HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
The lost season: RHS Track & Field
We will never know exactly how the RHS track team's 2020 season would have panned out, as COVID-19 essentially ended the campaign less than two weeks into practice. But, coach Aaron Kraemer said the signs were pointing toward the Hodags proving 2019 was no fluke.
Legion cancellation wipes out what could have been promising year for Rebels
Rhinelander Post 7 Legion baseball manager Dan Huhnstock was excited to see what the Rebels could have put on the field this summer. Unfortunately, he will not get the chance to find out.
Photo: Mowing the outfield
Tyler Martin mows the outfield grass at Stafford Park Thursday, April 30, 2020 as part of the regular upkeep on the ballfields in Hodag Park.
Top moments of prep sports season, part II
In the Tuesday, May 5 edition, we unveiled position Nos. 6-10 on our memorable moment list. Today, we count down our top five moments, and some other cool moments that did not quite make the top 10 in a pretty memorable 2019-20 sports season.
Photo: Heck Pool drained
The Heck Family Community Pool at Rhinelander High School looked emptier than usual last week - in more ways than one.
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Area golf courses active, adjusting in early season in face of COVID-19
The past couple of weeks have been business as usual for golf courses in the Rhinelander area, even as how they do business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has been anything but usual.
Top moments of prep sports season, part I
The 2019-20 Rhinelander prep sports season has been chock-full of memorable moments - and we were able to only get through two-thirds of it. With the 2019-20 season in the books, for all intents and purposes, we have gone back and selected the 10 most memorable moments for the year …
'I didn't have that last chance to better myself'
The first two months of 2020 started out normally for Rhinelander native Alex Gaber, a senior on the Clarke University men's golf team in Iowa. Preparation was underway for the second half of his senior season following the winter break and Gaber was eager to put a bow on his …
'We are here for each other'
Rhinelander High School girls' soccer coach Richard Kotula had a feeling his team's 2020 season was vanishing before his eyes.
Game Over
Tuesday was a day local coaches and student-athletes feared would come.With Wisconsin's Safer at Home order extended through May 26, and school closed for the remainder of the school year, the WIAA Board of Control voted Tuesday to effectively cancel the spring prep sports season in Wisconsin due to the …
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A joyous journey
Bob Heideman is entering his fifth decade as the face of Rhinelander High School tennis and has a resume that reflects the success the boys' and girls' tennis programs have had under his watch. (subscriber access)
Team Review: Rhinelander club bowling: Hodag boys go from long shots to state
When the month of February started, the Rhinelander/Three Lakes boys' club bowling team was a long shot, at best, to qualify for the Wisconsin High School Bowling Club state meet. (subscriber access)
Lady Hodags to be represented at WBCA All-Star Game
Provided life returns to normal by mid-June following the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of members of the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team will get to share at least one more experience on the court. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander's Devon Gaber to swim on at St. Ambrose
Devon Gaber's swimming career got a later start than some. It will also come to an end later than most. (subscriber access)
Team Review: RHS girls' basketball: Lady Hodags do one better in remarkable year
What did the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team do after a season in which it won 18 games, its first Great Northern Conference championship and reached the WIAA regional finals? Answer: The Hodags did all of that again in 2019-20, and a little bit more. (subscriber access)
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