In this Sept. 1, 2023 file photo, Rhinelander High School football coach Aaron Kraemer and center Kaeden Piller celebrate following a touchdown during the second quarter of a GNC football game at Ashland. The Hodags went 5-5 this season, returning to the playoffs for a fourth time in the last five years following a 1-8 campaign in 2022. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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2023: YEAR OF THE HODAGS
State championships for Rhinelander swim teams named top sports story of 2023
The success of the Hodag boys’ and girls’ swim teams was a runaway choice to lead our list of the top 10 local sports story of 2023. Though each team’s path to state glory was different, there was plenty of commonality between the two.
