HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Team review: RHS/NPHS Alpine Ski & Snowboard
During this month’s season-ending banquet, coach Rod Olson was quick to note that this year’s members of the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski team may have been “the best group of humans that I’ve ever coached,” he also admitted the best part of the season may be that it’s over.
Hodag track takes third in season opener
The Rhinelander High School track team got its first taste of competition on Thursday, bringing a handful of athletes to the Wisconsin Rapids Indoor Invite.
Girls just wanna have fun as RHS softball practice begins
Monday marked the first official day on the job for new RHS co-head softball coaches Ali Bender and Sadie Adamski, who were promoted in the offseason after D.J. DeMeyer stepped away. The two were eager to get started.
Team review: RHS girls’ basketball
While the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team sputtered to the finish line, dropping its final four games of the 2023-24 season, the year could be categorized as a success for coach Ryan Clark’s squad.
Bowling: Hodags’ Dellenbach helps D9 girls win all-star title
District 9 swept the boys and girls’ championships in an event that brought together the best bowlers in each district in a team-style competition Saturday at Riviera Lanes in Green Bay. The Rhinelander area club bowling program got to enjoy part of that success as Rhinelander junior Johanna Dellenbach was …
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Youth Sports Roundup
Hodag Hoops JV awards | Middle school bowlers pick up win
Team Preview: RHS Track & Field
While the Hodag girls' track team has had some individual successes, the team results have not quite matched that of their male counterparts. However, with a number of standout athletes returning, a strong incoming freshman class and more depth overall, Kraemer said this may be the year the Hodag girls …
Gretzinger named Hodag Hoops MVP
Will Gretzinger was voted the team’s most valuable player while Will Quinn received the Mr. Defense award during the team’s season-ending banquet Wednesday in the RHS commons.
Merrill’s return to GNC lauded as good fit
The Great Northern Conference will have a new chartered member in 2025 and, from multiple perspectives, the addition appears to be a welcome and natural fit.
WIAA board OKs Merrill’s move to GNC
On Tuesday the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved several of the Conference Realignment Task Force recommendations for conference realignment — including one that impacts the Great Northern Conference — advanced three Constitutional amendments to the Annual Meeting, and increased tournament officials’ and State Tournament workers’ pay.
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Warm and wacky Nordic ski season hits finish line
The Wisconsin Nordic Ski League distance state championship at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead. The Hodag girls were missing three skiers as they took 10th out of 12 complete teams in the field. Due to absences, the Hodag boys didn’t have enough skiers to field a qualifying roster.
Lady Hodags hand out team awards
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team capped off a successful 2023-24 campaign with its season-ending awards banquet Sunday afternoon at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Hodag Alpine team caps season with banquet
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team signed off on the 2023-24 season Sunday night. Coach Rod Olson used one word to sum it up, “crazy.”
Youth Sports Roundup
Rhinelander Wrestling Club hosts youth tournament | Middle School Nordic skiers compete at state meet | JV girls' basketball awards
Big numbers, warm weather have Hodag track eager for season
Excitement is high for the Hodag track team, which has seen its numbers continue to boom over the last few years. Coach Aaron Kraemer said more than 110 athletes have registered for the team and more than 90 of them were on hand for Monday’s opening practice.
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