Hodag girls’ soccer beats Northland Pines
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team jumped out to an early lead and maintained the advantage over Northland Pines, defeating the Eagles 3-0 Tuesday at Northland Pines High School.
Just a dab won’t do ya
Angie Timm samples the irresistable Fun Factory gelato of (rear, l-r) Susan Appell and Christina Johnson during the YMCA of the Northwoods Taste of the Northwoods gala at The Pines last Friday, May 1. The event featured a palate-pleasing array of locally crafted delights to savor, along with auctions, raffles, …
Hodag track squad opts to rest some top athletes at Lakeland
The Hodag girls took third overall while the Hodag boys came in fourth on a chilly afternoon at IncredibleBank Field. While the cold conditions played some role in the Hodags entering the day with an altered lineup, part of it was also by design in the midst of four straight …
Hodag tennis gets help in GNC title race, goes 1-2 in non-conference matches
While the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team was busy playing some tough competition Monday and Tuesday, it got a bit of good news in its quest for a record-setting 12th consecutive Great Northern Conference title.
River Monsters set for Year 4 of Dairyland play
Last year the Rhinelander River Monsters adult baseball team needed some last-inning heroics to make the playoffs and made some noise once they got there, upsetting the top seed in their bracket, Holmen, in the Wisconsin Baseball Association regionals.
Early and late scoring enough to keep No. 2 Hodag baseball undefeated
The Rhinelander High School baseball team continued its undefeated season with a pair of road wins early this week. The first came over non-conference Wausau East at Wausau East High School on Monday by a score of 9-2. On Tuesday, GNC opponent Antigo fell to the Hodags 4-1 at Kretz …
Rhinelander’s free city-wide clean-up coming May 15-16
Bring your used to be loved, but are no longer needed items to the Rhinelander City Shop on May 15 and 16, and the city will dispose of them for free. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 15 and 7 a.m. to noon …
Pelican board makes enhanced wake boat ordinance official, opens road project bids
A round of applause from a near-roomful of residents rewarded the Pelican town board at its meeting on May 4. There, the board completed what it had begun at its Feb. 9 meeting, when it had agreed to take the first step toward enacting an ordinance to prevent enhanced wake …
Hodag golfers take 4th in GNC match following slow start at Bass Lake
The Rhinelander High School boys’ golf team found itself in a bit of a hole in the Great Northern Conference race following Tuesday’s third round of the conference tournament at Bass Lake Golf Club in Deerbrook.
RHS softball falls to Antigo
The Rhinelander High School softball team was defeated by Antigo 10-0 at Al Remington Ball Field on May 5.
PHOTO: All-State Swimmers
Three of the 10 members of the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ swim team who earned Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (WISCA) All-State honors in the 2025-26 season attended the WISCA banquet in Hartford Sunday, May 3.
Sports digest
Retzlaff scores top five at Texas
Middle school state bowling: Dellenbach 8th, Preuss 22nd in Division A
Two members of the Rhinelander Area Youth Bowling Club took part in the Bowling Center Association of Wisconsin middle school state tournament Saturday, May 2 in Ashwaubenon.
Sno Fleas - Trail Riders’ annual chicken dinner fundraiser coming up May 9
Lake Tom Sno Fleas – Trail Riders will host their annual chicken dinner fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at Shamrock Pub‑n‑Eatery, 7235 Bradley Street, Lake Tomahawk.
Youth Sports Roundup
JWMS track sweeps home invite | Middle school soccer |
Oneida County advances moratorium on data centers
Though there are no proposals currently on the table to build a data center in Oneida County, local officials are moving proactively to get ahead of the contentious issue, voting last week to begin the process of enacting a one-year moratorium on such developments.
Town utility policy ordinance formally enacted at Newbold town meeting
It was smooth sailing for town ordinance Chapter 19 Town Utility Permit Policy at the public hearing and regular meeting of the Newbold town board on April 30. With attendees making no comments at the public hearing, held at the Newbold Community Center, Chapter 19 was formally enacted by the …
The goodest boy in Rhinelander gets a well-earned retirement
Two days after sniffing out a drug find in an area school system, his last of some 350 deployments in eight years of service, K-9 Odin and his partner, Rhinelander Police Captain Chad Brown, came to Rhinelander City Hall Friday morning, May 1.
Convicted sex offender released to Rhinelander
A sex offender convicted of possession of child pornography was released from prison last Tuesday, May 5, and will reside in Rhinelander, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office announced that day.
