HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Hodag spikers win home quadrangular
Rhinelander took all three matches in a home triangular at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team preview: RHS cross country
The Rhinelander High School cross country team will be hard-pressed to match the success it had last year, winning the Great Northern Conference title and qualifying for the WIAA Division 2 state meet with a senior-laden boys' squad.
Tennis: Hodags bounce back to win final four at West Invite
After a slow start in the two-day Wausau West Invite, the Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team found momentum it hopes will carry through the end of the non-conference schedule and into the heart of Great Northern Conference play.
Growing pains
A Rhinelander High School football team that has had to replace a large numbers of seniors from last year got a rude reunion to varsity football Friday night.
Hodag swimmers strong in season-opening relay meets
Though the Rhinelander High School girls' swim team lost a number of state qualifiers from last year, if the first two meets of the fall are any indication, the Hodags are still a very strong program.
728 X 90 AD
Hodag tennis' title hopes suffer early blow against Lakeland
If the Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team repeats as Great Northern Conference champions, it is going to have to play catchup in a big way following a resounding loss Thursday to a surprising foe.
Team preview: RHS volleyball
The Hodags made some slight gains last year, winning four times in non-conference play, but Rhinelander is still seeking its first Great Northern Conference win since 2017.
Hodags eager to host Hatchets in opener
Year 4 of the Aaron Kraemer era of Rhinelander High School football officially begins tonight as the Hodags host Tomahawk in a non-conference contest to kick off the 2022 season at Mike Webster Stadium.
Team preview: RHS girls' swimming
The Hodags may be hard-pressed to match those results this year on the state level - especially after graduating eight-time individual state champion Malia Francis. Yet Rhinelander has plenty of talent retuning from last year's state team as well as some incoming freshmen who could make an immediate impact.
Tennis: Hodags go winless in opening invite
The Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team jumped straight into the deep end of the pool Monday and Tuesday, playing six Division 1 opponents - including a state semifinalist from last year - to open the 2022 season.
728 X 90 AD
Notebook: Hodag boys' soccer adds practice due to late schedule change
The Rhinelander High School boys' soccer team originally planned to wait until Tuesday to start practice for the upcoming season, but a late change in the schedule got the squad on the field a day earlier than anticipated.
Photo: 12U softball team takes 2nd
The Rhinelander 12U Fastpitch softball team placed second in the Dog Days of Summer tournament in Schofield Aug. 5-7.
WIAA Board conducts first meeting of 2022-23
Karl Morrin, district administrator in the Florence School District, presided over the first meeting of the 2022-23 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control Friday, Aug. 12.
Hodags show flashes in scrimmage
The Hodags had some flashes, scoring four touchdowns in 20 plays against Northland Pines, but were held out of the end zone against Lakeland while the T-Birds marched down the field and scored early in their session at IncredibleBank Field.
Team Preview: RHS girls' tennis
The Rhinelander High School girls' tennis team does not have many starters to replace as it looks to continue its domination of the Great Northern Conference, but the holes the team needs to fill are significant.
728 X 90 AD