RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Dec. 2
Girls’ basketball: Mosinee 43, Rhinelander 32 | Boys’ hockey: Northland Pines 14, Rhinelander 1 | Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander 119, Shawano/Seymour 51
Hodags dismantle Crandon in opener
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.
Rhinelander Area Food Pantry receives truck donation
The Rhinelander Area Food Pantry (RAFP) was formally presented with a truck that the pantry’s executive director Courtney Smith said is very much appreciated.
Team preview: RHS wrestling
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.
Sports Digest
Rhinelander Youth Wrestling to kick off Dec. 8 | Northland Pines co-op drops girls’ hockey opener
HSF announces two fundraising projects for SDR facilities
The Hodag Schools Foundation last week announced two significant improvement projects within the School District of Rhinelander that it hopes will strengthen student experiences for years to come.
City council OKs Northwood G.C. rate hikes
Golfers will pay more at Rhinelander’s Northwood Golf Club in 2026. Golf course general manager Keith Staron appeared before the Rhinelander city council at its Nov. 24 meeting with his analysis of the rates at the golf course, relative to the rates at nearby courses.
Northwoods School of Dance presents ‘The Nutcracker’ Dec. 5-6 in Rhinelander
Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6, the Northwoods School of Dance along with their nonprofit Dance Northwoods group will perform their interpretation of “The Nutcracker” and other specialty pieces in the John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center at Rhinelander High School. Times for the two shows are Dec. …
More holiday giving to nonprofit businesses in the Rhinelander area
As stated in the previous issue of the Northwoods River News, nonprofit businesses around the area are great places to make donations when residents and visitors alike are thinking about end-of-year and holiday giving.
Holiday bake sale in Rhinelander Dec. 6
Immanuel Lutheran Church women will be hosting their annual holiday bake sale on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 9:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. Featured items will again be specialty cookies, famous homemade Norwegian Lefse and many other ethnic baked items. Coffee and cookies will be served starting at 9 …
Assembly advances school consolidation package
The state Assembly approved this week a package of bills aimed at incentivizing school district consolidation. In deliberations, Republican supporters argued that the measures give districts new tools to address long-term enrollment declines, while Democratic lawmakers criticized the bills as a push to close public schools.
Healthy for the holidays
This holiday season, give yourself and your loved ones the gift of health by staying protected from both the flu and COVID-19. Getting your flu and COVID-19 vaccines not only helps protect you, but also reduces the risk of spreading these viruses to friends, family, and others in your community.
