
In this Jan. 9, 2023 file photo, members of the Northern Edge and Northland Pines girls’ hockey teams shake hands following a game in Eagle River. The Edge co-op folded after the 2022-23 season, citing low numbers, the schools joined the Northland Pines co-op for 2023-24. (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.