HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Seniors shine for Hodags in soccer regular season finale
The Hodags turned their regular season final finale over to their senior class, which stood out in an 8-0 victory over Antigo at the RHS soccer fields.
Rhinelander's Twite qualifies for golf sectionals
Nick Twite, the Hodag junior, who narrowly missed qualifying for the sectional round of the WIAA Division 1 golf tournament a year ago, made it this time with room to spare following a steady 6-over-par round of 78 Tuesday at Merrill Golf Club.
Hodags squander lead on senior night against Merrill
Pitching and defense cost Rhinelander down the stretch as they gave up three runs in the top of the seventh on Monday and lost 11-10 to Merrill at Stafford Field.
Hodag netters send five flights to sectionals
The Hodags went 10-2 on Monday and advanced five flights to sectionals in a WIAA Division 2 subsectional at the RHS tennis courts.
Iron Mike
Rhinelander High School seniors, from left, Alec Kurtz, Reuben Guzik, Alex Monk and Colton Krueger, head toward the finish line of the RHS football's team's Iron Mike run at James Williams Middle School Saturday, May 19. (subscriber access)
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Defense does in Hodag soccer at home invite
While the Rhinelander High School girls' soccer team found some of the finishing touch it's been lacking Saturday, a spotty defensive effort was too much for the Hodags to overcome as they dropped a pair of games to last year's representatives in the Division 2 sectional finals. (subscriber access)
Fantastic fifth
ANTIGO - The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team's fifth straight Great Northern title was more of a coronation than a competition by the time Friday's conference tournament rolled around, but the Hodags left zero doubt about who rules the court in the GNC. (subscriber access)
RHS 2nd in home quad, preps for tennis subsectionals
This week for the Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team has been about positioning itself for Monday's WIAA Division 2 subsectional round in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
youth sports roundup
The Rhinelander High School junior varsity golf team took first place against four other Great Northern Conference schools in an 18-hole invitational Tuesday at Bass Lake Golf Club in Deerbrook. (subscriber access)
Walk-off win gives Hodags split with Tomahawk
With its back against the wall in the seventh inning of the first game against Tomahawk on Thursday, the Rhinelander High School softball team came back swinging and found the holes that have been so elusive for much of the season. (subscriber access)
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Docked dynasty
Ashland's Kaylee McPeak scored in the 21st minute and that was enough as the Oredockers knocked off the Hodags 1-0 in a battle of Great Northern Conference unbeatens. Ashland pulled one game ahead of the Hodags with two games to play in the conference race.
Erikson, boys' 4x1 relay claim GNC track championships
The Rhinelander High School track team may not have taken the Great Northern Conference by storm at Tuesday's conference championships, but it did walk out of Medford with more hardware than it has had over the past few seasons.
Antigo sweeps Hodag baseball, clinches GNC
The Rhinelander High School baseball team's slumbering bats finally came to life in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday against Antigo at Stafford Field, but it wasn't enough to contain the rolling Red Robins.
Woes continue for Hodags in Rapids sweep
The Hodags recent offensive woes bled into their pitching and defense and they were swept in a doubleheader by Wisconsin Rapids at Stafford Field.
Sandstrom to step down as Northern Edge coach
A Rhinelander/Antigo girls' hockey team already low on numbers for the upcoming 2018-19 season will also be in the market for a new head coach. Kevin Sandstrom informed the School District of Rhinelander on Thursday that he will be resigning from his positions with the district - including his spot …
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