for the U.S. Olympic Trials. Francis posted a qualifying time in the 100-meter backstroke this past Thursday at the ISCA International Senior Cup in Orlando, Fla.
Skeen voted Hodag Hoops MVP
Rhinelander High School boys' basketball coach Derek Lemmens calls Ross Skeen the best shooter he's coached at the high school level. He can now also call Skeen something else - MVP.
RHS softball gears up for season with 'two freshman classes'
The Rhinelander High School softball team will look very different than the last time that it was on the diamond.
Camp Randall meets Rhinelander
Roughly 140 athletes from Rhinelander and around the Northwoods turned out last weekend for a pair of football camps put on by the Hodag Gridiron Club. That included a camp for offensive and defensive linemen that featured nine college athletes, including three starters for the Wisconsin Badgers from their Duke's …
Team review: RHS boys' swimming
There's no disputing it, Rhinelander swimming is back on the map as one of the top programs in the northern half of the state. All Rhinelander did was dominate the Great Northern Conference again, win its third consecutive WIAA D2 sectional championship and place ninth at the WIAA Division 2 …
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Hodag hockey already building toward 2021-22
Only weeks after the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team's deepest run in the WIAA playoffs, a number of skaters from the squad are already gearing up for next season.
Team review: RHS/NPHS Alpine skiing
The COVID-19 pandemic threw the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team plenty of curveballs during the 2021 season. From where and how the team trained, to how race day looked, everything was a bit different for the Hodags this year.
PHOTOS: Dome days
Activity continued to pick up last week inside the Hodag Dome as spring sports teams gear up for their seasons.
WIAA alternate fall season to have culminating events
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is planning culminating championships and tournaments for the alternate fall season created by the Board of Control last August as a COVID-19 accommodation for member schools opting to not conduct interscholastic athletics last fall.
Wojtusik wins Hodag hockey's Al Baker Award, MVP
Rhinelander High School senior Harlan Wojtusik was there in spirit Monday night as the Hodag boys' hockey team presented him with two of its highest honors. Wojtusik received the Alfred O. Baker Outstanding Hockey Player Award and was also named the team's most valuable player during the event in the …
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