HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Missed momentum
Adam Moucha made a free throw with 0.4 seconds remaining as Mosinee clipped the Hodags 70-69 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium after two turnovers in the final 45.6 seconds came back to bite Rhinelander.
Hodag hockey wins East/Merrill tournament
Up 3-0 in both of its contest, the Hodags fended off rallies to defeat Medford 5-3 and East/Merrill 3-2 to take the four-team weekend tournament at the Smith Center.
Hodag gymnasts turn in season-best score in Rice Lake
The Hodags cracked the 120-point mark for the first time this season, putting up a total of 120.225 points as they finished eighth in the 10-team meet comprised of mostly Division 1 schools.
The night the records fell
The senior pair of Nolan Francis and Russell Benoy was on two relays that set new Heck Pool records. Francis took down two other pool marks, and a RHS varsity record to boot, as the Hodags defeated Shawano 114-54 Thursday night in a Great Northern Conference dual.
Northern Edge falls to Pines 3-1
The Eagles scored twice in the second period, which proved to be the difference in a 3-1 victory over the Northern Edge at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building.
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RHS gymnasts knock off Lakeland
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team remained undefeated in the Great Northern Conference Small division with a 117.425-67.275 victory over a short-handed Lakeland squad Thursday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Defense delivers
Medford missed two contested shots in the lane down the stretch as the Hodags fended off the Raiders 54-53 Tuesday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag hockey knocks off Antigo, earns No. 3 seed for GNC tourney
Hunter Hicks' power play goal in the third period proved to be the difference Tuesday night as the Hodags defeated Antigo 3-2 at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building. The win was Rhinelander's first over Antigo since a WIAA regional final victory over the Robins a decade ago.
Lakeland routs Northern Edge 6-0
Kate Vizanko scored three times in the first period and Lakeland/Tomahawk routed the Northern Edge 6-0 in a Great Northern Conference contest at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building.
Reserves for the road
The Hodags got a combined 31 points off the bench from Ross Skeen and Quinn Lamers, put the clamps on Antigo sharpshooter Sebastian Noskowiak and rolled to a 67-54 win over the Red Robins Friday night at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
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Lady Hodags get past Antigo, move to 6-0 in GNC
Kenedy Van Zile led three Hodags in double digits as Rhinelander outlasted Antigo 55-42 at Sheldon Fieldhouse in the second half of a boys-girls doubleheader.
Hammer heroics
Rhinelander senior Eric Grulke pinned Lakeland's Brady Edwards in the first period as the Hodags secured a 45-36 over Lakeland in the inaugural Handrick Hammer match at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Photos: Honoring Handrick
The Rhinelander and Lakeland Union high school wrestling teams honored the late Tom Handrick, who served as an assistant coach for both teams, prior to Thursday night's dual meet at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag swimmers set two pool records, beat Antigo 116-34
The Hodags took down two Heck Pool records, and nearly set a third, as they beat Antigo 116-34 in a Great Northern Conference dual meet.
Swarmed under
The Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team paid homage to the Rhinelander Hornets of the 1950s Tuesday night but left the Rhinelander Ice Arena stung by a familiar foe.
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