HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Van Zile sisters honored at girls' hoops banquet
Kenedy and Payton Van Zile earned the Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team's highest honor on Sunday during a banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Girls' hockey co-op talk back on table
In an environment when skaters and wins are hard to come by for girls' hockey teams in the Northwoods, talks have rekindled between at least two area programs about joining forces for the 2019-2020 season.
Rhinelander wrestling team hands out awards
A youthful Rhinelander High School wrestling squad was honored Monday during the team's banquet in the RHS commons, with all 13 members of the squad walking away with some sort of hardware.
Team review: RHS Nordic skiing
It's been a slow climb back for the RHS Nordic ski team from near extinction five years ago. Slowly the Hodags have rebuilt their program, and during the 2018-19 season, the results began to show.
Hodag skiers at Lakeland Loppet
A strong contingent of Rhinelander skiers competed at the Squirrel Hill Loopy Loppet ski race Saturday, March 2 at Minocqua Winter Park.
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Photo: Northwoods gymnasts in the Dells
Fourteen gymnasts of the Northwoods Gymnastic Club, of Sugar Camp, attended the Wisconsin Dells Vacation Classic meet on Feb. 2-3.
Spring has sprung?
It seems somewhat counterintuitive with feet of snow on the ground, and a high temperature that struggled to reach the single digits Monday, but the spring sports season has begun. It kicked off at Rhinelander High School Monday afternoon with the first official track and field practice of the year.
Turunen named Northern Edge MVP
One of the most active goaltenders in the state this season earned most valuable player honors for the Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team for a second straight year.
Seven RHS gymnasts earn academic all-state honors
On Sunday, seven members of the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team received awards from the Wisconsin High School Gymnastics Association as members of this year's academic all-state team.
Fab five: All five Lady Hodag starters named all-conference
Kenedy Van Zile was voted the conference's player of the year and all five Lady Hodag starters were recognized by the conference coaches as the 2018-19 winter All-GNC teams were announced by the conference Saturday.
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Hodags' 17 3s not enough against Lumberjacks in regional semis
Wausau East inched away down the stretch to defeat the Hodags 71-65 in the WIAA regional semifinals in Wausau, ending the Hodags' season with their first sub-.500 record since the 2010-11 season.
Every 'dag has its day
Rhinelander mayor Chris Frederickson proclaimed Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 as Rhinelander High School Boys Swim Team Day in the city, in honor of the Hodags' best performance at the WIAA state meet in a quarter century.
Photo: Losch named all-state
Northern Edge defender Madi Losch received honorable mention All-State honors at the Wisconsin Girls Hockey Coaches Association banquet held Thursday, Feb. 28 in Madison.
RHS wins playoff opener
Junior Howard scored a career-high 30 points in his final home game and the Hodags held off a late surge to defeat Shawano 78-65 in a Division 2 regional final at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Bourciers gear up for another run at state bowling title
Sophomore Mackenzie Bourcier is one of 60 bowlers in the field for the WiHSBC girls' singles state tournament that will get underway tomorrow night in Green Bay. She will be vying for one of 15 spots in Saturday's semifinals, and one of five spots in Sunday's stepladder finals.
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