HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag football shut out in finale
A Hodag squad decimated by injury and unable to step out from the shadow of back-to-back eight-win seasons finished the year with its eighth loss, falling to Lakeland 49-0 in the Northwood Axe Game at IncredibleBank Field.
RHS soccer closes with win, looks forward to postseason
The Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team was able to have a little fun in its regular season finale on Thursday. The stakes get higher this week as the WIAA playoffs commence.
Hodags to finish season against rival T-Birds
The scheduling gods gave Rhinelander a trophy game against a close rival to end the 2022 season and the Hodags will look to retain the Northwoods Axe on the road against Lakeland in Minocqua this evening.
Hodag swimmers cruise in GNC finale
The Rhinelander High School girls' swim team put a bow on another perfect Great Northern Conference regular season on Tuesday.
Hodag harriers look to finish in top half of field at GNC meet
Rhinelander High School cross country coach M.J. Laggis knows where people expect his program to slot in Saturday in the Great Northern Conference meet. He's banking on his team being able to exceed expectations.
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WIAA board approves five spring sport rule changes
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved coach advisory committee rule change recommendations in baseball, softball, and track and field at its Oct. 6 meeting.
Merrill ends Hodags' playoff hopes
For the first time since 2018, the WIAA playoffs will commence without the Rhinelander High School football team.
Volleyball: Hodags take a set from Northland Pines at GNC tourney
For the first time since 2019 the Hodags won a set in conference play, taking the first set from Northland Pines during the second round of the GNC tournament at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag harriers finish mid-pack in Tomahawk Invite
The Rhinelander High School cross country team finished in the middle of the nine-school Tomahawk Hatchet Invitational on Saturday.
Hodag tennis stopped at sectionals
The season came to an end Wednesday for the few members of the Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team who moved beyond the first round of the WIAA tournament.
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Hodag soccer blanks Lakeland
Rhinelander's hopes of a Great Northern Conference boys' soccer title are all but mathematically over, but the Hodags picked up a big win Tuesday that could have implications both during the regular season and the postseason.
Hodags face must-win scenario on senior night
The Hodags can no longer guarantee a playoff berth, but two wins over the final two weeks could get them onto the bubble of teams looking for one of the spots to fill out the field of 224 teams. That begins tonight against a Merrill team looking for a win …
Winnicki takes down 500 free record, Hodags beat Colby/Abby 128-41
The longest-standing high school girls' record at the Heck Family Community Pool fell Tuesday night. Rhinelander junior Abi Winnicki took down the 500-yard freestyle mark as the Hodags swam to a 128-41 victory over Colby/Abbotsford in the team's final home meet of the season.
Hodag harriers sweep Northland Pines Invite
The Hodag boys and girls had similar success Tuesday. Rhinelander placed five runners in the top 12 of the girls' race and five in the top 13 of the boys' race to sweep the Northland Pines Invitational in Eagle River.
Hodags advance three to tennis sectionals
The Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team advanced its No. 1 singles and doubles flights through to sectionals, but had a difficult time everywhere else, as it hosted a Division 1 subsectional meet Monday at the RHS tennis courts and the Hodag Dome.
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