SPORTS
Shoutouts & Callouts
The words of John Madden kept ringing though my head during the second half of the Green Bay Packers' NFC North Division-clinching 30-20 victory over the Detroit Lions Sunday. (subscriber access)
Youth reigns supreme at annual RHS alumni basketball tournament
After all of the presents were unwrapped and the commotion surrounding the holiday began to calm down, former Hodag hoops stars from years past gathered at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium with hopes of claiming this year's top spot at the annual alumni basketball tournament.
Former Hodag hoops stars back for glory in 13th annual alumni tournament
Every year, winter break at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium means one thing. Alumni of the Rhinelander High School basketball program, sore knees, bad backs and all, make their way back to town for another shot at basketball glory. (subscriber access)
Youth skiers hit the trails
The Sno-dags, a Nordic ski program for Rhinelander area children in grades 2-5 kicked off Tuesday on the Rhinelander Community Ski Trails in front of Rhinelander High School.
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RBA fifth grade teams compete
The Rhinelander Basketball Association's fifth-grade traveling boys' basketball team took first place Dec. 13 at a tournament in Merrill.
Youth hockey roundup
Scores and more from the past week at the Rhinelander Ice Association
Shoutout & Callouts
A Monday night trip to Lambeau left me with plenty of stories to tell and pardon me for not getting to worked up of Badger coach Gary Andersen exodus to Oregon State. (subscriber access)
RBA girls' teams win tournaments
The Rhinelander Basketball Association's fifth-grade girls' traveling team took first place Dec. 6 in a tournament held in Phillips and the RBA's seventh- and eighth-grade girls' traveling team took first place Dec. 6 in the Athens eighth-grade tournament.
Youth Hockey roundup
Results of last weekend's Rhinelander Ice Association youth hockey games.
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Swim Club competes in pentathlon
The Rhinelander Swim Club (RSC) traveled to Ladysmith on Nov. 15 to compete in a pentathlon meet.
Back where she belongs
On the night of Nov. 16, UW-Platteville freshman and Rhinelander High School alumna Sydnei Smith had dinner with the rest of the Pioneer women's basketball team. The team was celebrating its second win in as many games, but for Smith, the milestone meant a little more. (Subscriber access)
Participation down nationally in youth sports; Local coaches address the concerns
Participation in youth sports is down across the country and a recent poll by ESPN Sports claims a number of factors are contributing to the decrease in membership. (subscriber access)
Youth sports briefs
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the School District of Rhinelander Special Olympics team traveled to Eau Claire to compete in the state sectionals bowling meet.
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