SPORTS
Hodags gearing up for WAHA State Peewee 3A Championships
Eight of the best Peewee 3A teams in Wisconsin will descend on the Rhinelander Ice Arena this weekend, each with the same goal in mind. They'll be chasing this year's Wisconsin Amateur Hocky Association state championship.
Photo: High roller
Tommy Strauss had a record-setting day March 1 during Junior Bowling League play at Hodag Lanes in Rhinelander.
Photos: Youth girls' hockey
The Rhinelander Ice Association U14 girls' hockey team held a tournament March 1 and 2 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Photos: Youth wrestling
The Rhinelander Wrestling Club held its annual youth wrestling tournament Sunday at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
McEldowney finishes on top of River News Pigskin Pick'em Board
The five-month professional football season is a long one and for the participants of this year's Pigskin Pick'em Football Board, it proved to be an up and down affair.
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Photos: NVSRS at Boom Lake
the Northern Vintage Snowmobile Race Series held its final ice oval race of the season Saturday on Boom Lake near Hodag Park in Rhinelander.
Cold weather doesn't stop Northwoods curlers
When John Nickoloau scheduled his annual curling tournament for March 1, he didn't envision Saturday's frigid conditions with a daytime high of five degrees. Despite the cold, Nickoloau and his fellow curlers took to the ice outside of Johnny Nick's Bar and Pizza in Sugar Camp for full day's worth …
Youth Roundup: Hodag skaters in Milwaukee
A group of skaters from the Rhinelander Figure Skating Club competed Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee.
Youth Roundup: JWMS powerlifters compete in Phillips
Eight James Williams Middle School student-athletes traveled to Phillips Saturday, Feb. 15 to compete in the Northern State Open powerlifting meet.
Youth Roundup: JWMS gymnasts end season on high note
The James Williams Middle School gymnastics team ended its 2014 season by posting its best score of the year in a triangular meet win over Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk and Antigo Monday at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Rhinelander hosts squirt tourney
Fourteen squirt-level hockey teams took part in an invitational tournament Feb. 21-23 at the Rhinelander Ice Arena. The Rhinelander Ice Association's Squirt B team took third place in the green division, defeating Beaver Dam 3-2 in a shootout Sunday afternoon.
Photos: Hodags at the Bradley Center
It was a full day of basketball Feb. 22 as the Rhinelander and D.C. Everest basketball programs took the court at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Saying goodbye to the champs
When Dick Marks passed away Feb. 12 a final connection to one of Rhinelander's proudest athletic achievements died with him. Marks was the last surviving member of the 1939 Wisconsin state championship basketball team, the only Hodag squad to reach the mountaintop. (Subscriber access)
RHS dance team competes at nationals
The Rhinelander High School Dance Team competed at DX AmeriCup in Minneapolis Feb. 21-23. The Hodags placed third in Hip Hop and sixth in Pom, competing in the varsity small school division.
Shoutouts & Callouts
I'll be darned if the Daytona 500 didn't move me to tears again. Meanwhile Hodag nation had invaded the Bradley Center and the experience was better than I could have imagined. (subscriber access)
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