Hodags to get GNC-opening test against preseason favorites Medford
After two weeks of the 2026 football season, the Rhinelander High School football team is the only team in the Great Northern Conference that has yet to suffer a loss. That claim will be put on the line Friday night against a team that has yet to win a game, but is favored to hoist the GNC trophy when all is said and done at the end of the regular season.
Hodag swimmers ninth in Badger State Splash
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team scored four podium finishes and took ninth overall in the Badger State Splash Invite Saturday, Aug. 29 hosted by Sun Prairie East High School at the Soderholm Aquatic Center on the UW-Madison Campus.
Raising Cane
Hodags score 42 unanswered to beat Hayward 49-12
Ryley Hull returned an interception 93 yards for a score with no time remaining in the first half, and the momentum built from there. The Hodags dominated the second half and defeated Hayward 49-12 in non-conference play at Mike Webster Stadium.
Cross country: Hodag girls 2nd, boys 3rd in season opener
The Rhinelander High School girls’ cross country team showed in its season opener it has all intentions of being a contender in the Great Northern Conference this season. The Hodag boys’ meanwhile, saw they have a ways to go if they want to unseat conference rival Lakeland.
Hodag tennis breezes past Antigo in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team cruised Thursday, Aug. 27 in its Great Northern Conference opener. The Hodags won all seven flights in straight sets and defeated Antigo 7-0 at the RHS tennis courts.
Kingsford too strong for Hodag soccer in 4-1 loss
While the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team looks to be an improved side from last year, it still has a way to go in its progression, as it found out in a home non-conference match Thursday, Aug. 27.
RHS girls swimmers break two records, finish 2nd at Hodag Relays
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team started its season on a strong note Wednesday, Aug. 26. The Hodags won three events, breaking two meet records in the process, as they came home second in the nine-team Hodag Relays at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Hodag golfers take 7th at home WVC match
Hapka finishes third with a 48
Northwood Golf Club’s reputation for being a tight, challenging course was on display Wednesday, Aug. 26, and caught out a number of members of the Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team. The Hodags shot 237 and took last in their home leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference tournament.
Pigskin preview Week 2: Hayward (0-1) at Rhinelander (1-0)
Hodags look to build on success at home against Hurricanes
Last week showed how the Rhinelander High School football team cam respond in the face of adversity. Now, as the Hodags come home tonight to face the Hayward Hurricanes in the final non-conference of the season, coach Aaron Kraemer said he is challenging his team to respond well in the wake of success.
Johnson scores twice as Hodag soccer wins opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did something Tuesday it didn’t do the entire 2025 season and, as a result, did something else it achieved only once last year.
Hodag spikers go 1-3 in Stevens Point Invite
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team went 1-3 on Tuesday and took eighth place in the nine-team Stevens Point Invite.
PHOTOS: WILD Hodag Mini-Triathlon
The 14th annual Hodag Mini-Triathlon was held Saturday, Aug. 22 at Holiday Acres Resort.
Stronger than iron
Hodags rally past Oredockers in second half to win season opener
Rowan Wiczek caught two touchdowns passes from Abe Gretzinger, and the Hodags rallied for 20 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Oredockers 20-7 in the season opener at Weikal Field.
Team preview: RHS girls’ swimming
Seniors ready to rewrite history one more time
Led by a group of seven seniors — including five returning state qualifiers — the Hodags continue to have high aspirations. This group has been a part of the last three of Rhinelander’s eight straight Great Northern Conference and sectional titles, and has never finished lower than third in the team standings at the WIAA Division 2 state meet.
Team preview: RHS boys’ soccer
Hodags look to continue to build in Vojta’s second year
While the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team took its lumps last year, going 1-13-4 in head coach John Vojta’s first season, the Hodags played markedly better during the second half of the campaign.
Hodag girls’ tennis goes undefeated in home quad
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team enjoyed some home cooking on Friday, breezing past a trio of opponents in the Hodag Quadrangular at the RHS tennis courts.
