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Hodag grapplers take down Medford in home finale
The Hodags won five on nine contested bouts, and received forfeit victories in three others, as they defeated the Medford Raiders 46-24 in GNC dual meet play.
Hodag Hoops rolls in Raider Hall rout
Devon Feck scored a game-high 23 points, leading four Hodags in double figures, and Rhinelander was an efficient 53% from the field in a 76-57 rout of the Raiders in Medford.
Lady Hodags run out of time in comeback bid at Medford
Aubryn Clark finished with a game-high 23 points, but missed a contested runner with less than 5 seconds remaining as the Hodags fell 53-51 to the Raiders at Raider Hall.
Pacelli pulls away late against Hodag hockey
For the second time this season, the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team saw Stevens Point Pacelli pull away late in a contest as the Cardinals rode to a 9-2 victory Thursday night at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodag gymnasts defeat Antigo, move to 2-0 in GNC Small
Rhinelander’s path toward its first Great Northern Conference Small Division gymnastics championship since the 2017-18 season became a little easier Tuesday night after knocking off one of its long-time rivals.
Lindner named most outstanding wrestler at River Valley tourney
Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner won all four of her matches in convincing fashion Saturday, Jan. 17 and was voted by the coaches as the most outstanding wrestler in the 14-team River Valley Invite.
Hodag boys’ grapplers take eighth at Ithaca/Weston
The Rhinelander High School boys’ wrestling team took nine wrestlers to the southwestern part of the state Saturday, Jan. 17 to compete in the 10-team Ithaca/Weston Invite. The Hodags came home eighth on the day in a field that included a mix of Division 1, 2 and 3 schools.
Mosinee pulls away late to knock off Hodags, extend GNC lead
Mosinee outscored the Hodags 19-6 over the final 5 1/2 minutes and went on to win a battle for first place in the GNC 75-61 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Mosinee pulls away from Lady Hodags in rematch
The second round between Rhinelander and Mosinee played out much like the first, and that spelled bad news for the Hodag girls’ basketball team. The offense went cold in the second half, and the game devolved into a foul fest late as Mosinee defeated Rhinelander 54-39 in Mosinee on Friday night.
Hodag hockey blanked by Lakeland, falls to 0-7 in GNC
The first two-thirds of the season has been full of growing pains and learning moments for a young Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team. There were a lot more of those moments to be had Thursday, Jan. 15 in the final game of the first round of Great Northern Conference play.