HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Lakeland denies Lady Hodags 65-63 in first-place battle
Lakeland senior Melissa Bruckner hit back-to-back 3s and scored a layup in transition as part of a decisive 10-2 run as the T-Birds knocked off the Hodags 65-63 in a battle for first place in the GNC Friday at the LUHS Fieldhouse.
Hodag gymnasts win White division in Antigo
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team finished first in the lower-tier White division, and posted the seventh-best team score overall, Saturday at the Antigo Invite.
Lakeshore uses scoring flurries to down Edge 6-3
The Lakeshore Lightning co-op used quick three-goal scoring barrages in both the second and third periods to down the Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team 6-3 in a non-conference contest.
Kings of the ring
Rhinelander won the first four contested matches, led 33-3 at one point, and cruised to a 48-22 victory over Medford at Raider Hall in a battle of the two remaining conference unbeatens.
Hodag hockey peppers Medford to win third straight
The second period proved to be the difference in a 4-1 victory for the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team over Medford Thursday night at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
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Edge uses strong second to blast Medford 8-2
Payton Bunnell scored two goals 56 seconds apart, and the Northern Edge scored four times in the second as they knocked off the Raiders 8-2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Lady Hodags fall to No. 9 SPASH 64-58
The Lady Hodags hung with ninth-ranked Stevens Point much of the way, but a late 18-4 run proved to be too much to overcome in a 62-56 loss at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lakeland tops Hodag swimmers 101-67 in GNC finale
The Hodag swimmers beat Lakeland in a couple of events, and narrowly lost a few others, as they fell to the T-Birds 101-67 Thursday at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Foiled at the finish
The Hodags lost three races that were decided by less than 1.2 seconds during the middle stages of the dual and fell to the Red Robins 83-72 at the McKenna Aquatic Center.
Moore resigns as Crandon football coach
Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame coach and former Rhinelander High School head man Jim Moore has stepped down as the head football coach at Crandon High School. (subscriber access)
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Guts and glory
The Hodags outscored the Indians 11-2 over the final four minutes, defeating Mosinee 62-59 to move two games ahead of the pack in the conference standings at the midway point of the season.
Hockey: Hodags snap 7-game skid, win East/Merrill tourney
Rhinelander finally got back in the win column over the weekend, defeating Medford and East/Merrill in successive days to take the title of the East/Merrill tournament at the Smith Center.
Lady Hodags control Mosinee 67-49
The Lady Hodags jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 67-49 win over Mosinee at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Four Hodags crack top 10 at Hinder Binder ski race
The RHS Nordic ski team fared well in the relatively at the Hinder Binder ski race, placing four skiers in the top 10 of the high school divisions on Saturday.
Perfect 100
The script could not have been written more perfectly for Rhinelander High School senior Colton Krueger as he took to the mat Thursday night for his final home match.
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