Rhinelander’s Knox Fleming (83) and Marshal Durkee (54) combine to tackle Hayward’s Gabe Bisonette during a non-conference football game at Mike Webster Stadium Friday, Aug. 28. The Hodag run defense will be put to the test Friday against Will Wojcik and the Medford Raiders in the Great Northern Conference opener. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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Hodags to get GNC-opening test against preseason favorites Medford
After two weeks of the 2026 football season, the Rhinelander High School football team is the only team in the Great Northern Conference that has yet to suffer a loss. That claim will be put on the line Friday night against a team that has yet to win a game, but is favored to hoist the GNC trophy when all is said and done at the end of the regular season.
