HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Halted by Hatchets
The Hatchets sucked the life out of the Hodags' three-game winning streak, controlling the ball and the clock in the second half, as they rallied to a 14-7 win.
Hodag soccer splits games at home invite
Rhinelander squandered a second-half lead as it fell to Iron Mountain, Mich. 2-1 in the first game of the day, but responded with a second-half barrage to defeat Ironwood, Mich. 9-0 in the nightcap at the Hanson Lake Soccer Complex.
Flory, freshmen lead the way in Hodag Invite
Bridger Flory is back and at 100 percent for the Rhinelander High School cross country team. He showed as much Thursday in the season opening Hodag Invitational.
Hodag tennis blanks Phillips to improve to 13-0
The Hodags swept Phillips 7-0 in a Great Northern Conference dual at RHS tennis courts and were nearly perfect in the match. Rhinelander dropped only two games in total in a dual meet that took just more than an hour to complete.
Pigskin preview: Tomahawk at Rhinelander
For Rhinelander, the blueprint to winning Friday night's Week 2 matchup against Tomahawk at Mike Webster Stadium, is very similar to the one that was successful in the season opener.
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Team preview: RHS boys' soccer
Another Great Northern Conference championship and a trip to the WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinals last year have set the bar high for the Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team. But, in order to meet or exceed those expectations this year, the Hodags are going to have to adjust on …
Hodag spikers go 1-2 in home invite
The Hodags went 1-2 on the day, picking up a close three-set win over Chequamegon, as they took third place in their home four-team invite at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS tennis still undefeated
The Hodags dropped only two individual matches Monday and Tuesday as they added four more dual meet wins to their ledger, running their record to 12-0 on the season.
Power players
The Hodags converted three fourth downs - part of a clock-grinding 16-play, 75-yard scoring drive in which Rhinelander exerted its will - as it defeated Prescott 28-6 in the 2018 season opener at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag netters nearly perfect at home invite
Rhinelander won nearly every match as it took first place in its home quadrangular meet. The Hodags started with a 7-0 win over Merrill, followed by a 6-1 win over Ashland and closed with another 7-0 whitewashing of Ironwood, Mich.
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Team preview: RHS volleyball
There's a new head coach for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team and, essentially, a brand new varsity roster for the Hodags this season.
Team preview: RHS cross country
While the Hodags enter the season with a number of question marks, they also enter the season with some underclassmen who may be ready to assert themselves on the varsity roster.
Swimming: RHS 6th in Merrill Relays; Winnicki fastest sophomore at Colby Pent
MERRILL - Two meets in two days gave Rhinelander High School girls' swim coach Jenny Heck plenty of information about her team less than two weeks into the 2018 season.
Something to build on
The Hodags will open the 2018 season at home against Prescott at Mike Webster Stadium, the first of three non-conference contests for Rhinelander before opening Great Northern Conference play at home against Medford Sept. 7.
Depth carries Hodag netters to title in Wausau
The Hodags went a perfect 5-0 and won the Wausau West Invitational. Coach Bob Heideman said it was the first time Rhinelander has won the traditional multi-day dual meet invitational to kick off the season.
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