SPORTS
Hodag football team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School football team reflected on its 2025 season Sunday as it held its awards banquet at the high school’s John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center.
PHOTOS: Rhinelander Swim Club hosts home meet
The Rhinelander Swim Club hosted a five-team Northern Lakes Aquatic Conference youth swim meet at the Heck Family Community Pool Saturday, Dec. 6. Antigo, Lakeland, Merrill and Wisconsin Rapids also attended the meet.
RHS boys’ wresters take 15th in opener at Antigo
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team had four wrestlers make the top flight in their weight classes as it came home 15th Saturday, Dec. 6 in the 18-team John Roberts Invite in Antigo.
Pines girls’ hockey co-op drops second game of the season
One period made all the difference in the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op’s 5-1 loss to the Cap City (Sun Prairie West co-op) Cougars on Friday, Dec. 5 in Rhinelander.
Rhinelander alum Fugle earns all-conference honors at Olivet Nazarene
Joe Fugle, a senior on the Olivet Nazarene University football team and member of the Rhinelander High School Class of 2022, recently earned second-team All-Midwest League honors at linebacker for the 2025 football season.
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RHS Sports recap: Tuesday, Dec. 9
Boys’ basketball: Wittenberg-Birnamwood 49, Rhinelander 33 | Boys’ hockey: Waupaca 7, Rhinelander 3 | Boys’ swimming: Rhinelander at Stevens Point, ppd.
Hodag Hoops gets past Medford in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team was pushed by a young Medford squad much of the way Friday night but, eventually, the Hodags’ experience prevailed as they began their quest for a third straight Great Northern Conference title.
Offense struggles again for Lady Hodags in loss to Medford
Rhinelander shot just 27% from the field and was 6 of 29 from 3-point range Friday night as it fell to Medford 55-45 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
State champion Hatchets reign over Hodag hockey
It took all of 14 seconds Thursday night for the Tomahawk Hatchets to show the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team they are every bit as good as last season — if not a little better.
RHS girls’ wrestlers take 17th in opener
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team had five girls take to the mat on Friday night as it came home 17th in the 30-team Red Robin Invite in Antigo.
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WIAA Board of Control conduct December meeting
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved a fast-track conference realignment recommendation and other action items at its December meeting Friday, Dec. 5.
RHS Sports recap: Saturday, Dec. 6
Boys’ hockey: Oshkosh 5, Rhinelander 1 | Wrestling: Rhinelander 15th/18, John Roberts Invite
RHS Sports recap: Friday, Dec. 5
Boys’ basketball: Rhinelander 71, Medford 57 | Girls’ basketball: Medford 55, Rhinelander 45 | Girls’ wrestling: Rhinealnder 17th/30, Antigo Invite
Clarks, Lady Hodags go cold vs. Mosinee
Rhinelander’s weaknesses were exposed in a stretch of three games over five days coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, capped off with a 43-32 loss to Mosinee Tuesday night in the Great Northern Conference opener at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag Hoops finds groove late at Ashland
The box score will show the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team cruised to a 75-41 victory on the road Monday night in a non-conference contest at Ashland. However, for the better part of the first half, the game was anything but a walk in the park.
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