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In this Sept. 14, 2023 file photo, Rhinelander’s Matthew King heads the ball for a goal during the second half of a GNC boys’ soccer game against Northland Pines in Eagle River. King led the Hodags with nine goals scored ruing the 2023 season. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
2023 a year of transition for Hodag soccer
It was always going to be a tough ask for the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team to repeat is magical run to the 2022 WIAA Division 3 state tournament. Having graduated 11 seniors from that squad, and experiencing changes in the coaching staff, the Hodags never could quite recapture the mojo that led to the first state tournament appearance in program history.