HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Double down in the Dells
The Rhinelander High School baseball team overcame a last-inning surge to hold off Peshtigo 5-4 in the opening game and then defeated Crivitz in the nightcap, 8-2.
RHS softball slugs way to opening sweep
The Hodags pounded out 15 hits, and overcame a couple of rough patches defensively, to defeat Peshtigo 12-8 in the first game of an invite at Woodside Sports Complex in Wisconsin Dells. The Hodags were more patient in game two, drawing 15 free bases as they defeated Crivitz in five …
Hodag soccer returns to winning ways in romp over Newman
Rhinelander had four players score a pair of goals each as the Hodags beat Wausau Newman 10-0 at the RHS soccer fields.
Hodag netters down Lakeland in opener
It started a little later than the Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team would have hoped, but the netters have finally begun their Great Northern Conference title defense. The Hodags swept singles play Tuesday and defeated Lakeland 6-1 in Rhinelander.
Hodags score several top-two finishes at Lakeland Relays
Rhinelander claimed a couple of team events on the boys' side, had several top two finishes on the girls' side and placed fifth overall in both the boys' and girls' divisions Tuesday in the Lakeland Relays at the LUHS Fieldhouse in Minocqua.
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Growing pains: Hodag soccer swept in season opener
The Hodags dropped their first two matches of the season on Saturday, falling to D.C. Everest and Bay Port in a triangular held at Madison College's Goodman Sports Complex.
RHS Nordic coach Reis gains experience through NENSA trip
Last month, Rhinelander High School Nordic Ski coach Charil Reis was part of a contingent of eight skiers and four coaches from the Midwest who were invited to take part in the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) U16 championships held at Gore Mountain in North Creek, N.Y.
Photos: The big dig
Either by man or machine, Rhinelander High School sports teams are trying to give Mother Nature a head start in finally getting their fields ready for play.
A fight for survival
The configuration of the Rhinelander High School's girls' hockey team is virtually set for next winter. Now, those involved with the Northern Edge co-op have seven months to ensure they will have enough players to field a roster. (subscriber access)
GNC alters schedules for most spring sports
The GNC decided on schedule changes in four of the six sports it sanctions, essentially reverting back to plans from 2013 for most sports, except boys' tennis. (subscriber access)
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District committee hears update on possible softball fields
The School District of Rhinelander's Capital Projects ad hoc committee listened to a status update on a plan to potentially locate two new fields on district property, before tabling the matter until the cost of a feasibility study on the proposal can be determined. (subscriber access)
Photo: RASF salutes successful contest
The Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation has announced it raised nearly $2,600 from contests held in conjunction with Rhinelander High School basketball games this winter.
Photo: Pool Party
The water is a hazard golfers normally try to avoid, but members of the Rhinelander High School golf team were intentionally sending balls to a watery grave Tuesday, April 10.
Francisco fast in 55 at Pines Indoor
Josh Francisco won the 55-meter dash as the Hodag boys took fifth in the eight-team Northland Pines Indoor. The Hodag girls finished seventh out of eight teams in what was originally scheduled to be the GNC's indoor invite.
Franson going D-I to run at UW-Milwaukee
Rhinelander High School senior Alayna Franson is going to continue her athletic career in an individual sport but she knows it took an entire community to get her there. (subscriber access)
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