HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Robins edge Hodags 4-3 in GNC girls' tennis showdown
Antigo's Avery Nicholson held off Rhinelander's Kenedy Van Zile in three sets at No. 3 singles and the Red Robins bolstered their conference title defense with a 4-3 win over the Hodags at the Elleson Tennis Courts.
Medford sweeps Hodag volleyball
Medford had too much firepower for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team Thursday night, sweeping the Hodags in straight sets in a Great Northern Conference match at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Ready to rebound
This week, the Hodags look to bounce back from a one-point loss at Wausau East as they open their Great Northern Conference schedule at home against the Medford Raiders tomorrow night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag swimmers use close finishes to nip Lakeland 91-78
The Hodags have been without their pool since last Wednesday, due to a pump malfunction, but that didn't seem to slow the team down much on Tuesday as it won seven events and took a dual meet over Lakeland 91-78 at Lakeland Union High School.
Hodag girls 5th, boys 6th at Charger Invite
After waiting out a nearby thunderstorm, the teams finally got on the course and the Rhinelander High School cross country team earned a fifth-place finish in the girls' division and a sixth-place finish in the boys' division of a 12-school race Tuesday afternoon in Wittenberg.
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Slide continues for Hodag volleyball
The Hodags' losing streak extended to 15 matches Tuesday with a three-set loss to Wausau East at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium, which came after an 0-5 performance three days prior at the Marshfield Invite.
RHS soccer draws, loses in Delavan
Rhinelander played to a 2-2 tie against Racine Case in its first game of the day but then was blasted 8-0 by defending Division 3 state runner-up Delavan-Darien on Saturday.
RNC mountain bike team bigger than ever
At the end of last season, coach Joel Flory said the Rhinelander-Northwoods Composite mountain bike team was "ready to take on a few more kids" for its third year of existence. As it turns out, a few more, meant more than a 100-percent increase.
Self-inflicted
Four turnovers, untimely penalties and an inability to produce in Wausau East territory ultimately cost the Hodags as they dropped their non-conference finale 13-12 to the Lumberjacks Thursday at Thom Field.
Hodag tennis downs Newman 6-1
The Hodags scored decisive straight-set wins in every flight except No. 1 singles as they defeated Wausau Newman 6-1 in a conference dual at Oak Island Park.
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Fit to be tied: RHS soccer plays to 0-0 draw with Lakeland
Lakeland's Mason Holmquist made 17 saves and kept a clean sheet to preserve a 0-0 tie for the Thunderbirds at River Valley Bank Field in a game otherwise dominated by the Hodags.
Photo: Aquatic Ad-lib
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team was forced to call an audible late this week after a pump malfunction put the Heck Family Community Pool temporarily out of service.
Hodag swimmers win home triangular
The Hodags won nine events Tuesday in their final non-conference tune-up as they won a triangular meet against Wausau West and GNC rival Lakeland at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Pigskin Preview: Rhinelander at Wausau East
The Rhinelander High School football team has one more chance to notch a win before the Great Northern Conference season begins as it travels to Wausau tonight for a rare Thursday night game against the Wausau East Lumberjacks at Thom Field.
Photos: Hodag JV football dominates Lakeland
The Rhinelander High School JV football team defeated Lakeland 60-12 at Mike Webster Stadium Monday, Aug. 27.
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