Hodag golfers take 5th in first conference match
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team experienced a little bit of success Thursday, Aug. 20 as it played in its first ever conference tournament match.
Medford media’s choice in GNC, Hodags picked 7th
Heading into a football season full of question marks in the Great Northern Conference, those who cover the league are putting their trust in a nearly perennial constant.
Tennis: Hodag girls go 1-5 in opening tourney
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team got its first official matches of the fall Monday and Tuesday as it went 1-5 overall in the Battle on the Fox Invite hosted by Bay Port High School in Suamico.
Hodags a work in progress at scrimmage
The Hodags took part in a five-team scrimmage Friday, Aug. 14 at Wittenberg-Birnamwood. The Hodags played Crandon evenly in the first session and Wittenberg-Birnamwood evenly in the last, but struggled in their middle session against Shawano, getting outscored three touchdowns to none.
Several highlights for Hodag golfer in first match
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team got on the course for the first time Thursday, playing in a unique team format that eased it into competition for the season.
Team preview: RHS girls’ golf
Full speed ahead in year two for Lady Hodags
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team is jumping head first into the golf season this year. It competed in its first meet yesterday and is ready to take the leap as a full-fledged varsity program after competing in a handful of exhibition matches last year prior to its first-ever WIAA postseason appearance.
Senior swimmers offer knowledge to open practice
The group of six seniors on the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team has seen plenty over their careers. Collectively, they’ve been a part of a state-champion squad, a state runner-up and last year’s team that finished third in Madison — not to mention three Great Northern and Division 2 sectional championships.
Lady Rebels show flashes in first Legion season
While the Rhinelander Post 7 Lady Rebels did not advance to the American Legion state tournament in their inaugural season, a 3-4 record showed some positive steps for a Rhinelander program that is looking to turn the corner.
Golfers go pink for a cause
Northwood, Inshalla ladies raise $6,800 for cancer awareness
Members of the ladies golf league at Northwood Golf Club joined forces with their colleagues at Inshalla Country Club in Tomahawk for a good cause last week. The leagues held their annual golf event in support of cancer awareness last Tuesday. Forty-three golfers took part in the event, which included a nine-hole scramble as well as a dinner and raffles.
Hodags are back on the gridiron
The fall sports season officially got underway Tuesday as the Rhinelander High School football team hit the field for its first practice.
An eye toward the future
Lindner, Hodag girls’ wrestlers hold youth camp
Led by 2026 WIAA state tournament qualifier Cassidy Lindner, the Hodag girls passed the knowledge down to a younger generation Monday night, hosting a youth girls’ wrestling camp at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Camp notebook: Hodag swim, tennis put in summer of work to gear up for the season
While some teams focused their efforts into a concentrated blocks of time this summer, the Rhinelander High School swim and tennis teams took a different path, putting in a bit of work several times a week in an effort to gear-up for their seasons.
Mistakes doom young Rebels at regionals
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels had a near perfect start to their tournament run last weekend as the hosted the Class AA Region 3 tournament at Stafford Field. The finish, however, was anything but perfect as the Rebels’ hopes of a first state appearance since 2022 went up in smoke.
Monsters blanked by Everest to end season
The Rhinelander River Monsters hopes of ending the Dairyland League season with a winning record were dashed Saturday, July 25 by Carter Miller and the Everest Merchants.
Monsters down Whittlesey behind O’Brien’s arm, Schneiders’ bats
The Rhinelander River Monsters assured themselves of at least a .500 regular season record on Wednesday, July 22. Lucas O’Brien struck out five in a complete-game effort and brothers Sam and Joe Schneider combined for seven hits as the Monsters defeated the Whittlesey Reds 10-4 at Stafford Field.
Rhinelander’s Sieker takes part in WFCA All-Star Game
Rhinelander High School grad Caden Sieker had a chance to shake off a little rust Saturday, July 18, as he gets set for his freshman year on the gridiron at Winona (Minn.) State.
Making her voyage: Rhinelander’s Clark commits to D-II Augustana
Rhinelander senior-to-be Aubryn Clark announced that she has committed to Augustana University, a NCAA Division-II school in Sioux Falls, S.D., to continue her basketball career. Clark announced her decision July 16 via social media.
