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Barr, Gillingham prepping for WIAA state cross country meet

Rhinelander's Avrom Barr and Dean Gillingham are in it together as they prepare for the D2 state boys’ race Saturday afternoon at the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids.

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All-GNC roundup: 43 Hodags earn all-conference honors

The Great Northern Conference unveiled its 2026 all-conference teams for the fall sports season on Monday, with 43 Rhinelander High School student-athletes making the list.

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Wiczek wins Hodag football’s Mathisson Award

Senior Rowan Wiczek took home the Rhinelander High School football team’s top honor Sunday, being named this year’s Maurice “Moose” Mathisson Award winner as the team’s most outstanding player.

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Hodag volleyball team hands out awards

The Rhinelander High School volleyball team handed out awards from the 2026 season during a banquet Sunday evening in the RHS commons.

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Fox Valley Lutheran racks up 590 yards of offense in 54-14 playoff win over RHS

The Rhinelander High School football team could not slow down Braden Heiges and the high-flying Fox Valley Lutheran offense Friday night in the first round of the WIAA playoffs.

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Cross country: Gillingham, Barr advance to state

Hodag boys finish third; girls team, without Myers, takes fifth

Home-course advantage didn’t play out as the Rhinelander High School cross country team would have hoped Friday as it hosted a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Northwood Golf Club.

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Merrill holds off Hodags in soccer tourney opener

The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team had plenty of chances in its WIAA playoff opener, but needed to convert on one or two more of them to extend its season.

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Hodag football energized for playoff opener against explosive Foxes

It’s no stretch to say the final 9 1/2 minutes of football last Friday night changed a lot regarding the narrative of the 2026 season for the Rhinelander High School football team.

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Hodag harriers second in GNC, eye state berths at sectionals

The Rhinelander High School cross country team ran strong in the Great Northern Conference meet, but not strong enough to come away with a conference title.

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RHS swimmers eye GNC eight-peat tonight

The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team will look to add another bullet point to its impressive résumé over the last decade tonight as it seeks to claim its eighth straight Great Northern Conference title at the conference meet in Minocqua.

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