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PHOTO: Evelo honored by Ski For Light
While Mother Nature didn’t fully cooperate with the 49th annual Ski For Light, the organization honored the man who was instrumental in bringing the event for visually impaired skiers to Rhinelander for the first time in its half-century history.
Sports Digest
Registration open for Hodag Soccer Club competitive teams | Rhinelander’s Retzlaff scores second straight top-5 Xfinity finish
A return to the summit
Will Gretzinger scored 17 points in the second half and the Hodags held the Raiders to 33% shooting in a 50-45 victory at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 23
Girls’ basketball: Green Bay Southwest 61, Rhinelander 35 | Gymnastics: Rhinelander 6th/8, WIAA D2 Sectionals
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 22
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 50, Medford 45 (RHS clinches share of GNC title)
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RHS gymnasts look for momentum at sectionals
The Hodags will take part in a WIAA Division 2 sectional in Antigo this evening and, while qualifying as a team for next weekend’s state meet in Wisconsin Rapids is a deep long shot, sending an individual or two to state for the first time since 2021 is not out …
Hodag boys’ skiers take 4th in D2 at state
The Hodag boys placed fourth in Division 2 and 14th overall in the WIARA Ski and Snowboard Championships at Mt. La Crosse. The Hodags girls were last in both the D2 field and overall.
Superior scores 10 times to eliminate Pines co-op
Playing top-seeded Superior proved to be a challenge for the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op on Tuesday in a sectional semifinal.
Youth Sports Roundup
Squirt Bs take 2nd | Middle School Wrestling | JV Girls' Hoops
PHOTOS: RHS powerlifters compete at home
The Rhinelander High School powerlifting club hosted the Hodag Classic Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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Lady Hodags face tough road as WIAA playoffs commence
Given that the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team is the higher seed and the home team, most would consider the Hodags the favorite against sixth-seeded Green Bay Southwest as the WIAA tournament commences at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. Hodag coach Ryan Clark doesn’t necessarily see it that way, …
RHS sports recap: Monday, Feb. 19
Skiing: RHS/NPHS boys’ 4th/9, girls 9th/9, WIARA State Meet
Kurtz denied again, RHS wrestlers stopped at sectionals
Rhinelander High School senior Owen Kurtz was pinned by Hayward’s Bradey Gottwald in the third period for the third and final state qualifying spot in the 215-pound weight class in the Division 2 sectional meet, marking the end of Kurtz’s Hodag career.
Lady Hodags drop regular season finale
A nearly 10-minute scoring drought to start the second half was the difference as the Hodags fell to Mosinee 53-47 in at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS gymnasts post season high at GNC meet
Balance beam set the tone for a strong performance Saturday for the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team. The Hodags posted a season high in that event, and parlayed the performance into a season-high overall score, as they totaled 113.3 points in a third-place finish in the Great Northern Conference Small …
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