SPORTS
Youth Sports Roundup
Rhinelander Wrestling Club hosts youth tournament | Middle School Nordic skiers compete at state meet | JV girls' basketball awards
Big numbers, warm weather have Hodag track eager for season
Excitement is high for the Hodag track team, which has seen its numbers continue to boom over the last few years. Coach Aaron Kraemer said more than 110 athletes have registered for the team and more than 90 of them were on hand for Monday’s opening practice.
RIA Peewee teams gearing up for state tourneys
The Rhinelander Ice Association will see both of its Peewee hockey teams in action this weekend at Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association state tournaments.
Team review: RHS boys’ swimming
After securing its third consecutive top-three finish in the WIAA Division 2 state championships, no one should be doubting the Rhinelander Hodags’ place as one of the top small school boys’ swim programs in the state.
Rice Lake outmuscles Hodag Hoops in regional semifinals
JT Schradle scored 23 points and the Warriors pulled away in the second half, defeating Rhinelander 57-45 in a Division 2 regional semifinal game on Friday night.
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Smith makes state gymnastics field as alternate
Rhinelander freshman Alexis Smith left last Friday night’s WIAA Division 2 sectional gymnastics meet in Antigo disappointed that she narrowly missed automatically qualifying for the state meet on vault, but optimistic that a spot in tomorrow’s competition in Wisconsin Rapids might open up for her.
Hodags’ Pearson wins D9 singles tourney
With the benefit of some home cooking, the Hodags took four of the six flights, had seven bowlers place in the money and took home $1,865 worth of scholarships during the three-day event held Feb. 23-25 at Nick’s Hodag Lanes.
Number of Hodag swimmers compete at Senior State meet
Twelve members of this past season’s Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams were in Brown Deer this past weekend for the Wisconsin Senior State Championship in Brown Deer.
Youth Sports Roundup
RFSC represented at Badger State Games | JWMS girls' hoops | Youth basketball
Hodag Hoops handles Hayward in WIAA tourney opener
Devon Feck scored 16 points, Will Gretzinger added 15 and the Hodags blitzed Hayward in the first half on their way to a comfortable 65-40 win in a Division 2 regional final game Tuesday at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
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RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Feb. 27
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 65, Hayward 40
All fouled up: Foul trouble, Trojans knock Lady Hodags out of playoffs
Aubryn Clark got in deep foul trouble early, Green Bay Southwest built a big lead and then coasted to a 61-35 upset in the WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
All-GNC: RHS basketball teams each earn 5 honorees
Following successful regular seasons, both the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were well-represented on the All-Great Northern Conference squads.
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
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