Lady Rebels ousted in regional tournament
The Rhinelander Post 7 Lady Rebels saw their inaugural season come to an end Monday, falling short of advancing to the Wisconsin Division A Legion softball state tournament in a three-team regional in Medford.
Rusty Rebels look for regional magic
It’s hard to say what to expect from the Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels heading into the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA Region 3 tournament that gets underway Thursday at Stafford Field.
Waydick, Johnson and Kibler honored at RHS baseball banquet
The Rhinelander High School baseball season has been over for roughly six weeks. The challenge for the team has been trying to find a night to celebrate it.
Jr. Rebels split with Merrill to end season
The Rhinelander Post 7 Jr. Legion baseball team split a pair of wild games with Merrill Post 46 Monday and Tuesday, winning 9-8 Monday in a Wisconsin Valley Legion League contest at Stafford Field before falling 15-13 in the rematch Tuesday in Merrill.
Team review: RHS track & field
Hodags built on success with another strong season
After a wildly successful 2025, the question for the Rhinelander High School track team heading into the spring was what could it do for an encore.
Lady Rebels rally, but fall at Marathon
The Rhinelander Post 7 Lady Rebels rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to tie the game in the seventh inning, but Tyla Beilke-Seubert beat a throw to the plate in the bottom of the inning as Marathon Post 469 downed Rhinelander 5-4 Tuesday at the County Materials Sports Complex.
Stronger lineup leads Rebels past Minocqua
Vince White, Sawyer Bishop and Conner Rappley combined for six hits and eight RBIs, and the Rebels used an eight-run fifth inning to get past the Minocqua 89ers 12-5 on the road.
Another ninth-inning rally sends River Monsters past Merrill
Easton Senoraske capped off a four-hit day with a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning and the Monsters defeated the Rangers 11-8 at Athletic Park.
Rebels to host four-team Legion baseball regional July 23-26
The Rhinelander Post 7 Rebels will have home field advantage as they look to return to the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state baseball tournament for the first time since 2022.
Hodag Babe Ruth downs Lakeland for first win of season
Rhinelander’s Babe Ruth baseball squad, comprised primarily of 13-year-old Prep League-eligible players, scored its first win of the summer in the older Babe Ruth Senior League Tuesday, June 30. The Hodags exploded for 16 unanswered runs between the second and fourth innings for a 16-9 victory over Lakeland at Stafford Field.
The clock is ticking
Area basketball teams prepping for possible transition into the shot-clock era
After several years of being discussed, debated, approved and then rescinded, the WIAA appears to be inching closer to the use of a shot clock in high school basketball.
Late rally costs River Monsters double-win weekend
Tanner Hraby smacked a bases-clearing double off the center field fence, part of a five-RBI day, as Abbotsford rallied past Rhinelander 7-6 in a Dairyland League Large baseball game at Stafford Field.
Team review: RHS boys’ tennis
Young roster carries the torch, continues winning tradition for Hodag tennis
Going into the start of the 2026 season there were legitimate questions regarding if the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team could continue its run of Great Northern Conference domination.
Babe Ruth: Rhinelander falls to Tomahawk again
A fast start Tuesday wasn’t enough as Rhinelander lost to Tomahawk to for the third time this summer, falling to the Hatchets 17-12 in Babe Ruth play at Stafford Field.
River Monsters fall to Dairyland-leading Everest in rain-shortened game
The Rhinelander River Monsters were supposed to play 14 innings against the Everest Merchants on the road in Weston Friday, June 19. Thanks to Mother Nature, only five of those innings were completed.
A thrilling debut
Lady Rebels rally to down Shawano in inaugural Legion softball game
Freshman-to-be Rhyan Adams hit a go-ahead triple in the sixth inning and junior-to-be Kendall Vanney turned in a complete-game, eight-strikeout performance as Rhinelander rallied past Shawano 8-7 in the Hodag Dome.
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