HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Second period propels Hodags past De Pere 2-1
Cole Spaulding and Harlan Wojtusik scored in the second period and Rhinelander held off De Pere Tuesday night 2-1 in the home opener at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Upset dreams SPASHed
Drew Blair scored Stevens Point's final 18 points of regulation and the Panthers' dynamic duo of Blair and Joey Hauser combined to score 72 overall as SPASH rallied on its home floor to defeat the Hodags in overtime 79-69.
Lady Hodags go 2-0 at Kislow Memorial
The Rhinelander High School girls' basketball team bounced back from a blowout loss to Marshfield in a big way over the weekend, defeating Wausau East and Cadott in the Tom Kislow Memorial Tournament at Wausau East High School.
Northern Edge solves goalie question in doubleheader
Sophomore Alicia Turunen made 51 saves in the first game, and 48 saves in the second, as the Northern Edge was swept by scores of 7-1 and 6-0 at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building.
Team preview: RHS boys' swimming
The Rhinelander High School boys' swim team will have to battle the odds this season, but that's something the underdog Hodags are used to doing. (subscriber access)
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Edged out in opener
Lakeland/Tomahawk scored four unanswered goals between the second and third periods and defeated the Northern Edge 4-3 Tuesday night in a non-conference contest at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Marshfield handles Lady Hodags in opener 61-25
Hannah Meverden led four Tigers in double digits as Marshfield routed the Lady Hodags 61-25 Tuesday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team review: RHS girls' swimming
It was a season like no other for the Rhinelander High School girls' swim team, in a number of ways. (subscriber access)
Hodag girls' swim team hands out awards at year-end banquet
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team capped off its 2017 season Monday with a year-end banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
Half-court shot contest returns for 2017-18 hoops season
The Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation (RASF) half-court shot has returned for the 2017-18 season.
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Team preview: RHS boys' basketball
After four years atop the Great Northern Conference, the Rhinelander High School boys' basketball team was knocked off its perch last season and enters the 2017-18 season eager to reclaim its throne. (subscriber access)
Team preview: RHS wrestling
With an experienced senior class, and a number of freshmen who could make an immediate impact, the RHS wrestling is optimistic that it will be right back in the conference hunt this year. (subscriber access)
Team review: RHS boys' soccer
The Hodags went 16-4-2, won their fourth consecutive Great Northern Conference title and advanced to the sectional semifinal round of the WIAA tournament for the first time since 2008. (subscriber access)
Team preview: RHS boys' hockey
Coach M.J. Laggis has high expectations for the Rhinelander High School boys' hockey team this season, including flipping last year's 8-15-0 record around. (subscriber access)
White team pulls away in OT to take Hodag hoops intrasquad practice
Brad Comer hit three free throws with no time left in regulation and the White team rallied to defeat the Green team 61-51 in overtime in the Hodags' annual Green/White intrasquad practice. (subscriber access)
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