HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Lady Hodags top Lakeland 3-1 in opener
MINOCQUA - The Rhinelander girls' soccer team's quest for a sixth consecutive Great Northern Conference title began Thursday night as the Hodags visited Lakeland Union High School for the season opener.
Hodag netters sweep season opener
The RHS boys' tennis team won every match in straight sets to defeat the Raiders 7-0 Thursday on a chilly afternoon in Medford.
Hodags rally in opener
Jacob DeMeyer had three hits, including a pair of late RBI doubles, as the Hodags held off a Charger rally to win 5-4 in eight innings Tuesday at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School.
Hodag track shows improvement at GNC indoor
The Hodags competed in the GNC Indoor meet at Northland Pines High School in what is scheduled to be the final indoor meet of the season before heading outside.
Team preview: RHS girls' soccer
After seeing a 49-game GNC unbeaten streak and a two-year state tournament streak snapped last season the RHS girls' soccer team want to begin those streaks anew. (subscriber access)
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Team preview: RHS boys' tennis
Rhinelander High School has been the king of the tennis court in recent years, winning the Great Northern Conference five of the last six years. (subscriber access)
RHS golf season tees off inside on first day
The springs sports season may be in full swing, but the Rhinelander High School golf team spent the first day of practice indoors last Thursday. (subscriber access)
Hodag hoops JV teams hand out awards
Rhinelander High School's junior varsity and JV2/3 boys' basketball squads handed out year-end awards during the team's banquet Sunday, March 26 in the RHS cafeteria. The Hodags went 13-8 this season at the JV level, 10-10 at JV2 and 3-4 at JV3.
Hartman, Swanson place at youth state wrestling meet
Two Rhinelander Wrestling Club members, Walker Hartman and Abby Swanson, placed last weekend at the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation Kids Folkstyle state meet held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
Northwoods boy heads to Augusta for Drive, Chip and Putt
This Sunday, 12-year-old Minocqua resident Kaeden Nomm will set foot on arguably the most famous golf course in the world - Augusta National in Georgia.Nomm qualified for the championship of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition last September in Minnesota. (subscriber access)
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Hodags competitive despite early-season adversity
From his playing and coaching days, Derek Lemmens has plenty of connections in the boys' basketball coaching world, yet when faced with a 17-day break from practices and games in late December due to a whooping cough outbreak that swept through Rhinelander schools, there weren't a lot of answers to …
Experienced squad to lead Hodags in '17
Rhinelander was the best Great Northern Conference program last summer in the newly-formed American Legion baseball conference. The Hodags hope that success will carry over to this spring's high school season. (subscriber access)
Hodags look sharp in baseball scrimmage
Tyler Blomdahl homered and drove in three while Easton Senoraske added a couple of hits and Jacob DeMeyer pitched a pair of scoreless innings as the Hodags scrimmaged Marathon, unofficially winning the eight-inning affair 9-2.
Strong turnout for Hodag trap's inaugural season
Rhinelander High School trap coaches were optimistically hoping to get 10 kids when the new team got the green light from the Rhinelander school board back in late December. Nearly triple that amount showed up for Sunday's season-opening meeting. (subscriber access)
Hodag tennis stays late in opening practices
The Rhinelander High School boys' tennis team is staying up late this week as it begins preparations for its 2017 season. (subscriber access)
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