HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
The lost season: RHS golf
Though local golf courses have been open for weeks now, that has not been much consolation to the Rhinelander High School golf team, which saw its 2020 season nixed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Lost Season: RHS girls' soccer
Though the Hodags had a number of key cogs to replace from last year's squad, RHS girls' soccer coach Richard Kotula said he was hopeful he would see similar results on the field this year.
Hodags Van Zile, Winnicki named to Northern Indigenous All-State team
Two Rhinelander High School student-athletes have been named to the 2019-20 Northern Indigenous All-State Team. The NIAST recognizes Native American high school athletes across Wisconsins. RHS senior Kenedy Van Zile was honored for her achievements in girls' basketball while junior Makenna Winnicki was honors in girls' swimming.
Players seize opportunity to exercise together
There were no balls kicked or goals scored last week, but for several area kids who have been deprived of sports activity, it was the closest they've felt to the games they love since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
RHS fills coaching vacancies
In a series of moves last week, Rhinelander High School filled the three coaching vacancies it had going into the 2020-21 school year. The school named Matt Nichols as the new head boys' and girls' tennis coach, replacing the retiring Bob Heideman, and also tabbed Jim Povolo as its new …
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Hodag BMX slowly getting back on track
The Hodag BMX Club has not held a race yet during the 2020 season - and there is no guarantee that it will be able to going forward due to the COVID-19 pandemic - but the club has started to take some steps toward a return to action.
Trails at CAVOC receive International Ski Federation certification
Four of the trails at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC) were recently certified by the International Ski Federation (FIS) based in Switzerland. This will be valid for five years.
The lost season: RHS boys' tennis
It's hard to say what the 2020 season would have held for the Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team as it looked to match the Hodag girls' tennis team's feats of seven consecutive Great Northern Conference championships and conference titles in nine of the last 10 seasons.
Former Hodag swimmer Kiah Francis named captain of Liberty University swim team
Kiah Francis, a former state champion for the Rhinelander High School girls' swim team, will enter her senior season at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. as one of its swim and dive team's most distinguished members.
The lost season: RHS baseball
Though only a handful of starters who played a role on either of those squads were back, RHS baseball coach Joe Waksmonski was eager to see what this year's team could have done.
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Column: Despite loss of handshakes, sportsmanship will continue in prep sports
There will be many concessions necessary to resume athletic competition in the wake of COVID-19, and shaking hands is one that must cease - at least for now. However, let's view this change as an opportunity to find new ways to showcase sportsmanship in high school sports.
The lost season: RHS softball
It's hard to say what the Rhinelander High School softball team would have accomplished this season but, in the eyes of coach D.J. DeMeyer, there was nowhere to go but up.
Martin, Losch receive ABC student-athlete scholarships
The ABC recently announced the winners of its $1,000 student-athlete scholarships. Drake Martin and Madi Losch were this year winners. The scholarships were presented during the Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation and Rhinelander High School scholarship award ceremony, which was conducted in a virtual setting May 17.
Photos: Hodag Dome progress continues
Site preparation continues on the Hodag Sports Complex as the site is brought up to a much higher elevation to aid in stormwater and snow melt will not cause flooding. Once the site preparation is finished, the concrete grade beam that will anchor the air supported dome will be constructed.
Heideman retiring again as RHS tennis coach
Heideman informed the School District of Rhinelander last week that he will be hanging up the racket and the clipboard effective at the end of the month, marking the end of career that saw him as the head coach of either the RHS boys' or girls' tennis team, or both …
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