HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Too much to Bear
Hortonville overwhelmed Rhinelander, using a 37-4 run at one point in the first half as it routed the Lady Hodags 87-27 at Sheldon Fieldhouse in Antigo.
Turunen earns third straight Edge MVP award
Senior Alicia Turunen was a do-it-all player for the Northern Edge girls' hockey co-op during the 2019-20 season and was recognized for her efforts Sunday.
Offensive eruption
With 3-point baskets dropping with alarming regularity and defensive stops the exception rather than the rule, the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team fended off Ashland in an offensive slugfest 95-91 in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal matchup.
Rhinelander bowlers prepping for state tournament
The Rhinelander area high school club bowling teams are getting set to bring one of their largest contingents down to the Wisconsin High School Bowling Club state meet, beginning tomorrow in Weston.
STILL DANCING
Rhinelander fended off a pesky, upset-minded Wausau East team in a 66-55 win on Friday night and then rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to avenge last year's playoff exit at the hands of New London, fighting back to beat the Bulldogs 60-51 Saturday night at the Jim Miazga Community …
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RHS boys still looking to find way entering tournament run
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team has shown plenty of flashes of promise this season but has only an 8-14 record to show for its efforts.
Hodags take 4th at gymnastics sectionals
The season came to an end Friday night for the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team with a fourth-place finish at a WIAA Division 2 sectional in Antigo.
Everest roars past Hodags late 86-70
D.C. Everest caught fire over the final nine minutes, and Rhinelander faded as it fell 86-70 to the Evergreens in the final regular season game of the season.
Springers to represent RHS/NP ski team in national events
The ski season has not stopped for siblings Ty and Tommie Jo Springer, who captured individual Northern Conference championships for the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine Ski team and fared well at this month's WIARA state championships.
Midnight in Mosinee
Sophomore AJ Buenning went end-to-end off a turnover and buried a top-shelf goal with 57.1 seconds remaining in the first overtime as Mosinee edged Rhinelander 3-2 in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal game Tuesday night in Mosinee.
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Lady Hodags to start playoff run in friendly confines of Miazga Gym
Home playoff basketball games at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium have been a staple over the years. This weekend, the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team takes center stage in hopes of giving Hodag nation an exciting two-day show.
Rhinelander's Fox, Sinclair look to stay awhile at state wrestling tournament
Hodag juniors Tim Fox and Ben Sinclair want to try to make some noise during the three-day event that starts this afternoon at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Hodags Van Zile, Beavers named GNC co-girls' hoops players of the year
Hodag seniors Kenedy Van Zile and Cynthia Beavers were named co-recipients of the GNC girls' basketball player of the year award when the conference announced its winter all-conference teams on Monday.
Hodags Fox, Sinclair punch tickets to state wrestling tourney
Two of Rhinelander's four wrestling sectional qualifiers moved on to the WIAA state meet as 113-pounder Tim Fox and 220-pounder Ben Sinclair advanced with runner-up finishes in their weight classes.
Lady Hodags down Tomahawk 70-15, complete second perfect GNC season
Friday night's game was never in doubt as the Hodags used a 29-0 run in the first half to put Tomahawk to bed early, cruising to a 70-15 win at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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