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Hodag fastpitch outslugs Lakeland in GNC opener

The Rhinelander High School softball team carried its momentum, and timely hitting, from last weekend’s championship at the Danny Mac Softball Classic into Tuesday’s Great Northern Conference opener.

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Team preview: RHS girls’ soccer

Hodags looking to put pieces together for deep playoff run

Though Rhinelander graduates three all-conference players from last year's squad, and has no seniors on the varsity roster, coach Nathan Bates still said he exudes confidence that this could be the year the Hodags finally put everything together and make a deep playoff run.

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Notebook: Hodag tennis team sweating out late-week forecast

It’s not every year that the Rhinelander High School tennis courts are virtually clear of snow by the time the first practice rolls around for the Hodag boys’ tennis team.

Hodag track competes in Merrill, eyes weekend events

The Rhinelander High School track team took a lighter than normal crew to Merrill on Tuesday, placing fourth in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the five-team Bluejay Indoor Invite.

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Track teams take runner-up at Pines

The Hodag boys’ and girls’ squads — despite limiting or resting a number of key athletes — still finished second in the nine-team Northland Pines Indoor meet in Eagle River.

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Team review: RHS boys’ basketball

Hodag Hoops wins conference, but struggles again in postseason

It was certainly another strong year for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team, even if its ending left the Hodags wanting more out of it.

Team review: RHS girls’ basketball

Lady Hodags found stride late to make tourney push

Rhinelander had young talent, and while it took some time for the pieces to gel, the Hodags showed by the end of the year that they could compete with some of the best teams, and players, in Division 2.

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RHS boys win two events, take fourth in Ashland

The Rhinelander High School boys’ track team was still missing a number of key pieces on Tuesday, but turned in a fourth-place performance in the eight-team Oredocker Large School Invitational in Ashland.

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Hodag girls finish runners-up in Ashland

RHS scores wins in four events, pair of 1-2 finishes

The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team got a number of pieces back in the lineup on Tuesday, and the results showed in the team standings.

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Small track crew opens season at Ripon

RHS boys 5th, girls 11th in 15-team meet

The Rhinelander High School track team was far from full strength for its first competition of the season, but the team had a handful of individual standouts in the Princeton/Green Lake Invite held Friday at Ripon College.

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