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Hodags dismantle Crandon in opener
Feck leads four in double figures as RHS wins 83-25
Judging from the way it performed in its season opener Tuesday, Nov. 25, if the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team isn’t where it wants to be yet, that’s an ominous sign for the competition.
Team preview: RHS wrestling
Hodag grapplers looking to build this year
Numbers are up in the wrestling room for the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams. The Hodag coaching staff hopes that will yield more success this year when it comes to Great Northern Conference play.
Hodag swimmers post solid times in Everest pentathlon
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team got its first taste of competition for the season Nov. 25 as it took part in the D.C. Everest Pentathlon.
Hodag hockey drops opener at Shawano
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team fell behind early and couldn’t recover on Nov. 25 as it dropped its season opener 7-2 to the Shawano/Bonduel Hawks at the Crawford Center in Shawano.
Team preview: RHS boys’ swimming
Young Hodag squad ready to prove itself, keep swim dynasty going
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team has not needed to rebuild much over the past seven years as it has excelled at the Great Northern Conference, sectional and state levels. With nary a senior on the team, this might be as close to a rebuilding year as the Hodags have had in some time, but coach Jenny Heck said her young squad is eager to make a name for itself.
Captains Gruett, Houg honored at Hodag girls’ swim banquet
While there were many awards and accolades the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team earned during the course of another successful season, the squad handed out only two awards on Monday at its season-ending awards banquet.
Team review: RHS football
In up and down year, Hodags find way back to playoffs
The Rhinelander High School football team had three wins for the second year in a row but, what this year’s squad had that last year’s didn’t, was a trip back to the WIAA playoffs.
Lady Hodags trounce Crandon in opener
Clark sisters combine for 44 points in 74-15 rout
Aubryn Clark had 25 points, Teagan Clark added 19 and the Hodags raced by Crandon 74-15 in non-conference play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team preview: RHS boys’ basketball
Hodag Hoops has pieces in place for another run
Ask Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball coach Derek Lemmens about his team’s chances and he’ll tell you the same thing he’s said the last two seasons. His Hodags have the talent to do great things. It’s just a matter of how quickly the team gels on the court and realizes its potential.
Team preview: RHS hockey
Hodags striving to be more competitive this season
With three-plus decades on the bench for the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team, coach M.J. Laggis is not mincing words about how difficult last year’s 3-22-0 campaign was and how desperately his team wants to return to playing a stronger brand of hockey.