HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Goals near halftime spur Hodags to 3-1 win
Hugh Wiese scored with less than three minutes remaining in the first half and Jonus Sabani found the back of the net only 15 seconds into the second as the Hodags beat 3-1 Medford Thursday in Stetsonville.
RNC mountain bike team opens season
Ten members of the Rhinelander-Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike team competed last Sunday in the first race of the 2017 Wisconsin High School Cycling League season at Minooka Park in Waukesha.
Soaring past the Eagles
Jonus Sabani scored twice in less than two minutes just shy of the hour mark and the Hodags knocked off the Northland Pines Eagles 3-1 Tuesday at Mike Webster Stadium.
Rekindling the Robin rivalry
A rivalry that needs little introduction will be renewed this Friday night and the Rhinelander High School football team will look to add some spice to its yearly Bell Game tussle that has been dominated by Antigo over the last decade. (subscriber access)
The history behind the Bell
Friday is the 83rd playing of the Bell Game between Rhinelander and Antigo high schools.
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Raiders run roughshod
Medford lived up to the billing of a tough, physical team, racking up 389 yards of offense - all on the ground - and routing the Hodags 36-7 at Raider Field.
Hodags rule the relays
The RHS girls' swim team won five events - setting four meet records in the process - scored four runner-up finishes and sailed to a dominating championship in the Hodag Relays at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Brooming the birds
Rhinelander got some timely put aways, took advantage of a number of Antigo miscues and upended the Red Robins in a three-game sweep at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag swimmers fend off Medford 86-84
The Hodags won five races and led wire-to-wire, but had to withstand a strong late surge to hold off Medford 86-84 in a Great Northern Conference dual at Raider Pool in Medford.
Rhinelander Northwoods mountain bike team ready for Year 2
A group of 12 riders is set to embark Sunday on the second year of racing for the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike team. (subscriber access)
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Ready for the Raiders
After putting two losing streaks to rest last week, the Rhinelander High School football team is looking to snap another this week and shake up the Great Northern Conference race in the process. (subscriber access)
Robins flip GNC tennis race, beat Hodags 5-2
This year's Great Northern conference girls' tennis race took a significant turn Tuesday as Antigo swept doubles and defeated the Hodags 5-2 in Antigo.
Franson finishes second again
For the third time this season, Rhinelander's Alayna Franson finished in the runner-up spot as the Hodags competed Tuesday in the Charger Invitational at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School in Wittenberg.
Sweet September
The Rhinelander High School football team traveled back in time a number of ways Friday night at Mike Webster Stadium as it defeated former Wisconsin Valley Conference rival Wausau East 28-14.
Six Rebels earn All-GNLC honors
Six members of the Rhinelander Post 7 American Legion baseball team were named to the All-Great Northern Legion Conference team announced last week.
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