SPORTS
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.
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
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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.
Notebook: Vojta gets to work as RHS soccer practice begins
New head coach John Vojta has wasted very little time this week getting the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team up to speed.
Hodag tennis goes 1-3 at Bay Port
A young Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis squad showed some flashes in its season opening invite, going 1-3 in the two-day Battle on the Fox tournament hosted by Bay Port High School near Green Bay.
Team preview: RHS girls’ golf
After less than two weeks of practice, the Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team is set to make its competitive debut this coming Monday.
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Dazzle’s Demons gets early lead, hang on to snap Snowhawks’ win streak
In one of the biggest rivalries of the season, one Snowhawk switched sides and put together a team good enough to beat the locals. Rhinelander-based Bucketheads/Dazzle’s Demons beat the Snowhawks 20-16 on rainy and misty Monday night in Lake Tomahawk.
PHOTOS: Hodag Heist tournament
The Hodag Heist softball tournament took place Saturday, Aug. 16 in the Hodag Dome. Rhinelander had teams at the 8U, 10U and 12U levels.
WIAA Board conducts first meeting of 2025-26
Karl Morrin, the superintendent at Wautoma, presided over the first meeting of the 2025-26 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control last week.
RHS Sports recap: Thursday, Aug. 21
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 7, Antigo 0 | Girls’ swimming: Rhinelander 1st/13, Merrill Relays
RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Aug. 19
Girls’ tennis: Rhinelander 0-3, Bay Port Invite
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