Rhinelander’s Iain Rumney completes a lap during the WNSL State Distance Championship classic race at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead in Cable Sunday, Feb. 9. Rumney finished 42nd in Sunday’s race and 52nd overall in the distance championships. (Brett LaBore/Lakeland Times)
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Hodag Nordic battles attrition at WNSL state meet
A number of skiers were forced to miss one day, or the entire two-day event all together, due to illness. The Hodags were hindered in the team standings as a result. The Hodag boys were the last of 12 qualifying teams in the event while the Hodag girls were knocked down to two skiers for Sunday’s finale and were unable to register a team score.
