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Hodag girls’ swim team wins 4 events, secures eighth consecutive GNC title
With at least one top three finish in every event at the Great Northern Conference meet at the Lakeland Union High School pool on Friday, the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team took first place in the GNC for the eighth consecutive year.
Superfund site update among topics covered at Stella PFAS meeting
An informational PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) meeting was held at the Stella Town Hall on Oct. 20. Updates were provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on various concerns like funding efforts, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the status of the area becoming a superfund site on the National Priorities List (NPL), and background into a new study that will launch soon. Here is a breakdown of some of the topics covered at the meeting.
RHS volleyball concludes season at Mauston
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team played its final game of the season Tuesday in WIAA Division 2 quarterfinal action at Mauston High School. The Hodags lost 27-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20 to finish the season 11-29 overall.
RHS girls’ tennis takes 5th at sectionals
Vander Galien, Manske stopped one win short of state tourney
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team’s entire singles flight competed at the WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament at the Lakeland Union High School tennis courts in Minocqua on Oct. 7. They took fifth out of 17 teams.
GLIFWC ‘objects’ euthanasia of wolves, DNR says policy was followed
Following an Oct. 5 statement by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) objecting to the euthanasia of nine wolves in Price County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) added to its original statement, and included a comment from DNR secretary Karen Hyun:
RHS soccer escapes Medford with win
Rivord scores four times in 4-3 victory
In almost an exact replica of the Sept. 10 meeting — which the Hodags won 2-1 — the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team narrowly escaped a comeback by Medford at Raider Field in Medford on Oct. 6. They walked away victorious, but gave up three goals in the final 15 minutes to squeak by 4-3.
Hodag volleyball drops final GNC game to Medford
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team dropped three straight sets to fall to Medford in the final Great Northern Conference game of the regular season on Oct. 6 in Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Mountain bike festival brings crowds to the Northwoods
For its third race of the year, the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team (RNC) hosted the third annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) Hodag Hustle mountain bike festival at Tesomas Scout Camp in Pine Lake Oct. 3-4.
9 wolves in Price County euthanized due to human safety threats
GLIFWC: No notification ‘damages existing relationships and fractures trust’
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed in a statement Friday, Oct. 2 that nine wolves were euthanized in northern Price County due to human health and safety threats.
RHS volleyball swept by Pines
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team was swept by Northland Pines Thursday, Oct. 1 in Eagle River. The Eagles bested the Hodags 25-19, 25-14, 25-10 in their final GNC home game of the season.