HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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.
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
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RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Oct. 20
Volleyball: Mauston 3, Rhinelander 1
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
Rhinelander put up 20 points in the final 4:31 of regulation and defeated Lakeland 27-14 in the regular season finale at IncredibleBank Field in Minocqua.
Hodag soccer defeated 3-1 by Antigo in regular season finale
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team was defeated 3-1 by Antigo Thursday, Oct. 15 in Mike Webster Stadium for the final regular season home game.
Hapka earns girls’ golf MVP honors
Following a season in which junior Ashlyn Hapka wrote her name into the opening pages of the RHS girls’ golf team record book, she walked away with the team’s top honor.
PHOTO: Scoreboard donation
Members of the Hodag Diamond Club recently gathered to thank Rhinelander GM Auto Group/Rhinelander Toyota for its contributions to a new scoreboard that debuted late this summer at Stafford Field at Hodag Park.
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RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 17
Cross country: RHS boys 2nd/8, girls 2nd/8, GNC Meet
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Oct. 16
Football: Rhinelander 27, Lakeland 14
Playoff berths possibly at stake as Hodags, T-Birds battle for Axe
For the Hodags to sleep well tonight and not worry about if they make the playoff field, they’re going to have to do something they haven’t done since 2021 — beat Lakeland for the Axe.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Oct. 15
Boys' soccer: Antigo 3, Rhinelander 1 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 124, Merrill 42
Hodag soccer falls at Northland Pines 4-1
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team hoped to play spoiler one final time in the Great Northern Conference race on Tuesday, but a short-handed squad couldn’t take down GNC-leading Northland Pines.
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