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Hodag track sweeps regional titles
30 entries advance to sectionals
Both the Hodag boys’ and girls’ teams claimed regional titles on a late Tuesday night in Medford. The Hodag girls won eight events, while the Hodag boys claimed five. Each team recorded 15 top-four finishes, which included a ticket to this afternoon’s sectional round in Rice Lake.
Rough patches catch out Hodags at golf regionals
The Hodags shot 342 and missed advancing as a team by 20 strokes as they took seventh in a nine-team regional.
River Monsters can’t keep up with Rapids in doubleheader sweep
The Rhinelander River Monsters for the most part had the pitching to keep up with one of the Dairyland League’s top teams in Wisconsin Rapids in a doubleheader Saturday, May 23. The defense and offense weren’t able to match Rapids’ collection of young talent as the Monsters were swept at Stafford Field.
Hodag baseball suffers hiccup in GNC finale
The Rhinelander High School baseball team already had the Great Northern Conference championship trophy in its possession, and had locked up the top seed for the upcoming WIAA tournament, however the Hodags ended the conference season on a sour note Thursday, May 21.
Hodag track closes out regular season, looks ahead to regionals
The Rhinelander High School track team closed out the regular season Thursday, May 21 at the Dale Peterson Invite in Antigo. Despite resting the vast majority of athletes who were part of last week’s Great Northern Conference championship efforts, both the Hodag boys and girls fared well, taking third in the nine-team meet.
Going the distance: Hodag boys fend off Lakeland, defend GNC track title
Eight wins buoyed the Hodags as Rhinelander edged Lakeland by 15 points to repeat as conference champions Tuesday night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Tour de force: Hodag girls claim 9 events in GNC repeat
Myers, Bergman break own conference records
The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team was the overwhelming favorite to defend its Great Northern Conference title and showed why on Tuesday, in a dominating effort at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag golfers take fifth in GNC finale
The Rhinelander High School boys’ golf team locked up third place in the final Great Northern Conference standings Monday as it took fifth in the conference finale at Indianhead Golf Course in Mosinee.
Monsters walk off Rangers in dreary home opener
Caden Palubicki smacked a two-out single to right in the ninth inning, plating two runs as the Monsters rallied to defeat the Merrill Rangers 6-5 in Dairyland League play at Stafford Field.
RHS tennis wins twice in home invite
GNC title to be decided Thursday
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team completed its final non-conference tune-up this past weekend at the RHS tennis courts prior to Thursday’s attempt at a historic Great Northern Conference 12-peat.