In this Oct. 8, 2024 file photo, Rhinelander’s Greyson Gremban, left, and Avrom Barr, center, race with Lakeland’s Ashton Bremer in the opening mile of the Northland Pines Invitational cross country race in Eagle River. Gremban and Barr were Rhinelander’s top two runners most of the year, scoring top-five finishes at both conference and sectionals. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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Team review: RHS cross country
Hodag harriers overcome adversity in return trip to state
The Hodags’ returned to the WIAA state meet as a team for the first time since 2021. The three-year trek to get back to Wisconsin Rapids felt more like an odyssey at times — filled with highs and lows that eventually culminated with a 14th-place finish for the boys’ squad at the D2 state meet earlier this month.