HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Back on top: Hodag girls win GNC tennis tourney, clinch first title since 2022
After a few down years by its standards, the Great Northern Conference girls’ tennis trophy has returned to Rhinelander. The Hodags claimed their first conference title since 2022, clinching it with a first-place finish at the GNC tournament Thursday, Oct. 1 in Wausau.
Hodag swimmers dominate Ladysmith
The Hodags won all 11 events, scoring maximum points in eight of them, as they defeated the Tridents 135-24 at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Cross country: Hodag girls 3rd, boys 6th in Athens
The Rhinelander High School cross country team was the top Great Northern Conference squad in the field Thursday, Oct. 1 as it came home third in the girls’ division and sixth in the boys’ division of the 13-team Athens Invite at Erbach Park.
RHS volleyball swept by Pines
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team was swept by Northland Pines Thursday, Oct. 1 in Eagle River. The Eagles bested the Hodags 25-19, 25-14, 25-10 in their final GNC home game of the season.
Hapka advances to girls’ golf sectionals
Rhinelander junior Ashlyn Hapka made a bit of history with a back-nine charge on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
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Hodag boys’ soccer ties Mosinee again, falls in PK shootout
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team played to its second consecutive draw after it went scoreless with Mosinee Thursday, Oct. 1. at the Edgewood Park Complex in Mosinee. Rhinelander lost the penalty kick shootout 2-1 to the Indians.
RHS Sports recap: Monday, Oct. 5
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander T2nd/9, WIAA Subsectionals
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 3
Football: Merrill 37, Rhinelander 0 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 5th/12, Fond du Lac Invite
Hodags prep for rare Saturday matinee in Merrill’s homecoming
The Rhinelander High School football team had an extra day to reflect this week after letting last Friday’s home contest against Tomahawk slip away in a mistake-filled effort. The Hodags are hoping the additional time to refocus is just what the doctor ordered as they prepare to travel to Merrill …
RHS Sports recap: Thrusday, Oct. 1
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 1st/9, GNC Meet | Boys’ soccer: Mosinee 0 (2), Rhinelander 0 (1) | Volleyball: Northland Pines 3, Rhinelander 0 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 135, Ladysmith 24 | Cross country: RHS girls 3rd/9, boys 6th/9, Athens Invite
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Hodag soccer plays GNC spoiler, forces Lakeland to PKs
The upstart Hodags got a third-minute goal from Jaime Nieto Bergo and held on from there as it played Lakeland to a 1-1 draw at Mike Webster Stadium.
Volleyball grows in Phillips, faces top-ranked Mosinee at home
After traveling to Phillips on Sept. 26, the Rhinelander High School volleyball team hosted Mosinee in Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium Tuesday. The Hodags (11-19, 1-4 GNC) went 2-3 during non-conference play in Phillips, and fell in straight sets to the top-ranked Mosinee Indians Tuesday. Mosinee flaunts the No. 1 spot …
Youth Sports Roundup
JV gridders win | JV soccer | JV volleyball
RHS Sports recap: Wednesday, Sept. 30
Girls’ golf: Rhinelander 8th/9, WIAA Regionals
Almost to the summit
The Hodags put themselves in a commanding position to win this year’s conference title, downing Lakeland in a battle of GNC unbeatens 5-2 Thursday, Sept. 24 in Minocqua.
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