HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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)
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.
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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)
Quartet named most valuable for RHS Alpine
The the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski/snowboard team celebrated a successful campaign Sunday as it held its season-ending banquet at Holiday Acres Resort. (subscriber access)
Photo: It beats nothing
Kept off its fields due to lingering winter weather, the Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team was able to get outside Monday, April 9 as it spent a portion of its practice time on the parking lot adjacent to the high school.
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Team preview: RHS boys' tennis
The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team figures to have a team that will contend for their seventh conference title in eight seasons. (subscriber access)
RHS golf team finally starts practice
The Rhinelander High School golf team finally held their first practice Wednesday in the classroom of coach Adam Schmidt at RHS. (subscriber access)
GNC soccer scheduled halved by weather
The first major scheduling change of the spring sports season occurred Thursday.Great Northern Conference commissioner Scott Winch told conference activities directors in an email that the GNC would play only a single round robin schedule in girls' soccer, as opposed to a double round robin. (subscriber access)
SNOW-GO!
Two snowmakers over the past six days have dropped nearly a foot and a half of snow on the area, turning the first week of the outdoor spring sports calendar into a complete and utter whiteout. (subscriber access)
Ellenbecker to step down as RHS wrestling coach
The Rhinelander High School wrestling coach Paul Ellenbecker announced this week he intends to step down from the program he has led for the past seven seasons. (subscriber access)
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