SPORTS
Hodag mountain bikers fare well at home
The Rhinelander-Northwoods Composite mountain bike team had a season-high 18 riders take the starting line Sunday in the Hodag Hustle at Tesomas Scout Camp, round 5 of 6 in the 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League season.
Youth Sports Roundup
RBA honors 10,000 Shot Club | JWMS girls score another runner-up finish | Middle school volleyball | Middle school soccer
Sports Digest
RIA to hold Faceoff Banquet Nov. 16 | Stebbeds named head coach of Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op
Cross country: Hodag boys take Pines Invite
Rhinelander placed five runners in the top 20 and edged Lakeland by eight points for the team title in the Northland Pines Invite in Eagle River. Tuesday’s field featured five of the seven GNC schools, with Lakeland and Rhinelander figuring to be the front runners when all of the GNC …
RHS Sports recap: Wednesday, Oct. 9
Girls' tennis: Rhinelander at WIAA sectionals
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RHS Sports recap: Monday, Oct. 7
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander T6th/9, WIAA Division 1 subsections
RHS to face tall task Thursday vs. Raiders
Mathematically, the Rhinelander High School football team still has a chance to make the WIAA playoffs, but it will take a Herculean effort to get there.
Hodag boys claim Medford XC Invite
Depth ruled the afternoon Thursday for the Rhinelander High School boys’ cross country team as it captured its first meet victory of the season. The Hodags placed five runners in the top 12 as it won the five-team Medford Invite around the campus of Medford High School.
Hodag swimmers sweep Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team put on another dominant display Thursday night. The Hodags won all 11 events, sweeping the top two spots in 10 of them, as they rolled to a 135-31 victory over the Tomahawk Hatchets in Tomahawk.
RHS volleyball swept by Medford
The Raiders pulled away in each of the three sets to score a 25-12, 25-13, 25-14 win over the Hodags at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Hodag soccer stunned by Antigo 1-0
Johnny Wissbroecker scored in the fourth minute and that held up as the Red Robins defeated the Hodags 1-0 in Antigo. It marked Antigo’s first win over Rhinelander since prior to 2003, as far back as Wisconsin Valley Conference records are available.
Mosinee too much for Hodags on homecoming
Mosinee’s passing attack overwhelmed the Rhinelander High School football team Friday night, leaving the Hodags’ playoff chances on life support. Treve Stoffel threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another, as the Indians defeated the Hodags 26-6 on homecoming night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag volleyball swept out of playoffs by Merrill
The seventh-seeded Bluejays swept the 10th-seeded Hodags out of the playoffs 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 in Merrill. Rhinelander (12-27) held leads in all three sets, but the Bluejays always had the answer at key moments and the Hodags ran out of time to respond.
RHS sports recap: Friday, Oct. 4
Football: Mosinee 26, Rhinelander 6
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Oct. 3
Boys’ soccer: Antigo 1, Rhinelander 0 | Volleyball: Medford 3, Rhinelander 0 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 135, Tomahawk 31 | Cross Country: RHS boys 1st/5, girls 3rd/4 Medford Invite
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