HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Northern Edge beats Lakeland 3-2 to end regular season
Taylee Tucker scored a rebound goal with 4:29 remaining and the Northern Edge knocked off Lakeland 3-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodags finish 11th in state Nordic championships
Both the Hodag boys' and girls' squads placed 11th at the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League state championships, which wrapped up Sunday in Cable.
Sectional sensations
The Hodags built upon an already dominating season with yet another dominant performance Saturday, winning seven of 11 events and cruising to a WIAA Division 2 sectional title at UW-Stevens Point.
'Grand' Zile: Kenedy Van Zile notches 1,000th career point
Kenedy Van Zile reached 1,000 points in her career Friday night. The Hodags' junior point guard finished with a game-high 24 points as Rhinelander defeated Medford 61-45 at Raider Hall.
Hodag wrestlers send eight to sectionals
The Hodags held their own against the Wisconsin Valley Conference Saturday, sending eight of their 11 wrestlers to sectionals and placing fifth in an eight-team WIAA Division 1 regional at Merrill High School.
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Hodag hockey beats Lakeland, gets ready for playoffs
Max Spaulding scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final seconds, as the Hodags defeated the Thunderbirds 4-1 at the Lakeland Ice Arena.
Gymnastics: Medford beats RHS, takes lead in GNC Small
The Raiders edged out Rhinelander 121.575-116.825 Friday night in a battle of the division's lone unbeaten teams at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodags go cold late, drop fourth straight to Hortonville
Rhinelander endured a 7 1/2-minute field-goal drought down the stretch and fell to Hortonville 61-55 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Rhinelander boys' swim team primed for big day at sectionals
That journey to state for the RHS boys' swim team begins today at a WIAA sectional in Stevens Point, where the Hodags are favored to do very well.
PHOTOS: JV hockey
The Rhinelander High School junior varsity boys' hockey team played a couple of exciting games with Waupaca last week.
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Edge to receive forfeit win to begin playoffs
The WIAA confirmed to the River News Tuesday that the Northern Edge will receive a forfeit win over the Lakeland co-op in the regional finals as Lakeland has been ruled ineligible for postseason competition due to picking up its third game disqualification penalty of the season Saturday in a non-conference …
Hodag boys 3rd, girls 2nd after opening round of district bowling tournament
The Rhinelander/Elcho club high school bowling teams did not win a match Sunday but yet find themselves right in the hunt to qualify for the Wisconsin High School Bowling Club state tournament following the first half of district play.
PHOTO: Dance team competes at state
The Rhinelander High School Dance team competed at the WACPC State Dance Championships in La Crosse Saturday, Feb. 2, in Division 2 Hip Hop placing 10th out of 12 teams.
Kings of the pool
The Hodags won six events and set four GNC records Friday as they cruised to a 96-point win over Tomahawk and the team's first conference title since 2016.
Power played: Antigo parlays Hodag penalties into 5-1 win
Antigo scored all five of its goals on the power play - including three during a five-minute major in the third period - as it skated past Rhinelander 5-1 in the third-place game of the Great Northern Conference tournament at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose building.
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