HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Mosinee hits Hodags hard in softball sweep
Mosinee churned out 14 hits as the Indians took the first game 8-1 at Pioneer Park and then blasted three home runs as they won the nightcap, 10-2.
Photo: JV track at Tomahawk
Rhinelander's Will Swanson competes in the junior varsity high jump during the Hatchet Invitational track and field meet at Tomahawk High School Tuesday, May 8.
Hodag soccer blanks Pines 3-0, improves to 3-0 in GNC
Jada Appling made four saves, the Hodags got two goals seconds apart in the 11th minute and the defense did the rest as Rhinelander cruised to a 3-0 win over Northland Pines Tuesday night in Eagle River.
Hodag boys' track third in final outdoor tune-up
It's been a long couple of weeks for the Rhinelander High School track team as it has crammed in preparation for the championship season. A grueling stretch of five meets in 15 days for the Hodags came to an end Tuesday as Rhinelander took third in the boys' division and …
Hodag baseball splits with Lakeland, snap 9-game winning streak
A combination of solid pitching, defense and timely hitting has been the hallmark of the Rhinelander High School boys baseball season but the Hodags didn't get enough of any of the three at the right time Monday as they fell to Lakeland in game 2 of a doubleheader at Stafford …
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Hodag netters edge Lakeland to remain unbeaten in GNC
The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team is still not at 100 percent, but had just enough depth to get by Lakeland on Monday. The Hodags won the bottom two flights in both singles and doubles to edge the T-Birds 4-3 in Minocqua and remain unbeaten in Great Northern Conference …
Softball: Inconsistent Hodags split with Lakeland
Rhinelander's wildly inconsistent season continued Monday with another doubleheader split at the hands of a traditional Great Northern Conference underling. The Hodags suffered their first loss to Lakeland since joining the GNC, falling 4-1 in game 1 of a doubleheader at Lenz Field. Rhinelander then turned around and defeated the …
Hodag golfers take fourth and fifth in back-to-back GNC meets
The Rhinelander High School golf team shot its two lowest scores of the season Monday and Tuesday, but did not make much of a dent in the Great Northern Conference standings.
Errors, injuries bite Hodag softball at Kaukauna
Rhinelander committed four straight errors in the seventh inning as it blew a four-run lead and fell to Kingsford, Mich. 8-7 in the first game of the day before getting blown out by the defending Division 1 state champ Kaukauna 12-2 in the nightcap.
Hodags face tough competition at Otto Bacher
The Rhinelander High School track team finished toward the back of the pack Friday in its first tune-up for the championship season, taking eighth of 10 teams in the boys' division and 10th of 11 teams in the girls' division of the Otto Bacher Invitational at Jay Stadium in Merrill.
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Photo: Dance team banquet
The Rhinelander High School dance team held its season-ending banquet in the RHS commons Sunday, May 6.
Down players, Hodag netters go 1-3 in Wausau
A short-handed Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team went 1-3 over the weekend in an invitational in Wausau.
Big innings propel Hodag baseball to sweep
The Rhinelander High School baseball team might be built around pitching and defense, but on Thursday against Medford, the offense had a sense of the moment and rose to the occasion at exactly the right time.
Hodag softball bounces back, sweeps Medford
Following a rough start to the week, the Rhinelander High School softball team personified resilience on Thursday. The Hodags used big late-inning rallies in both games to sweep a Great Northern Conference doubleheader 11-5 and 8-6 in Medford.
Hodag soccer takes down Medford 7-0
The Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team continues to dominate Great Northern Conference play. The team ran its winning streak to four games, and improved to 2-0-0 in GNC play, with a 7-0 victory over Medford Thursday at the RHS soccer fields.
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