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Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
Hodags begin to find stride late in Vojta’s first season
From the onset, first-year Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer coach John Vojta conceded that rebuilding a soccer program that was just three years removed from a run to the WIAA state tournament would take some time.
Team review: RHS cross country
Hodag harriers establish themselves as GNC contenders
The Rhinelander High School cross country team turned in a solid performance during the 2025 season that ended with three runners participating in the WIAA Division 2 state meet.
Hodag swimmers take third at state meet
Second for 200 medley relay, Lamers in 50 free, lead seven podium finishes for RHS
The Hodags scored seven podium finishes out of its 14 entries and came home third place overall in the WIAA Division 2 state meet Friday, Nov. 14 in Waukesha. It marked the second consecutive third-place finish for the Hodags, who have placed in the top five in every state meet since 2019.
Team preview: RHS girls’ basketball
Lady Hodags primed for GNC, WIAA tournament run
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team was basically a .500 outfit last year, going 13-12 overall. But how the Hodags got there, and who they have coming back, has the team optimistic about what the 2025-26 season could hold.
Team review: RHS girls’ tennis
Hodag netters get back into GNC title fight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team did not achieve its stated goal of returning to the top of the Great Northern Conference, however, the 2025 season likely went a long way to getting the Hodags back to ruling the conference the way they did during the 2010s and the early part of the 2020s.
Hodag swimmers united heading to state
For all the success that the Rhinelander High School swim program has had over the past several years, every team and every season takes on its own identity and own persona.
Seven at sectionals
Hodag swimmers win another sectional crown, qualify 14 entries for state
The Hodags scored a meet-high four individual wins and cruised to victory in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet Saturday, Nov. 8 in Rice Lake. In addition to their four sectional winners, Rhinelander earned 10 at-large berths to the WIAA state meet — giving the Hodags 14 entries in total for tonight’s D2 championship in Waukesha.
Hodag soccer team conducts year-end banquet
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did things a bit differently when it came to awards Sunday, Nov. 9 as it held its year-end banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Team review: RHS volleyball
Hodags battle through long season with young, injured squad
While Rhinelander High School volleyball coach Jayme Wyss hoped her squad would look vastly different at the end of the 2025 season than it did at the start, little could have prepared her or the Hodags for the tough hand they were dealt much of the season.
Hodag swimmers seek another sectional title, several state entries
Sectional Saturday is upon the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team and, as its been the last several years, the goals for the start of the WIAA postseason are the same.