SPORTS
Hodag softball battles spring break as season starts
Monday morning got off to a bit of a quiet start for the Rhinelander High School softball team as the Hodags began preparations for their upcoming season in the Hodag Dome.
Team review: RHS boys’ swimming
The 2024-25 season was another chapter in what has turned into an impressive Hodag dynasty over the last several years. The Hodags now own seven straight Great Northern Conference titles, seven straight WIAA D2 sectional titles and five finishes of third or better at the state meet since 2019.
Youth Sports Roundup
YMCA of the Northwoods gymnasts fare well at state | JV basketball awards | Middle school bowlers wrap up season
PHOTO: Peewee Parade
Rhinelander celebrated the state title won by the Rhinelander Ice Association’s Peewee A hockey team with a parade through downtown Thursday, March 13.
Hodag Hoops holds year-end banquet
One day after its postseason run came to an end in the WIAA regional finals, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team officially put a bow on a memorable, but ultimately bittersweet, 2024-25 season.
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Lamers named Lady Hodags’ most improved
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team handed out six varsity awards with two of the biggest going to a sophomore and a senior. Vivian Lamers took home the team’s most improved player award while Kesley Winter won the toughness award, leading the list of honors handed out by the …
Cronauer earns Hodag Hockey’s Al Baker Award
Timber Cronauer was the recipient of this year’s Alfred O. Baker Outstanding Hockey Player Award. The honor was presented to him last Tuesday as the Hodag hockey team wrapped up its season with a banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
PHOTOS: WBCA Academic All-State
Both the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams honored those who were named Academic All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association during their respective banquets last week.
WIAA to bring NIL issue back to table at annual meeting
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control advanced five Constitutional amendments to the Annual Meeting and approved several of the Conference Realignment Task Force recommendations for football-only and lacrosse conference realignment at its March meeting last Tuesday.
Hodag Peewees capture state title with dramatic OT win over Somerset
Easton Ostrom threw the puck from behind the net toward the front of the crease and it caromed in to lift the Rhinelander Ice Association’s Peewee A hockey team to a 3-2 victory over the Spartans. It capped off a thrilling weekend for the Hodags in which they won three …
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Out of March magic
With its season — and a trip to the WIAA’s Sweet 16 — on the line, the hot and cold offense for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team picked the wrong time to turn cold Monday night.
Mix of old and new faces for Hodag track team
The Hodag track team began preparations for its season on Monday. With more than 100 athletes registered and some changes in the coaching staff, head coach Aaron Kraemer said there is plenty excitement heading into the year.
Hawgs & Dawgs camp draws another strong turnout
Football players from around the Northwoods and the state descended on the Hodag Dome last Saturday for the Hodag Gridiron Club’s fifth annual Hawgs & Dawgs football camp.
Hodag gymnasts award top performers at banquet
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team handed out more awards than it has the past few seasons Sunday during its end-of-season banquet at the YMCA of the Northwoods.
Youth club bowlers compete in D9 singles tournament
A number of bowlers from the Rhinelander Area Youth Bowling Club took part in the WiHSBC District 9 singles tournament held Feb. 28 to March 2 at North Star Lanes in Antigo. Results from the tournament were finally announced by District 9 on Monday.
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