SPORTS
Youth basketball teams prep for state tournament
After months of hard work, the Rhinelander Basketball Association's fifth- and sixth-grade girls' traveling teams have qualified for the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament and will compete this weekend. (subscriber access)
Cook, Hoger win state figure skating title
Grace Hoger and Lauryn Cook, Rhinelander High School students on the Northern Edge figure skating team, won the Wisconsin High School class A figure skating championship on Sunday, March 22.
Local 3-on-3 team wins Crandon tournament
Up North went 3-0 to take first place in the seventh-grade boys division at the 3 -v-3 basketball tournament in Crandon March 14.
Photo: Skaters prep for show
Members of the Rhinelander Figure Skating Club were hard at work Monday, rehearsing for their upcoming performance, "The Wonderful World of Figure Skating."
Hodag Squirts take 4th at state
MINOCQUA - The Rhinelander Ice Association Squirt A team nearly claimed a plaque at the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association Squirt 3A state tournament, but still walked away with a top-four finish.
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RSC swimmers compete at state
Four talented members of the Rhinelander Swim Club athletes qualified for the 2015 12-and-under Wisconsin State Championship swim meet held this past weekend in Waukesha.
TNT Speedway to reopen in 2015
After one year in mothballs, TNT Speedway in Three Lakes will reopen for stock car racing for the 2015 season under new management.
RBA 7th graders conclude season
The Rhinelander Basketball Association seventh-grade boys' team finished its season last weekend with a second-place finish in Athens.
Youth: Hockey roundup
The Northern Aces U-14 girls hockey team swept Superior last Saturday by scores of 3-1 and 4-1.
Youth: Middle school gymnasts cap off perfect season
The James Williams Middle School gymnastics team rounded out an undefeated season by taking first place in a five-team meet Monday at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Sno-Dags wrap up successful first year
Rhinelander Nordic skiing has undergone a kind of renaissance this winter and it's due in large part to the group known as the Sno-Dags.
Racing: Metz scores victories
Tyler Metz, formerly of Rhinelander, recently completed the 2015 USSA race season in Weyauwega with first-place finishes on both his Junior 1 Sprint and F500 sleds.
RHS dance team scores top-10 finishes at nationals
The Rhinelander High School Dance Team completed its season at the Dance Xtreme USA AmeriCup Dance Championships in Minneapolis Feb. 20-22.
Local residents compete in the Birkie
Twenty-six Rhinelander residents were in the Hayward area Saturday to take part in the 42nd annual Swix American Birkebeiner.
Photo: Birkie Fever
Rhinelander native Bryan Cook approaches the finish line of the 42nd annual Swix American Birkebeiner, finishing 14th overall (out of 3,729 skiers) and fifth in his age group in the 51k Birkebeiner Skate in a time of 2:21:47.7.
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