HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Gillingham, Barr finish mid-pack at state
Junior Dean Gillingham and senior Avrom Barr both had mid-pack finishes, taking 57th and 70th, respectively out of the field of 152 runners in the Division 2 boys’ race at the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids.
Barr, Myers named fastest Hodag harriers again
For the second straight year, seniors Avrom Barr and Macy Myers were honored as the fastest harriers on the Rhinelander High School cross country team during the team’s banquet Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the RHS commons.
Aschenbrenner, Currie voted Hodag girls’ tennis MVPs
Seniors Sam Aschenbrenner and Addy Currie shared the team’s most valuable player award, which was presented during the Hodags’ season-ending banquet in the RHS commons. That headlined the list of awards, the majority of which were voted on by the team.
Sports Digest
WIAA approves spring sport changes at October meeting | RHS alum Gaber sets swimming school record at St. Ambrose | Retzlaff returning to Viking Motorsports in 2027
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 31
Cross country: Rhnelander at WIAA D2 state
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Barr, Gillingham prepping for WIAA state cross country meet
Rhinelander's Avrom Barr and Dean Gillingham are in it together as they prepare for the D2 state boys’ race Saturday afternoon at the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids.
All-GNC roundup: 43 Hodags earn all-conference honors
The Great Northern Conference unveiled its 2026 all-conference teams for the fall sports season on Monday, with 43 Rhinelander High School student-athletes making the list.
Wiczek wins Hodag football’s Mathisson Award
Senior Rowan Wiczek took home the Rhinelander High School football team’s top honor Sunday, being named this year’s Maurice “Moose” Mathisson Award winner as the team’s most outstanding player.
Hodag volleyball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team handed out awards from the 2026 season during a banquet Sunday evening in the RHS commons.
Fox Valley Lutheran racks up 590 yards of offense in 54-14 playoff win over RHS
The Rhinelander High School football team could not slow down Braden Heiges and the high-flying Fox Valley Lutheran offense Friday night in the first round of the WIAA playoffs.
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Hodag girls’ swim team wins 4 events, secures eighth consecutive GNC title
With at least one top three finish in every event at the Great Northern Conference meet at the Lakeland Union High School pool on Friday, the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team took first place in the GNC for the eighth consecutive year.
Cross country: Gillingham, Barr advance to state
Home-course advantage didn’t play out as the Rhinelander High School cross country team would have hoped Friday as it hosted a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Northwood Golf Club.
Merrill holds off Hodags in soccer tourney opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team had plenty of chances in its WIAA playoff opener, but needed to convert on one or two more of them to extend its season.
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Oct. 22
Football: Fox Valley Lutheran 54, Rhinelander 14 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/8, GNC Meet | Cross country: RHS boys 3rd/16, girls 5th/15, WIAA Sectionals
Hodag football energized for playoff opener against explosive Foxes
It’s no stretch to say the final 9 1/2 minutes of football last Friday night changed a lot regarding the narrative of the 2026 season for the Rhinelander High School football team.
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