HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Photos: Alumni basketball
The 17th annual Russ Johnson Memorial Basketball tournament was held Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. Roughly 25 former RHS basketball players gathered to play pickup games throughout the morning.
Hodags beat West again in battle of Lemmens bros.
The Hodags made five consecutive field goals to start the second half - as many as they made over the first 18 minutes - and pulled away to a 57-44 victory at Wausau West.
Abe Laggis shaken up as Hodag boys' hockey falls to Waupaca 6-1
Abe Laggis did not return to the game after sustaining a knee injury in the first period and the Comets took advantage of his absence in posting a 6-1 win over the Hodags.
Lakeland/Tomahawk starts fast, beats Northern Edge
The Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team has struggled to figure out the first period this season. Another slow start plagued the team last Friday night as it allowed three unanswered first-period goals and fell to Lakeland/Tomahawk 7-3 at the Lakeland Ice Arena.
Top 10 local games of 2018
This year we were blessed with not one or two, but three local games that were truly all-time greats and will be recalled just as vividly in 2028 as they were in 2018.
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Photo: Hodags' holiday helping hand
The Rhinelander and Northland Pines boys' and girls' basketball teams got into the spirit of giving earlier this month during their doubleheader at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Pacelli upends Hodags 4-2
The Cardinals, with a roster of only 10 players, scored three unanswered goals in the third period to stun the Hodags 4-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodag swimmers sweep Tomahawk, enter break 6-0 in GNC
The Hodags won all 11 events as they cruised to a 108-58 win over the Hatchets Thursday at the Tomahawk High School Pool.
Team preview: RHS/Northland Pines Alpine ski & snowboard
A year ago the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team nearly won Northern Conference titles in boys' and girls' skiing, before fading to second place in both divisions. Last year's squad was a senior-laden team. This year, the Hodags are light on upperclassmen and light on numbers in general.
Rhinelander docks Ashland
Bryce Schickert converted a go-ahead three-point play with 29.5 seconds remaining and the Hodags edged the Ashland Oredockers 64-59 in a non-conference contest at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Hodag boys second, girls fourth at Lakeland Nordic Invite
The Hodags finished second in the boys' varsity division and fourth in the girls' varsity division of the four-team Lakeland Invite at Minocqua Winter Park on Tuesday.
Fowl fest: Hodags pull away to beat Eagles 84-69
Junior Howard led three Hodags in double digits and Rhinelander outlasted Northland Pines 84-69 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lady Hodags blitz Northland Pines 79-33
The Hodags shellacked Northland Pines over the first nine minutes of the contest, building what proved to be an insurmountable lead as they routed the Eagles 79-33 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Rapids snaps Hodag hockey's 4-game winning streak
Wisconsin Rapids had the Hodags' number again Saturday afternoon, scoring a couple of late second-period goals which proved to be the difference in a 4-1 contest at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Depth charge
Rhinelander's depth showed through Thursday night as the team posted a string of 1-2 finishes down the stretch to pull away from Lakeland and defeat the T-Birds 95-66 at the Heck Family Community Pool.
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