HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
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.
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
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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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