HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag swimmers sweep Antigo in 122-47 rout
The Hodags won all 11 events, sweeping the top two positions in six of them, as they cruised to a 122-47 win over the Red Robins at the Heck Family Community Pool.
The eighth is great
The RHS girls' tennis team returned to its rightful place atop the Great Northern Conference on Saturday at the Lakeland Union High School tennis courts, edging Antigo 114-112 for the conference title.
Big plays help Mosinee pull away to 42-21 win over Hodags
Rhinelander racked up nearly 350 yards of offense - including a career night from junior tailback Drake Martin - but it was not enough to overcome four turnovers and a slew of mistakes in a 42-21 loss to Mosinee Friday night at Mike Webster Stadium.
New faces lead Hodag harriers in Sugar Camp
A day later than expected, the Rhinelander High School boys' and girls' cross country teams each finished third in the six-team Three Lakes Bluejay Invite held Friday afternoon at Lions' Park in Sugar Camp.
Mosinee makes short work of Hodag volleyball
Great Northern Conference-leading Mosinee held Rhinelander to 20 points in a three-set win Friday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Hodags cruise past Antigo 9-0
On the scoreboard, the Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team had no trouble with last place Antigo Thursday night, defeating the Red Robins 9-0 in a Great Northern Conference match at Listle Field.
Pigskin preview: Mosinee at Rhinelander
Rhinelander doesn't have time to wallow in defeat following its 12th straight loss in the rivalry game. The team needs to bounce back quickly as GNC championship contender Mosinee comes to town on Friday night.
Newman upsets Antigo, giving Hodags lead entering GNC tennis tourney
The Great Northern Conference championship race took a major turn Tuesday afternoon as Wausau Newman upset Antigo 4-3, putting Rhinelander in prime position to regain its conference crown heading into Saturday's conference tournament.
Rhinelander Northwoods mountain bikers run well again
The strong start to the Wisconsin High School Cycling League season for the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite mountain bike team continued Sunday with another strong showing in the Nordic Navigator race at Nordic Mountain in Wild Rose.
The Bell strikes twelve
The Red Robins scored twice in the second half to rally from behind and defeat the Hodags 24-13 at Schofield Stadium in the 84th contest for Gene Shepard's Bell.
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Hodag cross country battles the heat at Smiley
Mother Nature played a role in one of the warmer Smileys in recent memory. The race-time temperature soared near 80 degrees as the Hodags placed last in both the boys' and girls' Division 1 small races.
Hodag volleyball drops two at home in GNC tourney
Home court did not help the Rhinelander High School volleyball team much on Saturday as it dropped a pair of matches to teams that entered the day winless on the season in Great Northern Conference play.
Second-half surge
Trailing 1-0 after 45 minutes, the Hodags looked like world beaters in the second half. They scored four times in the first 3 minutes, 34 seconds after the break and went on to defeat the Raiders 9-2 at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodags' depth sinks Medford 91-79
The Hodags ran off a string of five straight wins during the middle of the meet, building enough of a cushion to fend off the Raiders 91-79 at the Heck Family Community Pool.
RHS tennis sweeps Lakeland to close out GNC duals
The Hodags scored maximum points Thursday night as they defeated Lakeland 7-0 in Minocqua to close out the GNC dual meet schedule.
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