HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Fast start propels Lady Hodag to win over Medford
The Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team continues to rack up wins in Great Northern Conference play. The Hodags raced out to a 36-19 lead at halftime Tuesday and cruised to a 61-46 win over Medford at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Springer wins Northern Conference opener for RHS/NP skiers
Northland Pines sophomore Ty Springer picked right up where he left off last year in the Northern Conference. The defending conference champ made a clean sweep Tuesday, winning the boys' downhill competition and helping the Rhinelander/Northland Pines squad to a runner-up finish in the Northern Conference opener at Granite Peak …
High school bowling teams start 2019 with wins
The Rhinelander/Elcho high school club bowling teams returned from their holiday break and opened 2019 on a winning note Sunday at Rose Bowl Lanes in Marshfield.
Up to the challenge
The Rhinelander High School Nordic ski team continues to pick up speed early in the season. Both the Hodag boys and girls squads finished 10th in the 12-team Ascension Hodag Challenge race held Saturday and Sunday at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Hodags pull away to beat Tomahawk 69-43
The Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team took command with a strong second half start, had four players score in double digits and took care of Tomahawk 69-43 at Hatchet Fieldhouse.
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Hodag grapplers ninth at Bluejay Challenge
Despite a limited lineup once again, the Rhinelander High School wrestling team placed in the middle of the pack Saturday, taking ninth in the 19-team Bluejay Challenge at Merrill High School.
Francis breaks two school records; Hodags take 5th at Jaguar Invite
Senior Nolan Francis beat two of his own school marks Saturday as he won a pair of events and the Hodags placed fifth out of 12 teams overall at the Jaguar Invite in Ashwaubenon.
Splash sisters
Seven different Hodags made 3-pointers Thursday night, and the Hodags were 12 of 26 from beyond the arc overall, in a 76-35 rout of Tomahawk at Hatchet Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers beat Medford, improve to 7-0 in GNC
Back in the pool Thursday, the Rhinelander High School boys' swim team picked up right where it left off prior to the holiday break. The Hodags won 10 of 11 events and cruised to a 99-67 win over the Medford Raiders at Raider Pool.
Tomahawk edges Rhinelander wrestlers 39-30
Luke Knight's first-period pin of Will Swanson at 126 pounds in the last match of the night was the decider as Tomahawk edged Rhinelander 39-30 in a conference dual at the Miazga Gym.
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Home defenders
Danny Zuiker scored two power play goals, and the Hodags scored three times with the man advantage overall, in a 4-1 victory over Sheboygan in the championship game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament last Saturday at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Last-second goal derails Northern Edge's OT bid
Sydney Schipper completed a hat trick, tipping in a shot from the point as time expired, and the MSO (Stoughton) co-op Icebergs handed the Northern Edge a 4-3 defeat to end the Hodagland Tournament at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Lady Hodags run out of gas vs. Superior
Niya Wilson scored 19 points, including nine in a decisive 11-3 run, as the Spartans rallied past the Hodags 53-48 in the consolation game of the Rhinelander holiday tournament at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Photo: Alumni hockey
The Hodag Blue Line Club hosted the annual Rhinelander High School/Northern Edge Alumni hockey game at the Rhinelander Ice Arena Saturday, Dec. 29.
RHS outlasts Baraboo in tourney opener
The Hodags scored twice in the final seven minutes to defeat the Thunderbirds 4-1 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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