HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag gymnasts take second at conference
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team had a solid day at the Great Northern Conference meet Saturday, but the Hodags were no match for Medford in the battle for the GNC Small crown.
SPASH KO's Hodags' upset bid
Stevens Point knocked off the Hodags 7-1 Thursday night at K.B. Willett Arena in a WIAA regional final contest. Rhinelander defeated Wausau East/Merrill 5-1 at the RIA to advance to the regional finals Wednesday night.
Lady Hodags beat D.C. Everest, Tomahawk, lock up GNC
Rhinelander kept winning, and locked up sole possession of the GNC title, defeating D.C. Everest 68-48 in a non-conference game Wednesday night followed by a 75-20 win over Tomahawk Thursday night.
Hodag hoops snaps 5-game losing streak
Bryce Schickert led six Hodags with eight points or more as the Hodags defeated Tomahawk 72-49 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. The win snapped a losing streak that extended to five games a night earlier with a 61-49 loss at Medford.
On top at last
The Lady Hodags officially wrapped up a share of the first girls' basketball conference title in program history Monday, cruising past the Northland Pines Eagles 79-35 at the NPHS Fieldhouse in Eagle River.
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Hodag swimmers seek to break 25-year championship drought at state
Tthe Rhinelander High School boys' swim team will be gunning for its first individual state titles since 1994, and will have several chances to accomplish that goal, tomorrow night at the UW-Natatorium in Madison.
Northern Edge beats Lakeland 3-2 to end regular season
Taylee Tucker scored a rebound goal with 4:29 remaining and the Northern Edge knocked off Lakeland 3-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodags finish 11th in state Nordic championships
Both the Hodag boys' and girls' squads placed 11th at the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League state championships, which wrapped up Sunday in Cable.
Sectional sensations
The Hodags built upon an already dominating season with yet another dominant performance Saturday, winning seven of 11 events and cruising to a WIAA Division 2 sectional title at UW-Stevens Point.
'Grand' Zile: Kenedy Van Zile notches 1,000th career point
Kenedy Van Zile reached 1,000 points in her career Friday night. The Hodags' junior point guard finished with a game-high 24 points as Rhinelander defeated Medford 61-45 at Raider Hall.
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Hodag wrestlers send eight to sectionals
The Hodags held their own against the Wisconsin Valley Conference Saturday, sending eight of their 11 wrestlers to sectionals and placing fifth in an eight-team WIAA Division 1 regional at Merrill High School.
Hodag hockey beats Lakeland, gets ready for playoffs
Max Spaulding scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final seconds, as the Hodags defeated the Thunderbirds 4-1 at the Lakeland Ice Arena.
Gymnastics: Medford beats RHS, takes lead in GNC Small
The Raiders edged out Rhinelander 121.575-116.825 Friday night in a battle of the division's lone unbeaten teams at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodags go cold late, drop fourth straight to Hortonville
Rhinelander endured a 7 1/2-minute field-goal drought down the stretch and fell to Hortonville 61-55 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Rhinelander boys' swim team primed for big day at sectionals
That journey to state for the RHS boys' swim team begins today at a WIAA sectional in Stevens Point, where the Hodags are favored to do very well.
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