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Rhinelander’s Hart Hokens defends Wausau East’s Gio Gomez during the first half of a non-conference boys’ soccer game at Mike Webster Stadium Thursday, Aug. 24. Contact between the two on the play resulted in a penalty kick goal for the Lumberjacks, who defeated the Hodags 2-0. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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RHS soccer blanked by East in home opener
A couple of first-half defensive breakdowns were too much for the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team to overcome as it fell to Wausau East 2-0 in a non-conference contest Thursday night at Mike Webster Stadium.