HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
WIAA Board approves track and field rules; non-school competition accommodations
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved two track and field coaches' recommendations and provided flexibility for non-school competitions during the spring and alternate fall seasons in 2020-21 only at its most recent meeting Oct. 9.
Bluejays Blasted
Cayden Neri rushed for four touchdowns, Quinn Lamers added a pair of scores through the air and the Hodags routed an injury-plagued Merrill squad 42-8 at Jay Stadium.
Hodag soccer downs Antigo 5-1, cliches share of GNC
Hugh Wiese scored twice on Thursday and the Hodags defeated the Antigo Red Robins 5-1 at Listle Field. The win clinched at least a share of Rhinelander's GNC-leading seventh conference title, and the team's first championship since 2017.
Hodag swimmers win again, set another pool record against Antigo
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team on Thursday continued its dominance over the Great Northern Conference and its quest to rearrange the program's record board.
Hodag netters close out season with sectionals, Lakeland win
After taking fourth overall in a 14-team WIAA sectional on Wednesday, the Hodags finished off the year with a 7-0 victory at Lakeland Thursday as the teams were finally able to get in a Great Northern Conference dual that had been rescheduled several times due to rain.
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Returning the favor
Rhinelander High School football coach Aaron Kraemer admitted this week he still loses sleep over last year's 27-21 overtime loss to Merrill. Tonight, Rhinelander looks to turn the tables and get its first victory over the Bluejays since 2012.
Rhinelander rallies past Mosinee 2-1, builds commanding two-game lead in GNC
Hugh Wiese converted the breakaway goal with roughly 6 1/2 minutes to play and the Hodags rallied to defeat Mosinee 2-1 at Edgewood Park in a battle of the top two teams in the conference standings.
RHS boys finish 2nd at Pines
Cal Laggis set a personal-best time in a runner-up finish as the Hodag boys finished second in the five-team Northland Pines GNC invitational in Eagle River.
RHS volleyball swept by Antigo to close out GNC first round
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team finished the first round of Great Northern Conference play at the bottom of the standings after being swept in three sets by Antigo Tuesday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag tennis advances four to sectionals
Rhinelander advanced four entries to sectionals, and were one win away in each of the other flights, as they finished second in an eight-team subsectional at Wausau West on Monday.
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Comeback kids
Rhinelander erased an early 14-0 deficit, took the lead with a 21-point third quarter and held on to defeat Mosinee 28-21 on Homecoming night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag soccer sweeps Lakeland
The Hodags vaulted back into sole possession of first place in the GNC Thursday night as a pair of early second-half goals proved to be the difference in a 3-1 victory over Lakeland at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag harriers take second in home quad
Tomahawk edged Rhinelander for the team title in both the boys' and girls' divisions of the Hodag Quadrangular Thursday at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Rising to the occasion
For Rhinelander to get off to a 2-0 start, it will need to do something it has not done since joining the Great Northern Conference in 2010 - beat Mosinee.
Swimming: Malia Francis to follow older sister to Liberty University
Rhinelander standout swimmer Malia Francis posted on social media last week that she has verbally committed to swim collegiately at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
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