HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag swimmers rout Colby/Abby, finish 6-1 in conference duals
The Hodags swept the top two spots in six events, and won 10 events overall, as they defeated Colby/Abbotsford 115-55 Monday at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Roberts named RHS girls' tennis MVP
Emma Roberts took home the RHS girls' tennis team's MVP award, as voted by her teammates, during the team's season-ending awards banquet Sunday at Holiday Acres Resort.
Lakeland edges Rhinelander 24-18 in season finale
Lakeland's Jake Rexroade caught a pair of touchdown passes, including one that proved to be the game-winner, as the Thunderbirds defeated Rhinelander 24-18 Friday in the Northwoods Axe Game at River Valley Bank Field.
Flory 4th, Hodag teams 5th at GNC cross country meet
Rhinelander's Bridger Flory finished fourth Saturday, highlighting the day for the RHS cross country team as it placed fifth in both the boys' and girls' divisions as the host school for the 2018 conference race.
A race against nature
The Rhinelander High School cross country team has had to work overtime to get the RHS cross country trails ready for today's Great Northern Conference race.
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Swimming: Hodags tamed by Tomahawk
Tomahawk won every race, and added a pair of 1-2 finishes, as they defeated the Hodags 106-64 at Hatchet Pool.
Hodag soccer closes regular season with 2-1 win over Medford
Martin Hoger and Matthew Von Oepen hooked up for a pair of goals and the Hodags defeated Medford 2-1 at Raider Field to finish in sole possession of third place in the Great Northern Conference.
Photos: JV Football Finale
The Rhinelander High School JV football team closed out the 2018 season with a 28-12 victory over Lakeland Monday, Oct. 8 at River Valley Bank Field in Minocqua.
Photo: JV cross country
Rhinelander's Jack DeNamur, front, and Tristan Fuss lead a pack of runners near the one-mile mark of the junior varsity boys' race at the Hatchet Invitational cross country meet at Edgewater Country Club in Tomahawk Saturday, Oct. 6.
Pigskin preview: Rhinelander at Lakeland
Rhinelander and Lakeland will play the fourth installment of the Northwoods Axe Game, presented by The Northwoods River News and The Lakeland Times Friday night in Minocqua.
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Hodag soccer routs Robins 11-1 on senior night
Matthew Von Oepen scored four times and the Hodags invoked the mercy rule, defeating the Red Robins 11-1 at the RHS soccer fields.
Hodag spikers swept by Tomahawk on senior night
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team showed some signs of improvement Tuesday night, especially late in the match, but could not muster any set wins as they were swept by the Hatchets at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS, RNC teams second again at Nine Mile mountain bike race
The Rhinelander Northwoods Composite mountain bike team had a home race, of sorts, on Sunday as it hit the trails at Nine Mile Forest in Wausau for the fourth race of the Wisconsin High School Cycling League season.
Rain on the parade
Justin Miller returned the game's opening kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown and the Oredockers never looked back, defeating the Hodags 28-6.
Hodag harriers post fast times at Hatchet Invite
The Hodags posted several season and career-best times as they placed fifth in the boys' and girls' divisions of the 11-team meet at Edgewater Country Club.
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