HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Photos: JV2 football family day
The Rhinelander High School junior varsity 2 football team took part in an 11-on-11 practice Hodag Football Family Day in front of Rhinelander High School Saturday, Aug. 5.
Lots to sort out for RHS netters
"This is a different year," Rhinelander High School girls' tennis coach Bob Heideman said toward the end of Tuesday's opening practice of the 2017 season. (subscriber access)
Business as usual for Hodag swim on Day 1
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team settled in Tuesday to begin what is one of the longest schedules of the fall sports season. (subscriber access)
Photos: RHS holds youth gymnastics camp
Members of the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team took time this week to teach Hodag gymnasts of the future during a youth camp at the James Williams Middle School gymnasium.
White edges Green on Family Day
The first public glimpse at the 2017 Rhinelander High School football team featured some big plays on both sides of the ball.
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Camp about skills, routines for Hodag gymnasts
After narrowly missing out on repeating as Great Northern Conference Small division champions last winter, the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has been in the gym for a late summer tune-up in preparation for a run at the GNC Small crown. (subscriber access)
Snowhawks pound Coaching All-Stars
Last Monday, the Lake Tomahawk Snowhawks broke a three-game losing streak with a win over Smiley's. This week, the Snowhawks looked to continue that hot streak against a team that beat them last year, the Coaching All-Stars. (subscriber access)
Be aggressive 
Fall camp is underway for the 2017 Rhinelander High School football team, although preparations for the season began months ago. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander's Winnicki medals at Indigenous Games
When freshman-to-be Makenna Winnicki enters the pool for the first time next week for the Rhinelander High School girls' swim team, she will do so after completing a busy summer that included several podium finishes in an international competition. (subscriber access)
Northwood's Ladies League goes pink for a good cause
Pink was the prevalent color of the day Tuesday during the weekly ladies golf league at Northwood Golf Course in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
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Lessons set stage for Hodag tennis' success
There's a reason the Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team will be gunning for its eighth straight Great Northern Conference title this fall while the boys' netters will look for their seventh conference crown in eight years next spring. (subscriber access)
Isabelle Valeria captures first Eagle River Speedway win
The Valeria family has a long and storied history at Eagle River Speedway. Ken Valeria has won dozens of features and championships over the years. Ryan Valeria has been the Pure Stock class champion and is the defending WISSOTA Street Stock class champion.
Gritty Rebels turned in strong summer
At the start of the summer, Rhinelander Post 7 manager Dan Hunhstock said he expected his Rebels to compete for another Great Northern Legion Conference title and contend for a spot in the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state tournament. (subscriber access)
Ferge: Hodags 'have great energy' as practice begins
The last time the Rhinelander High School football team won a Great Northern Conference game was in 2013, but it hasn't been for a lack of trying. (subscriber access)
Championship capper
Rhinelander took any drama out of the Great Northern Legion Conference race, routing a depleted Medford squad 12-0 and 19-0 in a doubleheader at Stafford Field.
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