HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag volleyball swept by Antigo
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team got incrementally better in each set Tuesday night, but did not have enough to get by Antigo in a three-game sweep.
Runaway Raiders
The Rhinelander High School football team hung with Medford for the better part of three quarters Friday night, but Medford's grinding ground game and a lack of any consistency on offense eventually caught up with the Hodags in a 36-7 loss to the Raiders at Mike Webster Stadium.
Relay masters: Hodag swimmers dominate home relay meet
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team was nearly flawless Saturday in its home relay meet. The Hodags won eight events, finished second in the other two and dominated on their way to winning the Hodag Relays at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Hodag netters rebound with 7-0 sweep of Columbus
A day after dropping a 4-3 decision at Antigo, the Hodags responded in a resounding manner, dropping only three games in a 7-0 sweep of Marshfield Columbus at the RHS tennis courts.
Robins edge Hodags 4-3 in GNC girls' tennis showdown
Antigo's Avery Nicholson held off Rhinelander's Kenedy Van Zile in three sets at No. 3 singles and the Red Robins bolstered their conference title defense with a 4-3 win over the Hodags at the Elleson Tennis Courts.
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Medford sweeps Hodag volleyball
Medford had too much firepower for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team Thursday night, sweeping the Hodags in straight sets in a Great Northern Conference match at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Ready to rebound
This week, the Hodags look to bounce back from a one-point loss at Wausau East as they open their Great Northern Conference schedule at home against the Medford Raiders tomorrow night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag swimmers use close finishes to nip Lakeland 91-78
The Hodags have been without their pool since last Wednesday, due to a pump malfunction, but that didn't seem to slow the team down much on Tuesday as it won seven events and took a dual meet over Lakeland 91-78 at Lakeland Union High School.
Hodag girls 5th, boys 6th at Charger Invite
After waiting out a nearby thunderstorm, the teams finally got on the course and the Rhinelander High School cross country team earned a fifth-place finish in the girls' division and a sixth-place finish in the boys' division of a 12-school race Tuesday afternoon in Wittenberg.
Slide continues for Hodag volleyball
The Hodags' losing streak extended to 15 matches Tuesday with a three-set loss to Wausau East at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium, which came after an 0-5 performance three days prior at the Marshfield Invite.
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RHS soccer draws, loses in Delavan
Rhinelander played to a 2-2 tie against Racine Case in its first game of the day but then was blasted 8-0 by defending Division 3 state runner-up Delavan-Darien on Saturday.
RNC mountain bike team bigger than ever
At the end of last season, coach Joel Flory said the Rhinelander-Northwoods Composite mountain bike team was "ready to take on a few more kids" for its third year of existence. As it turns out, a few more, meant more than a 100-percent increase.
Self-inflicted
Four turnovers, untimely penalties and an inability to produce in Wausau East territory ultimately cost the Hodags as they dropped their non-conference finale 13-12 to the Lumberjacks Thursday at Thom Field.
Hodag tennis downs Newman 6-1
The Hodags scored decisive straight-set wins in every flight except No. 1 singles as they defeated Wausau Newman 6-1 in a conference dual at Oak Island Park.
Fit to be tied: RHS soccer plays to 0-0 draw with Lakeland
Lakeland's Mason Holmquist made 17 saves and kept a clean sheet to preserve a 0-0 tie for the Thunderbirds at River Valley Bank Field in a game otherwise dominated by the Hodags.
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