HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
RHS wrestlers take 16th at Northern Badger
The Hodags saw five of their 11 wrestlers qualify for the placement rounds and finished seventh in Division 1, and 16th overall, in a 39-team field.
RHS football team's turnaround season named top local sports story of 2019
The Hodags' magical run landed them on the top of The Northwoods River News' list of top local sport stories of 2019, as selected by sports editor Jeremy Mayo.
Bell Game victory named River News' top game of 2019
There were a lot of special moments during the 2019 season for the Rhinelander High School football team but, arguably none more special than what the Hodags' did on their home field Sept. 27.
Holiday tourney preview
The Northern Edge girls' hockey co-op is gearing up for plenty of action this weekend as it hosts the annual Hodagland tournament at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
The tradition continues at alumni basketball tourney
Players spanning nearly five decades of Hodag basketball returned home Saturday for the 18th annual Russ Johnson Memorial Alumni basketball tournament.
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Half-court shot contest in full swing for hoops season
The Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation (RASF) half-court shot is underway for the 2019-20 season.
Toppling the Cardinals
Down 17 at the break, Rhinelander rallied to take the lead and then withstood a buzzer-beating 3 attempt by Crandon's Tabitha Renkas as the Hodags shocked the Cardinals 50-48 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Vizanko scores four, Edge beats Medford 10-3 for first win
Lakeland's Kate Vizanko scored four times, Rhinelander's Madi Losch added a pair of goals and the Northern Edge defeated Medford Friday night 10-3 at the Simek Center in Medford.
Hodag gymnasts beat Chequamegon 112.85-104.875
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team entered the holiday break on a high note Thursday night. Though the Hodags scored only two individual wins, they outpointed Chequamegon in every event to take a 112.85-104.875 win in a Great Northern Conference Small Division dual meet in Park Falls.
Depth carries Rhinelander swimmers to 103-67 win at Lakeland
Lakeland took six of the 11 races thanks to its core of four standout swimmers, but Rhinelander's depth reigned supreme in a 103-67 victory over the Thunderbirds in a Great Northern Conference dual at the LUHS pool.
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Malia Francis finishes 3rd in 200 backstroke at Jr. Nationals
Even though the girls' high school swim season is over, Rhinelander's Malia Francis just keeps swimming - fast.
Rhinelander gives up late run, falls to Medford
The Raiders scored eight unanswered points over the final 92 seconds to defeat the Hodags 63-55 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lady Hodags use big runs to knock off Medford 67-46
Rhinelander used big runs in each half to pull away and defeat the Raiders 67-46 in a battle of conference unbeatens.
Hodag swimmers sweep Shawano, move to 3-0 in GNC
The Hodags dominated Tuesday night, taking first and second in every event as they defeated Shawano 134-35 in a GNC dual at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Hodag boys second, girls third in Nordic ski opener
Rhinelander had multiple individual top-10 finishes in both the boys' and girls' varsity divisions as the boys' squad finished second and the girls' squad took third in the five-team Lakeland Invite at Minocqua Winter Park.
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