HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodags fall to Antigo, beat Pines to end GNC season
A couple of bad innings Monday ended the Rhinelander High School baseball team's Great Northern Conference championship chances. A couple of big innings Tuesday ensured the Hodags would finish second alone in the GNC.
Hodag netters send entire team to sectionals
The Hodags advanced all seven of their entries to sectionals and tied for first place in the WIAA Division 2 subsectional they hosted at the RHS tennis courts. The last time the Hodags accomplished that feat in the WIAA tournament was 1997.
Hodag golfers done in by home course
Home course advantage proved to be anything but for the Rhinelander High School golf team Tuesday in a WIAA Division 1 regional at Northwood Golf Course.
Langberg, Allen among winners in Eagle River Speedway opener
Tomahawk's Nate Langberg not only won the WISSOTA Street Stock feature in the season opener at Eagle River Speedway, he did it by holding off the defending class champion, a past class champion, and one of the top WISSOTA racers in Wisconsin.
Hodag softball looks to shrug off close losses entering playoffs
It's now or never for the Rhinelander High School softball team to turn its luck around in tight ball games.(subscriber access)
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Hodag golfers struggle in GNC finale
Rhinelander High School golf coach Adam Schmidt is hoping that his team's performance Friday at Black River Golf Course in Medford is merely a blip on a radar, rather than an ominous sign entering the postseason.
Lady Hodags battle through weather to beat Wausau West
What was originally scheduled to be a tournament turned into a non-conference girls' soccer matchup between Rhinelander High School and Wausau West Saturday morning.
SDR Special Olympians compete in track regional
On Saturday, May 13, School District of Rhinelander athletes participated in the Special Olympics regional track and field meet held in Merrill. "All of the athletes had a strong finish to the season and performed outstanding," the district stated in a press release.
There's no place like home
Early next week the Rhinelander High School boys' tennis and golf teams will have the opportunity to do something they haven't done in well over a decade - play a WIAA tournament match at home. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander stays patient against Tomahawk
Despite losing at Antigo on Tuesday, the Rhinelander High School baseball team still had a faint chance of earning a share of the Great Northern Conferrence championship as it prepared to host Tomahawk at Hodag Park on Thursday.The Hodags struggled to score runs on Tuesday, but not this time around.
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Rhinelander tennis wins quad invitational
Fresh off winning a fourth consecutive Great Northern Conference championship, the Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team stepped back on the courts Thursday.
Hodags rule GNC again
Anna Sturzl and Alayna Franson each scored twice Tuesday as the Hodags clinched their sixth consecutive Great Northern Conference championship with a 4-1 win over Ashland at Ponzio Stadium on the Northland College campus in Ashland.
Hodag softball sweeps Antigo
Ivy Packard scored the winning run following a three-base error as the Hodags took the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, over Antigo at Pioneer Park. Rhinelander went on to win the nightcap 5-1 in a game that was called in five innings due to lightning.
Antigo's offense too much for Hodags in GNC clash
There is a reason that Antigo is the four-time defending Great Northern Conference baseball champions. Rhinelander High School found out why Tuesday evening as the two top teams in the conference squared off and Antigo pulled away late and won 7-2 at Kretz Brothers Park.
Track: Hodags set personal records at GNC meet
Rhinelander has seen some improvement from its track and field program this season, particularly leading into the Great Northern Conference Championships on Tuesday at Mosinee High School.
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