SPORTS
PHOTOS: Green bay Packers end preseason on high note
The Green Bay Packers ended the exhibition season with a convincing 20-7 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in front of a crowd of more than 71,800 spectators Saturday, Aug. 23.
RHS Sports recap: Wendesday, Aug. 27
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/10, Hodag Relays
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Aug. 26
Boys’ soccer: New London 8, Rhinelander 0 | Volleyball: Rhinelander 0-4, Stevens Point Invite | Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 1-2 Wausau West Invite
Hodags fumble away football opener, fall to Ashland in OT
Rhinelander committed five turnovers and fell to the Oredockers 26-20 in overtime at Weikal Field. The fifth and final turnover was a Cyrus Leisure fumble near the first down marker on a third-down play in the extra session.
RHS Sports recap: Monday, Aug. 25
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 2-1, Wausau West Invite | Girls’ golf: Rhinelander 7th/7, Wis. Rapids Invite
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Making a splash: Hodag swimmers win opening Merrill Relays
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team showcased its depth and versatility Thursday night. The Hodags won five events, and placed second in three others, as they won the 13-team Merrill Fun in the Sun Relays at the Bierman Aquatic Center.
Hodag tennis cruises over Antigo in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team breezed through its first Great Northern Conference test of the season on Thursday, earning a 7-0 victory at Antigo.
Team Preview: RHS volleyball
After a 12-27 campaign last year and two wins in Great Northern Conference — the latter being the most for the squad since 2017 — the Rhinelander High School volleyball team looks to take another step forward this season.
Team Preview: RHS boys’ soccer
New Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer coach John Vojta has high expectations for his squad but, with a young roster and coming off a 4-10-2 season last year, the Hodags realize that this year’s team will be a work in progress.
Team Preview: RHS cross country
Matching the success of last year’s squad will be difficult for the Rhinelander High School boys’ cross country team, but coach M.J. Laggis and the Hodag harriers are ready for another run after qualifying for the WIAA state meet as a team for the second time in four years.
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Aho sweeps Eagle River USRA Late Models, track champions crowned
Former track champion Jesse Aho of Twin Lakes, Michigan fought off a late race surge from Cooper Sundby and Cade Nelson and went on to capture the USRA Late Model feature win at Eagle River Speedway last Tuesday.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Aug. 23
Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander T-2nd/8, Menomonie Invite
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Aug. 22
Football: Ashland 26, Rhinelander 20, OT
Pigskin Preview Week 1: Rhinelander at Ashland
The dress rehearsals are over and things happen for real tonight as the 2025 high school football season kicks off for the Rhinelander Hodags.
Media picks Mosinee to win GNC title
It has been seven years since someone other than Medford or Mosinee has lifted the Great Northern Conference football trophy and, in the eyes of a number of area sports pundits, that trend will not change this season.
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