SPORTS
RHS sports recap: Monday, Feb. 19
Skiing: RHS/NPHS boys’ 4th/9, girls 9th/9, WIARA State Meet
Kurtz denied again, RHS wrestlers stopped at sectionals
Rhinelander High School senior Owen Kurtz was pinned by Hayward’s Bradey Gottwald in the third period for the third and final state qualifying spot in the 215-pound weight class in the Division 2 sectional meet, marking the end of Kurtz’s Hodag career.
Lady Hodags drop regular season finale
A nearly 10-minute scoring drought to start the second half was the difference as the Hodags fell to Mosinee 53-47 in at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS gymnasts post season high at GNC meet
Balance beam set the tone for a strong performance Saturday for the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team. The Hodags posted a season high in that event, and parlayed the performance into a season-high overall score, as they totaled 113.3 points in a third-place finish in the Great Northern Conference Small …
Hodags push Tomahawk in playoff loss
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team could not pull off a Cinderella upset Thursday night in Tomahawk, but it certainly gave the top-seeded Hatchets much more of a game than it did in the regular season.
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Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op advances with OT win
The fifth-seeded Northland Pines girls' hockey co-op defeated fourth-seeded Wisconsin Valley Union 3-2 in overtime in a regional final game at Ice Hawks Arena Thursday night in Stevens Point.
IMCA-sanctioned Stock Cars to race at Eagle River Speedway in ’24
The newest attraction at Eagle River Speedway are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars.
‘A win of our own’
The Hodags scored four runner-up finishes and placed second at the state championships in Waukesha. Rhinelander broke three school records in the process and wound up with eight podium finishes out of their 16 entries.
Youth Sports Roundup
Rhinelander Swim Club takes 2nd at conference | RBA 6th graders win again | JV hoops
Sports digest
Nordic skiing: WNSL state distance postponed to March 2-3 |
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Youth Sports Roundup
Hodag Peewees state bound | Hodag Winter Classic | Middle school Nordic competes at state sprints
Sports Digest
Clash of the Paddles tourney set March 23-24 in Hodag Dome | Little League baseball, softball registration open
Youth Sports Roundup
RBA hosts home girls’ tournament | JWMS girls’ hoops | JWMS wrestlers compete in Merrill | Middle School Nordic competes at conference
Shoutouts & Callouts
One of the fundamental axioms of journalism is to tell the story, not be part of it. Last Thursday night, however, I found myself in a position where those lines blurred a little bit — and I could not be more thankful.
Sports digest
Learn to play Kubb in the Hodag Dome | Registration open for Knights spring hockey | Youth tennis tournament to be held in Hodag Dome Feb. 18
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