SPORTS
Sectional domination
The Hodags, led by their six seniors, put on a dominant display in a WIAA Division 2 sectional in Rice Lake. Rhinelander won 10 of the 11 swimming events, and advanced 15 entries to the WIAA state meet, en route to its eighth consecutive sectional title.
Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
After a couple of lean years for the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team, the Hodags took a step in the right direction in 2026.
Team review: RHS volleyball
With a heavy dose of young talent heading into the season, the Rhinelander High School volleyball team was looking to improve on the previous season’s campaign and start to mesh more as a unit.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Nov. 7
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/12, WIAA Sectionals
GNC rivals Rhinelander, Lakeland likely to vie for swim sectional title
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team will be looking to extend its historic run of sectional championships on Saturday. A familiar rival will be trying to stand in its way.
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Team Review: RHS girls’ tennis
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team had a goal of winning the Great Northern Conference for the first time since 2022. It’s something that coach Matt Nichols stated right at the onset of the season.
Team review: RHS girls’ golf
Year No. 2 of the Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team brought with it some steps toward solidifying the team’s long-term future.
PHOTOS: Halloween BMX race
The Hodag BMX Club brought down the curtain on its 2026 racing season Friday, Oct. 30 with its annual halloween race at West Side Park in Rhinelander.
Gillingham, Barr finish mid-pack at state
Junior Dean Gillingham and senior Avrom Barr both had mid-pack finishes, taking 57th and 70th, respectively out of the field of 152 runners in the Division 2 boys’ race at the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids.
Barr, Myers named fastest Hodag harriers again
For the second straight year, seniors Avrom Barr and Macy Myers were honored as the fastest harriers on the Rhinelander High School cross country team during the team’s banquet Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the RHS commons.
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Aschenbrenner, Currie voted Hodag girls’ tennis MVPs
Seniors Sam Aschenbrenner and Addy Currie shared the team’s most valuable player award, which was presented during the Hodags’ season-ending banquet in the RHS commons. That headlined the list of awards, the majority of which were voted on by the team.
Shoutouts & Callouts
The world champion Milwaukee Brewers played for each other, they played for their manager, they played for their city and their state, and they played for the one man everyone wishes would have been here to witness this moment.
PHOTOS: Eighth grade hoops opens season
The James Williams Middle School eighth-grade boys’ basketball team opened the 2026-27 winter season with a game against John Muir (Wausau West) middle school Monday, Oct. 26 at the JWMS gymnasium.
PHOTOS: Packers down Panthers on Thursday Night Football
With the 2026 World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers in attendance, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Carolina Panthers 27-19 in an NFL game Thursday, Oct. 29, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
RNC mountain bike team celebrates successful season at Wisconsin NICA State Championship
The Rhinelander Northwoods Composite (RNC) mountain bike team capped off an outstanding season with an impressive performance at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) Red Barn State Championship, where seven of the team’s 14 athletes earned top-10 finishes, securing podium honors in their respective race categories:
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