HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Tomahawk edges Rhinelander wrestlers 39-30
Luke Knight's first-period pin of Will Swanson at 126 pounds in the last match of the night was the decider as Tomahawk edged Rhinelander 39-30 in a conference dual at the Miazga Gym.
Home defenders
Danny Zuiker scored two power play goals, and the Hodags scored three times with the man advantage overall, in a 4-1 victory over Sheboygan in the championship game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament last Saturday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Last-second goal derails Northern Edge's OT bid
Sydney Schipper completed a hat trick, tipping in a shot from the point as time expired, and the MSO (Stoughton) co-op Icebergs handed the Northern Edge a 4-3 defeat to end the Hodagland Tournament at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Lady Hodags run out of gas vs. Superior
Niya Wilson scored 19 points, including nine in a decisive 11-3 run, as the Spartans rallied past the Hodags 53-48 in the consolation game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Photo: Alumni hockey
The Hodag Blue Line Club hosted the annual Rhinelander High School/Northern Edge Alumni hockey game at the Rhinelander Ice Arena Saturday, Dec. 29.
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RHS outlasts Baraboo in tourney opener
The Hodags scored twice in the final seven minutes to defeat the Thunderbirds 4-1 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Madison LaFollette outmuscles Lady Hodags 72-61
The Lancers opened a 20-plus point lead in the second half before cruising to a 72-61 win over the Lady Hodags at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium in the semifinals of a traveling holiday tournament.
Edge falls to Marquette in OT in Day 2 of Hodagland
Heidi Meglathery scored 2 minutes, 36 seconds into overtime as the Marquette, Michigan girls' junior hockey team defeated the Northern Edge 2-1 Friday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Northern Edge blanked in home tourney opener
The Northern Edge was outshot 48-9 as it fell to the Lakeshore Lightning 4-0 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Top 10 local sports stories of 2018
Five, 10 or even 20 years down the road, when we look back at 2018 it is very possible that the year will be remembered as one of seismic change in the local sports landscape.
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Assistants Kotula, Bates tabbed to lead RHS soccer teams
A couple of familiar faces will step in to lead the Rhinelander High School boys' and girls' soccer teams in 2019 following the resignation of longtime head coach Dan Millot.
Photos: Alumni basketball
The 17th annual Russ Johnson Memorial Basketball tournament was held Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. Roughly 25 former RHS basketball players gathered to play pickup games throughout the morning.
Hodags beat West again in battle of Lemmens bros.
The Hodags made five consecutive field goals to start the second half - as many as they made over the first 18 minutes - and pulled away to a 57-44 victory at Wausau West.
Abe Laggis shaken up as Hodag boys' hockey falls to Waupaca 6-1
Abe Laggis did not return to the game after sustaining a knee injury in the first period and the Comets took advantage of his absence in posting a 6-1 win over the Hodags.
Lakeland/Tomahawk starts fast, beats Northern Edge
The Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team has struggled to figure out the first period this season. Another slow start plagued the team last Friday night as it allowed three unanswered first-period goals and fell to Lakeland/Tomahawk 7-3 at the Lakeland Ice Arena.
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