HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
1981 Alpine ski team inducted into Hodag Hall of Fame
The 1981 WIARA state-champion Rhinelander High School boys’ Alpine ski team was inducted in the Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club’s Hodag Hall of Fame during the ABC’s 42nd annual banquet at The Pines Event Center.
River Monsters drop exhibition to Tomahawk
Thought to be a strength going into the start of the season, the depth of the Rhinelander River Monsters’ pitching staff is going to be tested greatly going into a key stretch of the Dairyland League season.
Sam Schoppe wins Hodag golf MVP award again
For the second straight year, Sam Schoppe took home the Rhinelander High School golf team honor that bears his family’s name.
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All-GNC teams announced | UWSP’s Comer earns All-American, all-region honors | Retzlaff to attempt NASCAR Cup Series debut Aug. 24 | Hodag girls’ basketball Junior Elite Camp to run June 10-12
Buchmann back on podium at state
Rhinelander’s Libbey Buchmann almost did not get a chance to get back on the podium in the discus at the WIAA Division 2 state track meet on Saturday.
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RHS Sports recap: Saturday, June 1
Girls’ soccer: Lakeland 1, Rhinelander 0 | Track & Field: Libbey Buchmann 4th, WIAA state meet
RHS Sports recap: Friday, May 31
Boys’ tennis: WIAA state meet | Girls’ track: WIAA state meet
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, May 30
Girls’ soccer: Rhinelander 3, Shawano 1 | Boys’ tennis: Belanger/Fritz advance at D1 state tournament
Hodag track honors four athletes of the year
The Rhinelander High School track team celebrated a successful season — and one that is not over quite yet — with a banquet Tuesday in the RHS commons.
Kowieski shoots 87 at sectionals
Brody Kowieski shot 87 and finished in a tie for 24th Tuesday in a WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament in Hudson. That ended up being 10 strokes off the state cutline, which went to the top three individuals from Tuesday’s meet who were not on a qualifying team.
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Track qualifiers gearing up for state
From both a team and individual perspective, 2024 has likely been a turning point for the Rhinelander High School girls’ track team. The Hodags recorded their best finish in an outdoor conference meet since 1995, the team has already broke two school records and, for the first time in more …
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, May 28.
Golf: Brody Kowieski 24th/48, WIAA Sectionals
Belanger, Fritz set to finish in Madison
Rhinelander seniors Joey Belanger and Dalton Fritz are set to bid farewell to high school Friday night when commencement exercises are held at Mike Webster Stadium. Although one wouldn’t fault them if they have to rush to make it to graduation on time or wind up missing the event altogether.
Hodag soccer gears up for playoffs
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team did not let falling short in the Great Northern Conference race stop them from getting the last laugh on rival Lakeland last year in the WIAA playoffs. Should everything align, the Hodags will have a chance to do the exact same thing this …
Hodag baseball season ends at Ashland
Ashland scored three times with two outs in the fifth and that proved to be the difference as the Oredockers defeated the Hodags 3-1 in the opening round of the WIAA tournament.
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