HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
The team that swims together
Tonight will be a the swan song for the six seniors in the Hodag swim program as they compete one final time at the WIAA Division 2 state meet in Waukesha.
Notebook: Lady Hodags ready for the hard road as practice begins
After a trip to the WIAA sectional semifinals, the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team is eager for more as practice for the 2026-27 season gets underway.
Team review: RHS cross country
The Rhinelander High School cross country team certainly had a solid 2026 season. The Hodags were the runners-up in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Great Northern Conference meet and had 11 runners earn all-conference honors.
Sports Digest
Hodags’ Wiczek earns WFCA all-region honors | Retzlaff caps off season with top 5 | Former Rhinelander AD, WIAA exec Shafranski enshrined in WADA Hall of Fame | Northwoods Track Club to host pole vault competition in Hodag Dome Dec. 20
Sectional domination
The Hodags, led by their six seniors, put on a dominant display in a WIAA Division 2 sectional in Rice Lake. Rhinelander won 10 of the 11 swimming events, and advanced 15 entries to the WIAA state meet, en route to its eighth consecutive sectional title.
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Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
After a couple of lean years for the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team, the Hodags took a step in the right direction in 2026.
Team review: RHS volleyball
With a heavy dose of young talent heading into the season, the Rhinelander High School volleyball team was looking to improve on the previous season’s campaign and start to mesh more as a unit.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Nov. 7
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/12, WIAA Sectionals
GNC rivals Rhinelander, Lakeland likely to vie for swim sectional title
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team will be looking to extend its historic run of sectional championships on Saturday. A familiar rival will be trying to stand in its way.
Team Review: RHS girls’ tennis
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team had a goal of winning the Great Northern Conference for the first time since 2022. It’s something that coach Matt Nichols stated right at the onset of the season.
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Team review: RHS girls’ golf
Year No. 2 of the Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team brought with it some steps toward solidifying the team’s long-term future.
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
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