HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
'There's nothing like high school sports'
Peyton Erikson will have a chance to continue his athletic career. In February, the Rhinelander High School senior committed to play football at Division-II Minnesota State Moorhead this fall. While that offers some consolation, Erikson said it does not make up for losing his senior track and field season due …
WIAA issues summer return-to-play guidance
What a return-to-play in Wisconsin high school athletics might look like in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic became a little more clear this past Thursday as the WIAA released guidance and recommendations for member high schools to resume summertime athletics programming and other activities beginning July 1.
Kiah Francis' role evolves entering senior year with Liberty swim program
Recently, Rhinelander native Kiah Francis was named a captain for the upcoming 2020-2021 women's swim and dive season at Liberty University. The senior-to-be see it as part of the process as she prepares to leave the title of student-athlete behind.
Martin: 'I was crushed' when spring sports were canceled
Drake Martin began the 2020 spring season with high hopes. Those dreams were put on hold in mid-March with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and were officially dashed April 21 when the WIAA canceled all competitions and tournaments for the 2020 spring sports season.
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.
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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 …
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.
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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.
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.
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