
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team huddles prior to the start of the second half of a non-conference contest at Shawano Tuesday, Feb. 13. The third-seeded Hodags open up the WIAA Division 2 girls’ tournament at home against Green Bay Southwest this evening. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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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, however, and said he knows his team will be in for a battle no matter how many games it plays in the tournament.