HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag tennis nabs 11th straight GNC title
The Hodags clinched their 11th consecutive GNC title on Thursday as they won the conference tournament at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua.
Shutout of Pines clinches GNC share for Hodag girls’ soccer
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team is back on top of the Great Northern Conference for the first time in seven years. The only question remaining is if any other team wil join the Hodags at the top of the summit.
Rappley tosses perfect game in Hodags’ win over Medford
Conner Rappley achieved perfection for the Rhinelander High School baseball team Thursday night at Medford in the Great Northern Conference finale.
Late rally not enough for Hodag softball in regionalsBy Jeremy Mayo river news sports editor The Rhinelander High School softball rallied in the final innings Thursday at Waupaca but didn’t have enoug
The Rhinelander High School softball rallied in the final innings Thursday at Waupaca but didn’t have enough offense to overcome a fast start by the Comets in a 4-2 loss in the WIAA playoff opener.
Hodag soccer inches closer to GNC title
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team is potentially one win away from taking home at least a share of the program’s first Great Northern Conference title since 2018.
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RHS Sports recap: Thursday, May 22
Track: RHS boys 1st/7, girls 1st/7, GNC Meet | Boys’ tennis: RHS 1st/5, GNC Meet | Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 4, Northland Pines 0 | Baseball: Rhinelander 8, Medford 0 | Softball: Waupaca 4, Rhinelander 2
Hodag baseball doubles up Lakeland, gets back to .500
The Rhinelander High School baseball team won its third straight game on Monday, doubling up Lakeland 8-4 in a Great Northern Conference contest in Minocqua.
Hodag softball drops regular season finale to Mosinee
The Rhinelander High School softball team couldn’t keep up with Great Northern Conference champion Mosinee on Tuesday night, but saw some glimmers that they hope could propel them to a playoff rematch with the top-seeded Indians.
Hodag golfers finish 5th in GNC finale
The Rhinelander High School golf team shot 323 in the Medford Invite back in April. On Monday, with individual and team placement in the Great Northern Conference on the line, the Hodags got in to trouble too often and finished nearly 30 strokes higher.
PHOTOS: For the Record...
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team took part in what has become an annual tradition as of late, updating the record board at the Heck Family Community Pool Wednesday, May 14.
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RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, May 20
Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 9, Antigo 0 | Softball: Mosinee 16, Rhinelander 0 | Track: GNC Meet, ppd. to May 22 | Boys’ tennis: Marshfield at Rhinelander, ccd.
Miracle over Mosinee
John Turek and Jackson Waydick scored following a two-out error in the bottom of the seventh and the Hodags scored a dramatic 4-3 walkoff victory over Great Northern Conference-leading Mosinee Friday at Stafford Field.
RHS Sports recap: Monday, May 19
Baseball: Rhinelander 8, Lakeland 4 | Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 4, Medford 0 | Golf: Rhinelander 5th/7, GNC Meet No. 7
Weather halts Hodags in home invite
Rhinelander was leading the standings in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Hodag Invitational at Mike Webster Stadium Thursday when the meet was suspended, and eventually called, due to thunderstorms.
Johnson enshrined in Hodag Hall
Tyler Johnson, a Class of 2005 Rhinelander grad, was this year’s only inductee into the Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club’s Hodag Hall of Fame. He was enshrined during the clubs 43rd annual awards banquet this past Wednesday at the Pines Event Center.
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