SPORTS
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Rhinelander was in a class of its own at the GNC championship meet once again, winning all 11 events en route to a 228-point romp over Tomahawk for the team’s seventh straight conference title. It was a performance that’s sure to cement the team’s legacy for some time to come …
WIAA Board approves football playoff matrix
A drastic change in how the WIAA football playoff field is determined, and then seeded, will go into effect this fall.The WIAA Board of Control has approved a plan created by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association to use a new computer-based system to rank and seed the field.
Hodag wrestlers take 5th in GNC tourney, finish 4th overall
The Hodags didn’t have the same success in the conference tournament that they had in the duals. Rhinelander finished fifth on Saturday in Minocqua and took fourth overall in the final conference standings.
Lady Hodags take care of Hatchets on senior night
Senior Makenna Sternitzky, who has battled injury the better part of the last two seasons, got the final bucket to the delight of her teammates and the home crowd as the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team defeated Tomahawk 52-32 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag Alpine takes second in Northern Conference
The Hodag girls, taking advantage of a short-handed Wausau squad, won the Northern Conference finale at Ski Brule while the Hodag boys edged Ashwabay for the runner-up spot.
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Hodag Hoops dominates Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team got back in the win column in a big way Friday night, dominating Tomahawk on the road 81-13 in Tomahawk.
RHS hockey suffers back-to-back losses
A pair of non-conference games less than 24 hours apart yielded nearly identical results for the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team late last week.
Rhinelander gymnasts post season high in Marshfield
Despite being without a handful of its usual starters in the lineup, the Rhinelander High School gymnasts team still managed its highest score of the season on Saturday.
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RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 7
Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/6, GNC Meet | Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 81, Tomahawk 13 | Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 52, Tomahawk 32 | Boys’ hockey: Ashland 4, Rhinelander 0 | Girls’ wrestling: Rhinelander 6th/19, CWWWL Finale at Merrill
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One more for the home fans
On Monday night two Rhinelander seniors got one final curtain call in front of their home fans.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 6
Boys’ hockey: Kingsford, Mich. 4, Rhinelander 0
RHS gymnasts edge Antigo at home
The Hodags came through on their final event of the night to edge Antigo 114.425-112.225 in a Great Northern Conference Small division dual at the YMCA of the Northwoods. The win moved Rhinelander to 1-1 in the GNC Small and marked Rhinelander’s first dual meet win over the Robins in …
Lady Hodags can’t keep up with SPASH
The Panthers pulled away late in the first half and early in the second to defeat the Hodags 54-38 in non-conference play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Offense cools as Hodag Hoops falls to Wausau West
Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball coach Derek Lemmens said Tuesday’s non-conference game at Wausau West would be a good test to see how the Hodags’ offense would fare against a strong defense.
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