HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag hockey blasts Hatchets 12-1 in non-conference game
The Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team had little trouble with Tomahawk in a non-conference tilt Tuesday night. The Hodags buried eight goals in the opening period and cruised to a 12-1 victory over the Hatchets at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Lady Hodags go cold late, clipped by Stratford 37-36
When it mattered the most, the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team could not find the bottom of the basket on Tuesday night. The Hodags went cold down the stretch, failing to make a field goal over the final 11 minutes of the contest in a 37-36 loss to Stratford …
Dome sweet dome
The RHS gymnastics team made itself at home in its new venue, defeating Chequamegon 112.0-69.7 Thursday night in the dome's first sporting event. The Hodags followed up on Saturday with a 115.925 score and a third-place finish in a triangular against a pair of GNC Large schools, Marshfield and Wisconsin …
RHS swimmers claim seven events, win Hodag Relays
Though it was smaller than most years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rhinelander High School boys' swim team had no less success in the annual Hodag Relays. Rhinelander won seven events - three in record fashion - and claimed the annual non-conference invitational Saturday at the Heck Family Community …
Short-handed Northern Edge squeaks past Badger 3-2
Kassidee Linssen tipped in what proved to be the game-winner late in the second period and Kristina Kunelius made some big saves down the stretch as the Northern Edge held off the Badger (Baraboo co-op) Lightning 3-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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Hodag hoops uses second-half surge to down Mosinee 71-57
On the strength of a 19-0 run early in the second half, Rhinelander raced by Mosinee 71-57 Friday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. Travis Towne scored 24 to lead three Hodags in double digits while Mosinee, paced by Cyle Kowalski's 32, did all it could to keep up …
Hodag hockey doubles up Waupaca
The Hodags overcame a sluggish start at home on Friday night, scored three times in the second period, and beat Waupaca 4-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Proposals by Ashland, Hayward to leave GNC football denied by WIAA task force
The WIAA's Conference Realignment Task Force reviewed 17 football-only requests in the first meeting of the membership's 2022-23 realignment review process last Tuesday.
Marathon outdistances Hodags 66-52
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team got more than it bargained for from Marathon Tuesday night. Jaden Koeller led three Marathon players in double digits with 23 points as the Raiders fended off the Hodags 66-52 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team Preview: RHS gymnastics
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team was the first squad to officially hold a contest in the new Hodag Dome. That bit of history took place last night as the Hodags opened the season in a Great Northern Conference Small division dual meet against Chequamegon.
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Hodag swimmers down Shawano 130-40
The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team had little trouble Tuesday night in its second GNC dual of the season. The Hodags won in 10 of 11 events, securing maximum points in eight of those, as they cruised to a 130-40 victory over Shawano at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Top line powers Northern Edge to 5-1 victory over Medford
The Northern Edge outshot Medford to the tune of 62 shots to six and defeated the Raiders 5-1 at the Simek Recreation Center.
Team review: RHS girls' swimming
Simply stated, the 2020 Rhinelander High School girls' swim season will go down as the most successful in program history. With arguably its most talented roster, the Hodags were nearly perfect in Great Northern Conference competition, won the sectional championship for the second straight year and capped everything off with …
Eagle River exorcism
Harlan Wojtusik scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Hodags shocked the reigning Great Northern Conference champions and WIAA Division 2 state runners-up 5-2 in the venerable Eagle River Sports Arena.
Lady Hodags take down Northland Pines, Three Lakes
The Rhinelander High School girls' basketball got over .500 for the first time this season with a pair of back-to-back wins over the weekend. The Hodags downed Northland Pines at home 67-30 on Friday night and, roughly 18 hours later, defeated Three Lakes 52-43 in a non-conference road game.
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