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End of the road
Late fade vs. Menomonie ends season for Hodag Hoops
In the final nine minutes Saturday night against Menomonie if anything could go wrong for the Hodags, it did — whether it was foul disparity, problems protecting the basketball or stopping the Mustangs top player.
Hodag gymnasts 10th at state
Hintz, 12th on beam, 23rd in all-around
Rhinelander finished with a 123.0334 in Friday’s team competition, a couple of points behind sectional champion Waupun. On Saturday, junior Emeline Hintz finished 23rd in the all-around and added an impressive 12th-place finish on the balance beam. Fellow junior Alexis Smith was 19th on the vault and freshman Marsadies Williams took 24th on both the uneven bars and the balance beam.
Lady Hodags run out of March magic
Nordin’s late and-1 sends Shawano past RHS into sectional finals
Leah Nordin scored 26 points, collected 12 rebounds and converted a key three-point play in the final minute as Shawano snuck past Rhinelander 50-47 Thursday, March 5 win a Division 2 sectional semifinal at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers reflect on successful season
Gillingham, Antonuk, Judson O’Malley named outstanding swimmers
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team put a bow on its 2025-26 season with its season-ending banquet Tuesday, March 3. Even though the Hodags had a young squad, devoid of any seniors, the season continued a long run of dominance for the program in the northern half of the state.
Hodag Hoops begins tourney run tonight
RHS hosts Wausau East, to host regional final with win
For the second year in a row, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team enters the WIAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in its half sectional as it looks to get back to the second weekend of the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
Building blocks for the future
All underclassman RHS gymnast team to cap off historic year at state
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team might struggle to be in team or individual podium contention today and tomorrow during the WIAA state meet in Wisconsin Rapids, but that’s not the point for this young group of Hodags.
All-GNC: Aubryn Clark named girls’ hoops POTY
All-conference teams revealed for all but boys’ basketball
Rhinelander High School junior Aubryn Clark was not the Great Northern Conference’s leading scorer, nor did she play on the conference championship team, but a strong argument could be made she was the one player in the conference that drew the most attention from opposing defenses. That fact helped her earn the league’s top honor.
THE LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS
Hodags shut down Pulaski, rally past Marinette to claim first regional title since 2020
Lexi Beran scored off an offensive rebound with 2:26 remaining, and the Hodags erased an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Marinette 47-43 Saturday night, winning the team’s first WIAA regional title since 2020 in the process.
Sectional celebration
Hodag gymnasts finish 2nd at sectionals, qualify for team state meet for first time since 2005
The Hodags picked the perfect time to have their best performance in more than a decade. Rhinelander scored 127.125 points to finish second at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Antigo. That was good enough to earn Rhinelander a spot in the team portion of the WIAA state meet for just the seventh time in program history — and the first time since 2005.
THRILLING THREE-PEAT
Rhinelander outlasts Mosinee in double overtime, claims share of GNC title
Devon Feck scored a career-high 33 points, Abe Gretzinger added 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tommy Eades scored four of his six points in double overtime as the Hodags rallied past Mosinee 75-73 on the road Friday night.