HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Lady Hodags hand Tomahawk lopsided defeat
The Lady Hodags rushed out to a 27-0 lead in an impressive opening salvo and took care of the one-win Hatchets 67-22.
Edge splits games to finish 2nd at Hodagland
It was a tale of two days, albeit against two very different opponents, for the Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team late last week as it finished second in its home Hodagland hockey tournament.
Photo: Hodags cook for Frederick Place
Some members of the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team dropped their hockey gloves for oven mitts Thursday, Dec. 28 as they prepared dinner for the residents of the Frederick Place homeless shelter.
Francis finding a home at Liberty
Now a freshman on the Liberty University women's swimming and diving team, Kiah Francis has hardly skipped a beat. (subscriber access)
Francis finding a home at Liberty
Liberty University's Kiah Francis just shrugs off the challenges that come with being a freshman Division I college athlete with the upbeat, can-do attitude that led her to two WIAA Division 2 girls' swimming state titles at Rhinelander High School. (subscriber access)
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Team Preview: RHS Alpine skiing
The Hodags have not had nearly as many obstacles preparing for the 2018 season, which starts on Saturday with an invite at Ski Brule in Iron River, Mich, as they did in a crazy 2017. (subscriber access)
Many happy returns
Madi Losch twice, including the game-winner on a power play with 2:35 remaining, as the Edge skated past the Stoughton co-op Icebergs 2-1 Thursday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
La Follette hems in Lady Hodags 59-38
The Hodags shot only 25 percent from the field and committed 21 turnovers Thursday in a 59-38 loss to Madison La Follette in the first game of a holiday tournament at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School.
Holiday happenings
Three RHS sports teams are taking advantage of the winter break to take part in holiday tournaments, while the RHS boys' basketball team will Waupaca tomorrow night in a one-off non-conference game. (subscriber access)
Photos: Alumni basketball
Five teams of former Rhinelander High School boys' basketball players returned home Saturday, Dec. 23 for the 16th annual Russ Johnson Memorial Alumni Basketball Tournament at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Top 10 local sports stories of 2017
It was another busy year on the local sports beat and we've distilled the year down to the 10 top stories, as decided by River News sports editor Jeremy Mayo. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander's Detert continues to make strides at St. Cloud State
Even as a member of a Division I hockey program, Rhinelander High School alumna Katie Detert says she still learns something about the game she loves every time she gets onto the ice. (subscriber access)
PHOTO: USW donates to RHS dance team
United Steel Workers Union Local #215, Rhinelander Mill recently made a very generous $500 contribution to the Rhinelander High School dance team for its upcoming trip to compete at DX AmeriCup Nationals in Minneapolis in March of 2018.
Photo: ABC donates to RHS gymnastics
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team recently thanked the Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club (ABC) for its donation toward additional leotards for the team.
Brotherly blowout
Rhinelander started the game on a 19-3 run and got a double-double from senior Owen White as Derek Lemmens' Hodags cruised to a 57-37 win over Nate Lemmens' Warriors Thursday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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