SPORTS
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.
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.
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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:
Sports Digest
WIAA approves spring sport changes at October meeting | RHS alum Gaber sets swimming school record at St. Ambrose | Retzlaff returning to Viking Motorsports in 2027
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Oct. 31
Cross country: Rhnelander at WIAA D2 state
Barr, Gillingham prepping for WIAA state cross country meet
Rhinelander's Avrom Barr and Dean Gillingham are in it together as they prepare for the D2 state boys’ race Saturday afternoon at the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids.
All-GNC roundup: 43 Hodags earn all-conference honors
The Great Northern Conference unveiled its 2026 all-conference teams for the fall sports season on Monday, with 43 Rhinelander High School student-athletes making the list.
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Wiczek wins Hodag football’s Mathisson Award
Senior Rowan Wiczek took home the Rhinelander High School football team’s top honor Sunday, being named this year’s Maurice “Moose” Mathisson Award winner as the team’s most outstanding player.
Hodag volleyball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team handed out awards from the 2026 season during a banquet Sunday evening in the RHS commons.
Sports Digest
Rhinelander Turkey Trot returns this Thanksgiving | Retzlaff 31st at Talladega
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.
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