SPORTS
Hodag soccer drops close one with Merrill
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team found itself in a one-goal game against Merrill for the second time this season on Thursday, Oct. 8 but, this time, couldn’t conjure up with the late magic to steal a victory. Nathaniel Clutter’s 18th-minute strike proved to be the difference as Merrill …
RHS girls’ tennis takes 5th at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team’s entire singles flight competed at the WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament at the Lakeland Union High School tennis courts in Minocqua on Oct. 7. They took fifth out of 17 teams.
Youth Sports Roundup
October racing at Hodag BMX | JV football wins big over Merrill | Middle school cross country
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 10
Volleyball: Rhinelander 0-3, GNC tournament | Cross country: RHS boys 2nd/10, girls 2nd/10, Tomahawk Invite
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Oct. 9
Football: Wausau East 25, Rhinelander 21
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Singles sweep into sectional for Hodag tennis
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team started WIAA postseason play on a strong note at home on Monday, going 8-3 in its matches and tying for second in a Division 1 subsectional tournament conducted at the RHS tennis courts and the Hodag Dome.
Merrill blows out Hodag football 37-0
Nothing seemed to go right for Rhinelander Saturday, Oct. 3 in the Bluejays’ homecoming contest. Merrill led wire-to-wire, stymied the Hodags’ offense and parlayed short fields into easy scores in a 37-0 decision over the Hodags at Jay Stadium.
Hodag harriers sweep titles at Pines Invite
The Rhinelander High School cross country team stayed close to home Tuesday and returned with some hardware, sweeping the boys and girls’ titles at the Northland Pines Invite in Eagle River.
RHS soccer escapes Medford with win
In almost an exact replica of the Sept. 10 meeting — which the Hodags won 2-1 — the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team narrowly escaped a comeback by Medford at Raider Field in Medford on Oct. 6. They walked away victorious, but gave up three goals in the final …
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Hodag volleyball drops final GNC game to Medford
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team dropped three straight sets to fall to Medford in the final Great Northern Conference game of the regular season on Oct. 6 in Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Golf: Hapka takes 40th at sectionals
Rhinelander High School junior Ashlyn Hapka shot 111 on Tuesday and placed 40th in a field of 47 girls during her maiden trip to WIAA sectionals at Thornberry Creek.
Hodag swimmers finish 5th in Fondy
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team completed one of its longest weeks of the season with a fifth-place finish in the 12-team Fond du Lac Invite Saturday, Oct. 3.
Sports digest
WIAA state boys’ golf tournament heading to Geneva National in 2027 | Retzlaff finishes 19th at Vegas
RHS Sports recap: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 5th/17, WIAA Sectionals
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