SPORTS
PHOTOS: Hawgs & Dawgs Camp
The third-annual Hawgs and Dawgs football camp attracted scores of high school and youth football players from around the area and the state to the Hodag Dome Saturday, March 9.
Youth Sports Roundup
Hodag Hoops JV awards | Middle school bowlers pick up win
Peewee Bs take 3rd, As 6th at state
The Hodags walked away with the third-place trophy as the host team in the Peewee 3B state tournament while the Peewee As ended up falling short in the consolation championship game, taking sixth in an eight-team tournament in Somerset.
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.
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PHOTOS: One on One League award winners
The Ladies One on One pool league recent honored its winners for the 2023-24 season.
Badger Midgets to return to Eagle River Speedway in 2024
The last time the Badger Midgets rolled into Eagle River Speedway the track was called K-G Raceway. This was back in 1984. Beaver Dam’s Brad Weber was the winner.
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.
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.
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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.
RIA Peewee teams gearing up for state tourneys
The Rhinelander Ice Association will see both of its Peewee hockey teams in action this weekend at Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association state tournaments.
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