HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag Hoops falters in showdown with Wisconsin Dells
Rhinelander came up short in its first true test of the season, committing 36 turnovers in a 70-42 loss to Wisconsin Dells on the road. It was the Hodags’ first loss of the season, and it came in stunning fashion as the Chiefs used their combination of height and speed …
Lady Hodags split games in Wis. Dells
Rhinelander had to hold on down the stretch to defeat Ripon 55-47 on Friday and hung around Saturday despite offensive woes in a 47-34 loss to Wisconsin Dells.
Four Hodag grapplers place at Northern Badger
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team brought a limited squad to River Falls last weekend and fared relatively well. Four of the seven Hodag wrestlers finished on the podium at the two-day Northern Badger Holiday Classic.
Hodag hockey shut out in holiday tourney
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey faced some very strong competition in the Milwaukee suburbs last weekend, suffering identical 9-0 defeats at the hands of West Bend and Homestead on back-to-back days in Ozaukee.
PHOTOS: Alumni baseball clinic
A number of former Rhinelander High School baseball players returned home Saturday, Dec. 28 to run a baseball clinic for youth players in the Hodag Dome.
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PHOTOS: Hodag Alumni Swim Meet
The Rhinelander High School swim teams welcomed back alumni Monday, Dec. 23 for the annual RHS alumni swim meet at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Sports Digest
Pines co-op drops pair of road games
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Jan. 2
Boys’ hockey: Marshfield 8, Rhinelander 0
Returning to the top
Rhinelander’s run to the GNC championship has been named as the top local sports story covered by the River News in 2024. Hodag Hoops gets the nod over a couple of other very strong stories not only because of the title drought the team ended, but how it ended up …
Team preview: RHS/NPHS Alpine Ski/Snowboard
Though this past weekend’s warm spell conjured up memories of the 2023-24 winter season, the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine Ski team hopes that the 2025 season will be much closer to a normal year on the weather front.
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PHOTO: Alumni Swim Meet
The Rhinelander High School swim teams welcomed back alumni Monday, Dec. 23 for the annual RHS alumni swim meet at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Sports Digest
WIAA clarifies performance factor promotions
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Dec. 28
Boys’ basketball: Wis. Dells 70, Rhinelander 42 | Girls’ basketball: Wis. Dells 47, Rhinelander 34 | Boys’ hockey: Homestead 9, Rhinelander 0 | Wrestling: RHS boys 30th/44, RHS girls 16th/31, Northern Badger Classic
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Dec. 27
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 76, Ripon 48 | Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 55, Ripon 47 | Boys’ hockey: West Bend 9, Rhinelander 0 | Wrestling: Rhinelander at Northern Badger Invite
Hodag Hoops cruises past Tomahawk
Even with its leading scorer on the bench, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team had more than enough firepower to take care of Tomahawk in Great Northern Conference play last Friday night.
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