HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag Hoops overcomes outside struggles to down Antigo
Abe Gretzinger scored a game-high 20 points while Evan Shoeder added 13 points and 14 rebounds as the Hodags defeated Antigo 62-42 in Great Northern Conference play Friday night at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers cruise past Medford in GNC play
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team made short work of Medford Thursday, Dec. 11, sweeping the top two spots in all 11 events as they defeated the Raiders 136-19 in Medford.
Lady Hodags pull away to down Antigo, snap skid
The Hodags bounced back Friday night and regained a bit of their stride as they steadily pulled away from Antigo en route to a 68-29 win at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag wrestlers fall to Merrill in GNC dual
The Rhinelander High School boys’ wrestling team won the first match of the night against Merrill, but not much else went the Hodags’ way in a 69-12 loss to the Bluejays in Great Northern Conference dual meet play Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Four-goal third not enough for Hodag hockey at Chequamegon
Despite scoring four times in the third period, the Hodags came up short in a 7-6 loss to Chequamegon/Phillips in a non-conference contest in Park Falls.
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RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Dec. 13
Boys’ swim: Rhinelander 2nd/6, Hodag Relays | Gymnastics: Rhinelander 3rd/7, Snowflake Invite | Wrestling: RHS boys 18th/21, girls N/A, Rebel Invite
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Dec. 12
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 62, Antigo 42 | Girls’ basketball: Rhinelander 68, Antigo 29
Comeback bids not enough for Hodags against Waupaca, Oshkosh
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team responded with fight following back-to-back blowout losses to Northland Pines and Tomahawk — two of the top teams in the Northwoods.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Dec. 11
Boys’ swim: Rhinelander 136, Medford 19 | Boys’ wrestling: Merrill 69, Rhinelander 12 | Boys’ hockey: Chequamegon/Phillips 7, Rhinelander 6
Team Preview: RHS Gymnastics
The Hodags showed promise two years ago with a good freshman class. Numbers improved last season, and scores did too, as the Hodags posted their best performances in eight years and were runners up in the GNC Small Division. All of that sets the stage for what the team hopes …
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Flummoxed by zone, Hodag Hoops falls at Wittenberg
The Hodags struggled on the offensive end of the floor, shooting just 24% while committing 19 turnovers, in a 49-33 loss to Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a non-conference boys’ basketball contest Tuesday in Wittenberg.
Hodag football team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School football team reflected on its 2025 season Sunday as it held its awards banquet at the high school’s John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center.
RHS boys’ wresters take 15th in opener at Antigo
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team had four wrestlers make the top flight in their weight classes as it came home 15th Saturday, Dec. 6 in the 18-team John Roberts Invite in Antigo.
Pines girls’ hockey co-op drops second game of the season
One period made all the difference in the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op’s 5-1 loss to the Cap City (Sun Prairie West co-op) Cougars on Friday, Dec. 5 in Rhinelander.
Rhinelander alum Fugle earns all-conference honors at Olivet Nazarene
Joe Fugle, a senior on the Olivet Nazarene University football team and member of the Rhinelander High School Class of 2022, recently earned second-team All-Midwest League honors at linebacker for the 2025 football season.
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