HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Bishop qualifies for state gymnastics
Lilli Bishop picked a great time to perform the balance beam routine of her life. The Rhinelander senior scored an 8.0 in the event on Thursday night and, when the chalk dust settled, extended her high school career by nine days.
Lawrence earns girls' basketball's Hodag Award
Rebecca Lawrence averaged 23 points per game for the Lady Hodags this year and earned the team's Hodag Award, presented during a banquet Thursday night in the RHS commons. She also shared, along with fellow senior Ella Schiek, the team's toughness award. Schiek was named the team's defensive player of …
Round 3 vs. Mosinee
An old adage in sports is that its hard to beat a team three times in the same season. The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team wants to debunk that notion tonight for the opportunity to prove it correct tomorrow.
Slalom costs Springers, Hodag skiers at state
A tough slalom course caught out both Ty and Tommie Jo Springer over the weekend, ending the siblings' chances at state titles. Ty Springer wound up 62nd in the boys' division and Tommie Jo Springer was 76th in the girls' division of the WIARA Ski & Snowboard Championships, which wrapped …
WIAA backs bill aimed at cracking down on official harassment
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association released a statement Tuesday expressing its support for a reintroduced bill in the Wisconsin state legislature that would make it a Class A misdemeanor to harass or intimidate a sports official in response to action taken or with intent to influence a referee, umpire, judge …
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Midnight in Mosinee
Rhinelander's magical three-week run through the Great Northern Conference and WIAA tournaments came to a screeching halt Saturday night in Mosinee at the hands of a longtime rival.
Hodags' White wins state girls' snowboard title
Rhinelander High School senior Kylee White did more than just conquer the competition on Saturday in the WIARA state girls' snowboard championships. She conquered her own fears on a hill that, two years prior, derailed her promising sophomore campaign.
Seniors shine for Hodag hoops in regular season finale over Antigo
Quinn Lamers led the charge with 20 points, and the Hodag offense erupted to defeat Antigo 81-67 in the regular season finale at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS gymnasts set season high in GNC meet
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team put up its best score of the season on Saturday but was overshadowed by a dominant Medford squad in the Great Northern Conference Small Division meet.
STRIKE THREE
Jake Losch, Joe Schneider and Harlan Wojtusik all had two-goal nights as the Hodags defeated Northland Pines for the third time this season, 6-4, at the Eagle River Sports Arena. The Hodags are now one win away from the WIAA state tournament.
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Hodags, Lakeland to reignite hockey rivalry in high-stakes sectional final
The Hodags are one win away from the WIAA Division 2 state tournament. Standing in its way tomorrow night will be arch rival Lakeland in the sectional final round.
Lady Hodags' season ends in OT loss
Down seven points and without its best player, the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team made a last-ditch effort to rekindle the dying embers of its 2020-21 season.
Hodag hoops holds on for two wins
Rhinelander withstood a second-half Lakeland rally to win 61-52 on Monday in Minocqua and then erased a 10-point first-half deficit a night later in a 68-49 win at Tomahawk.
RHS/NPHS skiers & boarders claim team, individual conference titles
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine Ski and Snowboard team did just enough on Tuesday to sweep the team and individual Northern Conference championships during the season finale at Granite Peak in Wausau.
Survive and advance
Freshman Joey Belanger tipped in the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Garrett Kulhanek stopped 26 pucks as Rhinelander fended off Waupaca 4-2 to open the WIAA tournament at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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