HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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.
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
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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.
Hodag track sends 6 to state
Of the six entries the Rhinelander High School girls' track team had, half of them advanced to the WIAA state meet after placing in the top four in a WIAA Division 2 sectional in Colby.
RHS Sports Recap: Thursday, May 23
Track: RHS girls T-10th/32, boys T-28th/30, WIAA Sectionals | Baseball: Ashland 3, Rhinelander 1
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Hodag tennis sends 5 flights to sectionals
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team did not quite reach its preseason goal of advancing all seven flights to the sectional round of the WIAA tournament but it turned in a solid showing as it hosted a WIAA Division 1 subsectional on Monday.
RHS ties Lakeland, falls in PKs in regular season finale
Rhinelander was unable to convert its final three chances from the spot and ultimately lost a shootout to the T-Birds 3-2 at IncredibleBank Field after the two teams settled for a 1-1 draw in regulation.
Hodag golfers take last in muddy Marshfield regional
The Rhinelander High School golf team, seeded third in its regional, wound up finishing last in the eight-team tournament, which was shortened to nine holes after inclement weather halted the proceedings twice during the round.
Monsters hold off Merrill 11-9
The Rhinelander River Monsters squandered nearly all of an eight-run lead but held on to defeat Merrill 11-9 this past Sunday at Athletic Park.
PHOTOS: Make-shift opportunity
With the final two games of the regular season rained out, the Rhinelander High School baseball team had to get a little creative Tuesday to honor its seniors and get in one final tune-up prior to the WIAA tournament.
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