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Rebels look to ride momentum of spring baseball season
Though the Rhinelander High School baseball team’s tournament run ended sooner than it would have hoped, many of those same players will be back on the diamond this summer where they hope to get another shot at a deep postseason push.
Eight Hodags honored in All-GNC soccer awards
Miljevich named offensive player of the year
Eight members of the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team received all-conference recognition Monday when the Great Northern Conference released its all conference team for the 2026 season.
Monsters bounce back to beat Marshfield
The Rhinelander River Monsters bounced back from a tough doubleheader split against Minocqua and controlled things start to finish Sunday, June 7 in Dairyland League play.
RHS track team hands out honors
MVP awards to Barr, Bergman, Buchmann and Myers
Prior to departing for the WIAA state meet in La Crosse, the Rhinelander High School track team gathered to celebrate its season and hand out year-end awards Tuesday, June 2 in the RHS commons.
Proving they belong
Hodag track hungry for strong showings in La Crosse
With nine entries this year, RHS track coach Andy Wyss said the Hodags aren’t just happy to be in La Crosse this time around. Given that seven of those entries currently seeded inside the top 10 in Division 2, the goal is for the Hodags to prove they belong on the state’s biggest stage.
Hodag softball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School softball team closed the book on its 2026 season with a banquet Monday at Mike Webster Stadium. In addition to varsity letters, the team handed out three awards that were voted upon by the players and coaches.
Controversial call costs River Monsters doubleheader sweep
The Rhinelander River Monsters were one strike away from sweeping the Minocqua Wood Ducks in a Dairyland League doubleheader at Stafford Field and — by most everyone’s account — had secured that final strike before things unraveled in a controversial finish on Sunday.
Rhinelander’s Rivord knocked out in WIAA tennis sectional quarterfinals
Rhinelander High School junior Asher Rivord ran into a tough draw Friday in a WIAA Division 1 boys’ tennis sectional as he saw his season come to an end.
Grebman earns Schoppe, Johnson awards at RHS golf banquet
Sophomore Grant Gremban pulled off an unusual double of honors from the Rhinelander High School golf team this spring.
Hodag track sweeps regional titles
30 entries advance to sectionals
Both the Hodag boys’ and girls’ teams claimed regional titles on a late Tuesday night in Medford. The Hodag girls won eight events, while the Hodag boys claimed five. Each team recorded 15 top-four finishes, which included a ticket to this afternoon’s sectional round in Rice Lake.