HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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.
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 …
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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.
RHS swimmers nearly perfect in season-opening win
The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team served early notice Thursday it remains the team to beat in the Great Northern Conference. The Hodags were dominant Thursday night, winning all 11 events in convincing fashion and cruising to a 139-28 victory over Medford at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Team preview: RHS wrestling
Due to both injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 season for the RHS wrestling team is not shaping up anywhere near what coach Paul Ellenbecker had anticipated.
Northland Pines uses short-handed goals, big second period to skate by Northern Edge
Looking for win number one, the Northern Edge went on the road to the always tough Northland Pines on Friday night. The Eagles used a strong second period to win 7-2.
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WIAA approves three pandemic-related accommodations
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control reviewed and approved three pandemic-related accommodations, all of which will take effective immediately, at its December meeting Friday, Dec. 4.
Lakeland rallies past Rhinelander, snaps Hodags GNC winning streak
The Hodags led most of the way Tuesday night but foul trouble down the stretch helped Lakeland put together a decisive 20-4 second-half run as the T-Birds defeated RHS 54-46 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team preview: RHS boys' basketball
Coach Derek Lemmens, entering his 11th season as head coach at his alma mater, is expecting better days for the Hodag hoops program. He is optimistic that the team, with six players back from last year's rotation, including three starters, will turn things around.
Team preview: RHS boys' swimming
The RHS boys made their season debut last night against Medford at the Heck Family Community Pool in a dual meet that concluded after deadline. Though the Hodags must replace three fast seniors off last year's squad, there are still plenty of high expectations for this year's team.
Team review: RHS football
The 2020 campaign will certainly be one Hodag fans remember for quite some time. Simply playing a full nine-game schedule was remarkable, considering all the delays and obstacles that stood in the way due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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