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Hodag harriers have solid races at state
The three members of the Rhinelander High School cross country team who qualified for the WIAA state meet all had strong performances to end their season on Saturday.
Vander Galien named Hodag tennis MVP
Heck, Evers honored with multiple awards
Sophomore Annie Vander Galien, who vaulted from outside the varsity lineup as a freshman to the Hodags’ No. 1 singles player this year, earned the RHS girls' tennis team's MVP award — which was voted upon by her peers.
Three more runners, three more miles
Hodag XC contingent readies for WIAA state meet
While the Rhinelander High School cross country team won’t have a team of athletes at the WIAA state meet, Saturday will mark the first time in coach M.J. Laggis’s tenure that he’s had entries in both the boys’ and girls’ races in the same season.
Hodag gridders earn 7 All-GNC nods
The Rhinelander High School football team ended up with seven all-conference awards among six different players on Monday when the All-GNC team was announced.
Hodag volleyball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team capped of its 2025 season Sunday with an awards banquet in the RHS cafeteria. In addition to varsity letters, the Hodags handed out awards for the leaders in four statistical categories and two other coach-based awards.
Edgewood too much for Hodag football in playoff opener
Quarterback Gannon Bagstad ran for 151 yards, threw for 77 and accounted for four total touchdowns as Edgewood defeated Rhinelander 35-7 at Breese Stevens Field.
Super seventh: Hodag swimmers win another GNC title in a runaway
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team continued its domination of the Great Northern Conference Friday night. The Hodags won nine of 11 events and cruised to a 200-point victory in the GNC meet, hosted by Ladysmith at the Rice Lake High School natatorium. The triumph put the finishing touches on the seventh consecutive conference championship for the Hodags.
Barr wins XC sectional, three Hodags advance to state meet
It won’t be as a team, but Rhinelander will have representation at the WIAA state Division 2 boys’ cross country meet for the fourth time in five years. Meanwhile, the Hodag girls will have a runner in Wisconsin Rapids for the first time since 2017.
Pigskin Preview Week 10: Rhinelander at Edgewood
Given second life, Hodag football looks to make most of postseason opportunity
The sadness and uncertainty the Rhinelander High School football team faced when it left the field following a 27-13 loss to Merrill in its regular season finale last Friday was replaced with relief and happiness roughly 13 hours later when the Hodags found out that — despite a three-game losing streak to end the regular season — it had done just enough the qualify for the WIAA playoffs.
Hodag harriers eye return trip to state
RHS boys projected second, Myers in individual qualifying position entering today’s sectionals in Merrill
The Rhinelander High School boys’ cross country team finds itself in a very familiar position today as it heads into a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Merrill.