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Big second half leads Lady Hodags to convincing upset over Assumption
If the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team goes on to do big things over the final two thirds of the season, it can look back to the second half Monday night as the turning point.
Everest piles up goals early in win over Hodags
It took all of 53 seconds for the floodgates to open against the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team on Monday night, and the torrent continued through the first two periods.
Rhinelander fends off Pines, remains unbeaten in GNC
Feck makes seven 3s again as Hodag Hoops wins 60-55
Devon Feck and Mylo Albrecht both scored 24 points, but it was Feck’s Hodags that made more plays down the stretch as Rhinelander defeated Northland Pines 60-55 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lindner takes title at Hodag Scramble
RHS girls ninth, boys 21st in home invite
Cassidy Lindner went 5-0 on the day and topped a 19-wrestler bracket at 126 pounds to capture the title in the large invite hosted at the Hodag Dome. Lindner’s title helped the Hodags place ninth out of 22 teams in the girls’ division. Rhinelander finished 21st of 25 teams on the boys’ side.
Lady Hodags wear down Eagles, win 54-25
The Hodags forced 36 turnovers, held the Eagles to 22% from the field and eventually pulled away to a 54-25 victory in GNC play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Short-handed Hodag swimmers still have plenty to down Tomahawk
Despite having a number of swimmers out of the lineup, the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team still had plenty of depth Thursday as it closed out the dual meet portion of the Great Northern Conference schedule.
Feck’s career-high 25 leads Hodag Hoops past Warriors 61-38
A Hodag team that struggled to find its stroke in games the previous week looked like its old self again on Tuesday night. Devon Feck scored a career-high 25 points and the Hodags were 46% from the floor in a 61-38 victory over Wausau West in non-conference play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag gymnasts open season with best score since 2012
The Hodags came out of the gates strong at home Saturday, Dec. 13, posting a score of 125.65 points as they took third in the Snowflake Invitational at the YMCA of the Northwoods.
RHS swimmers down Lakeland, finish second at Hodag Relays
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team continued the busy first half of its season with two meets over the course of four days. After taking second at its home relay meet on Saturday, Dec. 13, Rhinelander returned to GNC play on Tuesday where it took care of a short-handed Lakeland squad 136-16 in Minocqua.
Lady Hodags fall to No. 9 SPASH on the road
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team couldn’t keep up with one of the state’s best Division 1 programs on Tuesday night, falling to Stevens Point 61-32 in a non-conference matchup in Stevens Point.