
Rhinelander’s Ellyse Younker competes in the 100-yard butterfly during a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Menomonie Saturday, Nov. 9. Younker is looking for a top-six finish and a spot on the podium at tonight’s state meet in Waukesha after placing seventh in the event last year. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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Hodags swimmers to face strong challengers in state title defense
The battle for the WIAA Division 2 girls’ swimming state championship appears to be a three-horse race going into tonight’s state meet in Waukesha — and the defending champion Rhinelander Hodags may need to go to the whip entering the final furlong.