The Northwoods River News

Team preview: RHS girls’ soccer

Hodags primed for GNC, playoff run

With the majority of the offense returning from a team that went 12-3-4 last year, hopes are high that the Hodags can finally get back to the top of the GNC this year and, subsequently, make noise in the WIAA tournament.

Team review: RHS gymnastics

Hodags continue to rise with young underclassman core

The rebuilding of the Rhinelander High School gymnastics program continued during the 2024-25 season, and significant progress was made along the way as the Hodags look to get back to contending for conference championships and spots at the WIAA state meet.

Team review: RHS wrestling

Hodag grapplers gain ground on GNC foes

Rhinelander went into the GNC tournament tied for second in the conference standings but a fifth-place finish there dropped the Hodags to fourth in the final standings. Still the Hodags went 6-3 in dual meets this season, had six all-conference wrestlers, a total of four wrestlers between the boys’ and girls’ programs qualify for sectionals and their first boys’ state qualifier since 2022 in senior Logan Schwinger.

Hodag Dome damaged, deflated due to power outage

The Hodag Dome will be closed for an indefinite period of time after it received damage Sunday morning during an ice storm that hit the Northwoods.

Hodag track second at Ashland Indoor

Both the Hodag boys and girls finished second in the eight-team Oredocker Large School Indoor Invite in Ashland. Rhinelander was edged by Hayward in both divisions, but saw fellow conference mates Lakeland and Northland Pines at the meet as well as Hayward, Ashland and Northwestern, who all will come to Rhinelander at the end of May for Division 2 regionals.

Late winter storm throws baseball, soccer a curveball

Had practice started two days earlier, there would have been a decent chance that the Rhinelander High School baseball and girls’ soccer teams could have been outside.

Schwinger named Hodag wrestling’s most valuable

Senior Logan Schwinger was voted the Hodags’ most valuable wrestler as well as the team’s most dedicated wrestler. The honors were handed out as the team held its year-end banquet at the Crescent Town Hall.

Team review: RHS boys’ hockey

With little depth, Hodags endure long season on the ice

Rhinelander took its lumps this year, posting a 3-22-0 record. It was the lowest win total for the Hodags since a string of three straight three-win seasons from 2010-11 to 2012-13. It also marked the first time that the Hodags went winless in Great Northern Conference play.

Hodag girls take second in track opener

Hintz, Myers break pole vault school record

The Rhinelander High School track team had a small crew on Thursday, but turned in some impressive feats in its first track meet of the season.

Team review: RHS girls’ basketball

Lady Hodags battle adversity to finish above .500

The Hodags lost leading scorer Aubryn Clark to a season-ending back injury almost exactly halfway through the season. Despite that, the Hodags were still able to manage a 13-12 record on the season and tied for third in the Great Northern Conference with a 7-5 league mark.