HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag swimmers cap off another GNC title
The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team continued its reign over the rest of the Great Northern Conference Friday night. The Hodags capped off their third consecutive perfect conference season in dominating fashion, winning the GNC meet at Shawano High School.
Hodag hoops wins back-to-back to keep pace in GNC race
The Hodags won back-to-back conference games Thursday and Friday, running its winning streak to four games overall, with a 73-33 victory at Antigo and a 66-53 win at home over Northland Pines.
Hodags take 4th in GNC wrestling tourney
Despite an undermanned lineup, the Rhinelander High School wrestling team competed well in the Great Northern Conference tournament on Saturday in the Hodag Dome, placing fourth on the day and vaulting into fourth place in the final conference standings.
Lady Hodags split weekend games
The Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team split a pair of games over the weekend. After doubling up Northland Pines 66-33 in Eagle River Friday night, the Hodags fell on the road at Three Lakes 60-48 on Saturday.
Hayward tames Hodag hockey in tourney tune-up
Cole Asp recorded a hat trick and the Hurricanes scored seven goals in the first two periods as they routed the Hodags 7-3 in a non-conference game at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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Northern Edge drops two more to large co-ops
The Northern Edge girls' hockey team suffered two more lopsided losses over the weekend, falling to top-ranked Fox Cities 11-1 Friday night at the Rhinelander Ice Arena and to Bay Area 9-1 Saturday in Ashwaubenon.
Antigo edges Hodag gymnasts in GNC crossover
The Hodags made a little more progress on Thursday, posting a season-high team score, but it was not enough as they fell to Antigo 121.275-117.65 in a GNC Large-Small crossover dual in the Hodag Dome.
Lawrence reaches 1,000 points as RHS girls down Ashland 56-43
Rebecca Lawrence reached a milestone Tuesday night, scoring her 1,000th career point. It was part of a 20-point night for the Hodag senior as Rhinelander cruised past Ashland 56-43 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag hockey stays hot, blasts Medford 13-1
The Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team continued its recent offensive tear at home Tuesday night. Joe Schneider netted four more goals and the Hodags had eight different players score as they routed Medford 13-1 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodag Dome set to host GNC wrestling meet
The WIAA eased restrictions on how many teams can gather at one site, pushing the limit from four to six teams this week, and up to eight teams next week, allowing the Great Northern Conference to host its usual conference tournament. The event has been moved to Rhinelander's Hodag Dome …
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Edge loses fifth in a row, falls to Storm
The Rhinelander/Antigo/Lakeland girls' hockey team faced some stiff competition when they met up with the Central Wisconsin Storm on Monday night at the Lakeland Ice Arena.The Storm dominated the first two periods and won 9-1 to hand the Northern Edge their fifth straight loss.
Front line dominates for Hodags in wins over Antigo, East/Merrill
The Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team's front line of Joe Schneider, Harlan Wojtusik and Leo Losch has regained its stride over the last week as the Hodags went from a three-game losing streak into a three-game winning streak.
Skeen hits big 3s as Hodags rally past Shawano in OT 54-51
Ross Skeen hit the game-tying 3 at the buzzer as the Hodags erased a 19-point second half deficit. He then made the go-ahead three midway through overtime as Rhinelander rallied past Shawano 54-51 Saturday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Milestone delayed as Crandon edges Hodag girls 47-39
The celebration of Rhinelander senior Rebecca Lawrence's 1,000th career point was put on hold Thursday, for a few days at least. A pesky Crandon defense held Lawrence below her average with 17 points and snuffed out a late Rhinelander comeback bid as the Cardinals defeated the Hodags 47-39.
RHS wrestlers drop two in Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team closed out Great Northern Conference dual meet competition at 1-4 after falling to Medford and Antigo Thursday night in a four-team meet hosted by Tomahawk. The Hodags lost to the Raiders 51-27 in the first match before falling to Antigo, 54-22.
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