In this Dec. 9, 2023 file photo, Rhinelander’s Alexis Smith performs her floor exercise routine during the Snowflake Invitational gymnastics meet at the YMCA of the Northwoods. The YMCA’s new expansion, opened this fall, is the new permanent home for the Hodag gymnastics program. (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.
