Members of the Rhinelander High School football team, including Owen Ives (1) and Calvin Welch (78) walk off the field after the Hodags lost to Antigo 24-0 in the 89th playing of the Bell Game at Mike Webster Stadium Friday, Sept. 15. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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Bell Game blues
Antigo bullies Hodags, wins rivalry game 24-0
In the eyes of the Rhinelander faithful, the 89th Bell Game was not supposed to go like this — not with the momentum the Hodag football team had built in a 4-0 start and not against an Antigo team that was dominated by Hayward two weeks earlier.
