HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodags runners-up at GNC swim meet
STEVENS POINT - The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team capped off its best conference season since joining the Great Northern Conference with a runner-up finish Friday at the Great Northern Conference meet in Stevens Point.
Three earn GNC player of the year honors for RHS
Three Rhinelander High School student-athletes stood out above their peers this fall and were named Great Northern Conference players of the year. (subscriber access)
Photo: 30-year reunion
Four members of the 1987 RHS boys' cross country team, and coach George Baksic, attended the WIAA State Cross Country Championship at The Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids Saturday
RHS sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 28
Cross country: Alayna Franson, 11th, WIAA Division 2 state meet
Anguish against Amherst
The Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team was better than Amherst in every measure Thursday except the one that mattered most and the Hodags' promising season is over because of it.
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Franson sets high goals for finale
Alayna Franson has an opportunity today that few high school athletes get - to end this portion of her career on the state's biggest stage. (subscriber access)
Weddle repeats as girls' tennis MVP
A decorated tennis career for Belinda Weddle that included 81 wins, two conference championship and four sectional appearances, concluded with one more accolade this week.
Amherst awaits
The Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team is one step away from matching the deepest postseason run in program history, but an unfamiliar foe is standing in the Hodags' way. (subscriber access)
Swim: Everyone chasing Tomahawk into conference meet
Tomahawk will be the prohibitive favorite Friday when the Great Northern Conference's seven girls' swim teams descend on Stevens Point for the GNC meet, but that's not going to stop Rhinelander from trying to knock the Hatchets from their throne. (subscriber access)
Hodag mountain bikers finish eighth in state league
The Rhinelander-Northwoods Composite mountain bike team wrapped up its second year of existence by finishing eighth out of 43 teams in the Division 2 Wisconsin High School Cycling League standings.
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Hodags hold off Clintonville for regional title
Matthew Von Oepen and Jonus Sabani both scored in the opening half hour and the Hodags withstood a late threat by Clintonville to fend off the Truckers 2-1 Saturday in a WIAA Division 3 regional final match at the RHS soccer field.
Hodags' Franson returns to state cross country meet with strong sectional run
Rhinelander's Alayna Franson stayed with the lead pack much of the way, finished fifth and qualified for the WIAA state meet for the third time Saturday in Waupaca.
Hodag harriers finish toward back of sectional field
Aside from one individual state qualifier and a couple of relatively close misses, the Rhinelander High School cross country team lagged behind the leaders Saturday in a strong Division 2 sectional at Waupaca High School.
Kurtz, Martin voted RHS football MVPs
Two of the statistical leaders for the 2017 Rhinelander High School football team were voted the team's most valuable players Sunday evening.
Racing by the Raiders
Jonus Sabani scored twice and the Hodags blitzed the Raiders for four goals in the opening 20 minutes, which proved to be the difference in a 4-0 victory in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal game at the RHS soccer fields.
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