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Rhinelander Ice Arena announces expansion plans
The Rhinelander Ice Association, which operates the Rhinelander Ice Arena on Rhinelander's east side, announced last week on its Facebook page it will break ground on a new training center next spring.
Half-court shot contest returns for 2015-16 hoops season
The Rhinelander Area Scholarship Foundation (RASF) half-court shot has returned for the 2015-'16 season.
Photos: Middle school wrestling
The James Williams Middle School wrestling team opened its season Monday by hosting a six-team invitational at the JWMS gymnasium.
RHS grad Schaffer named to All-Midwest Conference football team
Josie Schaffer, a 2013 Rhinelander High School graduate and junior defensive lineman at Ripon College, was named to the All-Midwest Conference second team Wednesday.
RBA sixth-grade team goes 7-1 in last two tournaments
The Rhinelander Basketball Association's sixth-grade girls' traveling team competed successfully in tournaments over the past two weekends.
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Swim club competes in Ladysmith
The Rhinelander Swim Club traveled to Ladysmith last weekend for the Flambeau Area Swim Team (FAST) Pentathlon Invitational.
Rhinelander Swim Club begins 2015 season
The Rhinelander Swim Club kicked off its season Nov. 7 at the Lakeland Swim Club Sprints meet.
Rhinelander Special Olympians hit the lanes
After two months of hard work and practice, the members of the School District of Rhinelander's Special Olympics team showed off their bowling skills Oct. 25 in a Special Olympics bowling meet at Dale's Weston Lanes.
Rhinelander's Berrell named student-athlete of the week at Ripon College
Rhinelander native Katie Berrell has been named one of two "Red Hawks of the Week" at Ripon College, a Division III school in southern Wisconsin.
Photo: Packers make stop in Rhinelander
Rhinelander GM presented the Hodag Gridiron Club with a $750 check Tuesday and hosted a special pizza party with Green Bay Packers players Davante Adams and Richard Rodgers.
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RBA hosts girls' tourney
The Rhinelander Basketball Association welcomed 11 seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball teams to the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium Saturday, Oct. 31 for a Great Northwest Basketball League tournament.
Rhinelander bowler takes top spot in youth tournament
Calvin Schneider has been bowling for five years and each year he's seen himself improve, going from an 80 average to now almost a 170 average.
Middle school kickers conclude season
The Rhinelander middle school boys' and girls' soccer teams recently completed their 2015 seasons.
Staying the course
Taylor Wissbroecker admits it was a tough transition going from high school volleyball to college-level volleyball, but now the University of Minnesota-Duluth junior is seeing the rewards that come after years of hard work. (subscriber access)
Photo: Calf mile winner
Rhinelander's Sophie Miljevich (689) runs across a bridge during the Calf Mile race held Sept. 26 in conjuction with Minocqua's Beef-A-Rama festivities.
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