HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag grapplers ninth at Bluejay Challenge
Despite a limited lineup once again, the Rhinelander High School wrestling team placed in the middle of the pack Saturday, taking ninth in the 19-team Bluejay Challenge at Merrill High School.
Francis breaks two school records; Hodags take 5th at Jaguar Invite
Senior Nolan Francis beat two of his own school marks Saturday as he won a pair of events and the Hodags placed fifth out of 12 teams overall at the Jaguar Invite in Ashwaubenon.
Splash sisters
Seven different Hodags made 3-pointers Thursday night, and the Hodags were 12 of 26 from beyond the arc overall, in a 76-35 rout of Tomahawk at Hatchet Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers beat Medford, improve to 7-0 in GNC
Back in the pool Thursday, the Rhinelander High School boys' swim team picked up right where it left off prior to the holiday break. The Hodags won 10 of 11 events and cruised to a 99-67 win over the Medford Raiders at Raider Pool.
Tomahawk edges Rhinelander wrestlers 39-30
Luke Knight's first-period pin of Will Swanson at 126 pounds in the last match of the night was the decider as Tomahawk edged Rhinelander 39-30 in a conference dual at the Miazga Gym.
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Home defenders
Danny Zuiker scored two power play goals, and the Hodags scored three times with the man advantage overall, in a 4-1 victory over Sheboygan in the championship game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament last Saturday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Last-second goal derails Northern Edge's OT bid
Sydney Schipper completed a hat trick, tipping in a shot from the point as time expired, and the MSO (Stoughton) co-op Icebergs handed the Northern Edge a 4-3 defeat to end the Hodagland Tournament at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Lady Hodags run out of gas vs. Superior
Niya Wilson scored 19 points, including nine in a decisive 11-3 run, as the Spartans rallied past the Hodags 53-48 in the consolation game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Photo: Alumni hockey
The Hodag Blue Line Club hosted the annual Rhinelander High School/Northern Edge Alumni hockey game at the Rhinelander Ice Arena Saturday, Dec. 29.
RHS outlasts Baraboo in tourney opener
The Hodags scored twice in the final seven minutes to defeat the Thunderbirds 4-1 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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Madison LaFollette outmuscles Lady Hodags 72-61
The Lancers opened a 20-plus point lead in the second half before cruising to a 72-61 win over the Lady Hodags at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium in the semifinals of a traveling holiday tournament.
Edge falls to Marquette in OT in Day 2 of Hodagland
Heidi Meglathery scored 2 minutes, 36 seconds into overtime as the Marquette, Michigan girls' junior hockey team defeated the Northern Edge 2-1 Friday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Northern Edge blanked in home tourney opener
The Northern Edge was outshot 48-9 as it fell to the Lakeshore Lightning 4-0 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Top 10 local sports stories of 2018
Five, 10 or even 20 years down the road, when we look back at 2018 it is very possible that the year will be remembered as one of seismic change in the local sports landscape.
Assistants Kotula, Bates tabbed to lead RHS soccer teams
A couple of familiar faces will step in to lead the Rhinelander High School boys' and girls' soccer teams in 2019 following the resignation of longtime head coach Dan Millot.
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