SPORTS
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 73, Laona/Wabeno 39 | Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 53, Wausau East 17
Hodag Hoops fends off Lakeland, maintains GNC lead
Devon Feck scored a game-high 21 points and was a perfect 13 for 13 from the foul line as Rhinelander held off Lakeland 62-57 in Minocqua. The win kept the Hodags (14-5, 8-2 Great Northern) tied for first in the conference race with Medford, with two games remaining.
Hodag wrestlers advance four from regionals
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team started postseason play over the weekend and moved four of its wrestlers one step closer to competing at the Kohl Center in Madison later this month.
Hodag hockey competitive in final regular season games
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team snapped a 10-game losing streak on Thursday and came a whisker away from finishing the regular season Saturday with a two-game winning streak.
Hodag gymnasts crack 120 points in Ashland
The Hodags posted a team score of 120.55 points and finished sixth in the eight-team field. That marked the first time Rhinelander has finished in the 120s since Jan. 19, 2019 at the Rice Lake Invitational, and the team’s best score since posting a total of 121.9 points at WIAA …
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Lady Hodags run into Lakeland buzzsaw
Lakeland held Rhinelander without a field goal in the first half and the ninth-ranked T-Birds stormed away to a 70-15 victory in Minocqua.
PHOTO: On the podium
Rhinelander’s Soren Dumar, center, stands between Hartford’s Mason Weimer, left, and Aquinas co-op’s Bodie Callaway, right, on the podium for the boardercross competition at the WIARA State Championships in La Crosse Saturday, Feb. 15.
Sports Digest
Eagles regular season finale canceled | Soccer referee course to be held in Hodag Dome March 9
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 15
Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/11, WIAA D2 sectionals | Boys’ hockey: Medford 4, Rhinelander 3, 2OT | Wrestling: RHS boys 11th/13, WIAA Regionals | Gymnastics: RHS 6th/8, Ashland Invite | Snowboarding: RHS/NPHS boys 6th/10, WIARA State Meet
RHS sports recap: Friday, Feb. 14
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 62, Lakeland 57 | Girls’ basketball: Lakeland 70, Rhinelander 15 | Wrestling: RHS girls 9th/22, WIAA regionals
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Hodag Hoops puts clamps on Shawano in home win
The Hodags forced 21 turnovers and limited Shawano to 31 shots attempts as they beat the Hawks 49-34 in a non-conference contest at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Feb. 13
Boys’ hockey: Rhinelander 4, Chequamegon/Phillips 1
Shawano pulls away from offensively-challenged Lady Hodags
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team had no answers for Shawano’s trapping half-court zone on Tuesday night and, ultimately, not enough firepower to keep up with the Hawks.
Hodag swimmers set to face tight battle at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team has its sights set on another WIAA state title next Friday night in Waukesha. First thing’s first, however, the Hodags are seeking their seventh straight sectional title — which may be easier said than done.
Mosinee edges RHS gymnasts in GNC dual
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team put up a solid total on Tuesday but it wasn’t enough to take down a Mosinee team that delivered its best performance of the year.
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