In this Oct. 17, 2025 file photo Rhinelander’s Cyrus Leisure catches a pass against the coverage of Merrill’s Brody Klebenow on a fourth-and-33 play during the fourth quarter of a GNC football game at Merrill. Despite a loss to the Bluejays in the final week of the regular season, the Hodags were the 32nd and final qualifier in Division 3 for the WIAA football playoffs. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)

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Dome’s collapse, return top local sports story of ‘25

The deflation of the Hodag Dome, its aftermath and reopening, is our top local sports story of 2025, by a landslide.

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• By Jeremy Mayo
• December 30, 2025