HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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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Hodag harriers second in GNC, eye state berths at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School cross country team ran strong in the Great Northern Conference meet, but not strong enough to come away with a conference title.
RHS swimmers eye GNC eight-peat tonight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team will look to add another bullet point to its impressive résumé over the last decade tonight as it seeks to claim its eighth straight Great Northern Conference title at the conference meet in Minocqua.
RHS volleyball concludes season at Mauston
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team played its final game of the season Tuesday in WIAA Division 2 quarterfinal action at Mauston High School. The Hodags lost 27-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20 to finish the season 11-29 overall.
Youth Sports Roundup
JV Gridders rout Lakeland to end season | JWMS cross country team celebrates season at CAVOC
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Oct. 20
Volleyball: Mauston 3, Rhinelander 1
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