HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Self-inflicted
Four turnovers, untimely penalties and an inability to produce in Wausau East territory ultimately cost the Hodags as they dropped their non-conference finale 13-12 to the Lumberjacks Thursday at Thom Field.
Hodag tennis downs Newman 6-1
The Hodags scored decisive straight-set wins in every flight except No. 1 singles as they defeated Wausau Newman 6-1 in a conference dual at Oak Island Park.
Fit to be tied: RHS soccer plays to 0-0 draw with Lakeland
Lakeland's Mason Holmquist made 17 saves and kept a clean sheet to preserve a 0-0 tie for the Thunderbirds at River Valley Bank Field in a game otherwise dominated by the Hodags.
Photo: Aquatic Ad-lib
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team was forced to call an audible late this week after a pump malfunction put the Heck Family Community Pool temporarily out of service.
Hodag swimmers win home triangular
The Hodags won nine events Tuesday in their final non-conference tune-up as they won a triangular meet against Wausau West and GNC rival Lakeland at the Heck Family Community Pool.
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Pigskin Preview: Rhinelander at Wausau East
The Rhinelander High School football team has one more chance to notch a win before the Great Northern Conference season begins as it travels to Wausau tonight for a rare Thursday night game against the Wausau East Lumberjacks at Thom Field.
Photos: Hodag JV football dominates Lakeland
The Rhinelander High School JV football team defeated Lakeland 60-12 at Mike Webster Stadium Monday, Aug. 27.
Halted by Hatchets
The Hatchets sucked the life out of the Hodags' three-game winning streak, controlling the ball and the clock in the second half, as they rallied to a 14-7 win.
Hodag soccer splits games at home invite
Rhinelander squandered a second-half lead as it fell to Iron Mountain, Mich. 2-1 in the first game of the day, but responded with a second-half barrage to defeat Ironwood, Mich. 9-0 in the nightcap at the Hanson Lake Soccer Complex.
Flory, freshmen lead the way in Hodag Invite
Bridger Flory is back and at 100 percent for the Rhinelander High School cross country team. He showed as much Thursday in the season opening Hodag Invitational.
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Hodag tennis blanks Phillips to improve to 13-0
The Hodags swept Phillips 7-0 in a Great Northern Conference dual at RHS tennis courts and were nearly perfect in the match. Rhinelander dropped only two games in total in a dual meet that took just more than an hour to complete.
Pigskin preview: Tomahawk at Rhinelander
For Rhinelander, the blueprint to winning Friday night's Week 2 matchup against Tomahawk at Mike Webster Stadium, is very similar to the one that was successful in the season opener.
Team preview: RHS boys' soccer
Another Great Northern Conference championship and a trip to the WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinals last year have set the bar high for the Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team. But, in order to meet or exceed those expectations this year, the Hodags are going to have to adjust on …
Hodag spikers go 1-2 in home invite
The Hodags went 1-2 on the day, picking up a close three-set win over Chequamegon, as they took third place in their home four-team invite at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS tennis still undefeated
The Hodags dropped only two individual matches Monday and Tuesday as they added four more dual meet wins to their ledger, running their record to 12-0 on the season.
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