HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Surviving Raider Hall
Kenedy Van Zile made a free throw with roughly 10 seconds left and the Lady Hodags staved off three last-ditch Medford attempts at the basket to defeat the Raiders 51-50 Tuesday night in Medford.
Hodag wrestlers control Mosinee 54-26
The Hodags jumped out to a big early lead, and won six of the 11 contested matches, en route to 54-26 victory over the Indians at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Edge comeback bid falls short at Lakeland
The Northern Edge put a period and a half of good hockey together, and nearly erased a 3-0 deficit, but fell to Lakeland/Tomahawk 4-2 Monday in a Great Northern Conference contest in Minocqua.
Rhinelander's Reinthaler named MWC Performer of the Week again
St. Norbert College senior forward Mitchell Reinthaler was named the Midwest Conference (MWC) Men's Basketball Performer of the Week for the second week in a row Monday.
A grand game
Owen White's 3-pointer with 9:37 remaining allowed the Hodag senior to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career, the highlight of Rhinelander's 80-28 rout of Tomahawk at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Kingsford wins 6-1, hands Hodag hockey fifth straight loss
After a 7-0-0 start, the Hodags are now mired in a losing streak that reached five games Saturday night with a 6-1 loss to Kingsford, Mich. at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
RHS/NPHS skiers sweep 'Frostbite' Invite
The Hodags took first place overall in the boys' and girls' ski competitions in their home invite Saturday at Ski Brule.
Hodag Nordic climbs the ranks at CAVOC
The Hodag boys finished fourth out of 10 teams and the Hodag girls placed fifth out of seven teams in the junior varsity division of the two-day Hodag Challenge Nordic ski races that concluded Sunday.
Hodag gymnasts take fifth at Wisconsin Rapids Invite
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team matched its performance from a Jan. 2 dual meet Saturday as it placed fifth in the eight-team Wisconsin Rapids Invite at Lincoln High School.
Hodags can't keep up with Red Robins in 6-2 defeat
Antigo scored four unanswered goals in the second and third periods to defeat the Hodags 6-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena in the teams' only meeting of the season.
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Hodags handle Medford in swim return
The Hodags won 11 events - sweeping the top two positions in seven of them - as they cruised to a 110-53 win over Medford in a Great Northern Conference dual at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Wrestling: 'Sluggish' Hodags fend off Lakeland
The Hodags won only five of the 12 contested bouts, and needed the benefit of a pair of forfeit victories to get by Lakeland 42-30 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Rhinelander native Reinthaler named Midwest Conference's performer of the week
St. Norbert College senior forward, and Rhinelander native, Mitchell Reinthaler has earned the Midwest Conference (MWC) Men's Basketball Performer of the Week award, the conference announced Tuesday.
Photos: Alumni hockey game
A group of Rhinelander High School alumni, spanning nearly 30 years of Hodag hockey, returned to the Rhinelander Ice Arena for the annual RHS Hockey Alumni Game Saturday, Dec. 30.
Resume builders
The Hodags doubled down with wins against a pair of Division 2 regional opponents, defeating Waupaca 67-36 last Friday in Rhinelander and Marshfield 64-61 on the road Tuesday.
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