Hodag gymnasts defeat Antigo, move to 2-0 in GNC Small
Rhinelander’s path toward its first Great Northern Conference Small Division gymnastics championship since the 2017-18 season became a little easier Tuesday night after knocking off one of its long-time rivals.
Lindner named most outstanding wrestler at River Valley tourney
Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner won all four of her matches in convincing fashion Saturday, Jan. 17 and was voted by the coaches as the most outstanding wrestler in the 14-team River Valley Invite.
Hodag boys’ grapplers take eighth at Ithaca/Weston
The Rhinelander High School boys’ wrestling team took nine wrestlers to the southwestern part of the state Saturday, Jan. 17 to compete in the 10-team Ithaca/Weston Invite. The Hodags came home eighth on the day in a field that included a mix of Division 1, 2 and 3 schools.
Mosinee pulls away late to knock off Hodags, extend GNC lead
Mosinee outscored the Hodags 19-6 over the final 5 1/2 minutes and went on to win a battle for first place in the GNC 75-61 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Mosinee pulls away from Lady Hodags in rematch
The second round between Rhinelander and Mosinee played out much like the first, and that spelled bad news for the Hodag girls’ basketball team. The offense went cold in the second half, and the game devolved into a foul fest late as Mosinee defeated Rhinelander 54-39 in Mosinee on Friday night.
Hodag hockey blanked by Lakeland, falls to 0-7 in GNC
The first two-thirds of the season has been full of growing pains and learning moments for a young Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team. There were a lot more of those moments to be had Thursday, Jan. 15 in the final game of the first round of Great Northern Conference play.
Hodag wrestlers fall to Lakeland in Handrick Hammer dual
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team made a run in the middle weights, but it was not enough to get past Lakeland as the T-Birds reclaimed the Handrick Hammer with a 58-23 win over the Hodags in Great Northern Conference play Thursday, Jan. 15 in Minocqua.
Lady Hodags earn first win over Lakeland since 2020
Aubryn Clark scored a game-high 22 points and Rhinelander stymied Lakeland’s offense in the second half — holding the T-Birds to only eight points after the break in a 53-29 win.
Hodag wrestlers compete in Merrill, Lakeland
It was a busy couple of days for the Rhinelander High School girls’ wrestling team. After finishing in the middle of the pack Saturday, Jan. 10 in the Bluejay Challenge in Merrill, the squad was back on the mat Monday, taking part in a make-up Great Northern/Wisconsin Valley challenge night at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua.
Mosinee downs Hodag hockey, 8-1
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team was not able to keep up with Mosinee’s offensive firepower Monday night. Tyler Baars scored four times and Mosinee peppered the Hodag net with nearly 60 shots as the Indians skated away with an 8-1 win at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodag swimmers take 7th in Ashwaubenon
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team got its first taste of some fast competition in a championship-style meet Saturday, Jan. 10, taking seventh out of 16 teams in the Jaguar Invite at Ashwaubenon High School.
Shoutouts & Callouts
By retaining LaFleur, Packers cap their potential
This week Green Bay Packers president Ed Policy faced the first major decision of his tenure. By working to retain head coach Matt LaFleur, Policy appears to have played it safe and conservative and, in the process, likely cost the Packers a legitimate shot at winning a Super Bowl over the next several years.
Aubryn Clark nets 1,000th point as Lady Hodags rout Merrill
Aubryn Clark became the sixth player in Hodag girls’ history to reach the 1,000-point mark for her high school career in Rhinelander’s 64-26 victory over the Merrill Bluejays Friday at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag hoops blows out Merrill 72-28
Devon Feck had 17 points, Evan Shoeder had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Hodags blitzed the Merrill Bluejays in the second half en route to a 72-28 road victory.
Medford denies Hodag hockey first win in OT
A Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team that has struggled to have things go its way this season was less than two minutes away from breaking into the win column Thursday, Jan. 8, before things took a heartbreaking turn on the road.
Hodag swimmers cruise past short-handed Lakeland
With little opposition from its host, the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team needed to find competition elsewhere Thursday, Jan. 8 when it traveled to Lakeland for a Great Northern Conference exhibition meet.
Hodag wrestlers drop GNC dual against Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School boys’ wrestling team won only one contested bout on Thursday, Jan. 8 as it fell to reigning Great Northern Conference champion Tomahawk 63-12 in a dual meet at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag gymnasts take down GNC Small champs Ashland
It was far from a perfect night on Tuesday, but the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team had more than enough to pick up a victory and establish itself as the team to beat the Great Northern Conference Small Division.
RHS girls wrestlers compete in Shiocton
Lindner finishes third at 120 pounds
The Rhinelander High School girls’ wrestling Hodags jumped back into action Saturday, Jan. 3 in the Clausen Girls’ Classic at Shiocton. Rhinelander, with just four wrestlers in the lineup, finished 20th in the 29-team field.
Hodag Hoops cruises past Waupaca
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team cruised to a wire-to-wire victory over Waupaca Tuesday, Dec. 30, but coach Derek Lemmens felt his squad left some things on the table against the short-handed Comets.
Hodag hockey drops three over holiday week
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team enters 2026 still looking for its first win of the season. The Hodags were close on a couple of occasions last week, before things unraveled in a significant way.
Offense goes cold in second half for Lady Hodags at Menomonie
Rhinelander’s offense ran out of gas in the second half Tuesday, Dec. 30 in a playoff rematch against Menomonie. The Hodags were held scoreless over the final 7 minutes, 27 seconds of the contest and the Mustangs inched away to a 54-44 win in the final day of the Menomonie Holiday tournament.
Rhinelander’s overtime Peewee state triumph top local game of ‘25
There’s something special about overtime playoff hockey, especially when it comes in an elimination game. The notion that the result of a season hangs in the balance with every rush up and down the ice creates drama that is hard to match.
Dome’s collapse, return top local sports story of ‘25
The deflation of the Hodag Dome, its aftermath and reopening, is our top local sports story of 2025, by a landslide.
Assume nothing
Big second half leads Lady Hodags to convincing upset over Assumption
If the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team goes on to do big things over the final two thirds of the season, it can look back to the second half Monday night as the turning point.
Everest piles up goals early in win over Hodags
It took all of 53 seconds for the floodgates to open against the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team on Monday night, and the torrent continued through the first two periods.
Rhinelander fends off Pines, remains unbeaten in GNC
Feck makes seven 3s again as Hodag Hoops wins 60-55
Devon Feck and Mylo Albrecht both scored 24 points, but it was Feck’s Hodags that made more plays down the stretch as Rhinelander defeated Northland Pines 60-55 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Lindner takes title at Hodag Scramble
RHS girls ninth, boys 21st in home invite
Cassidy Lindner went 5-0 on the day and topped a 19-wrestler bracket at 126 pounds to capture the title in the large invite hosted at the Hodag Dome. Lindner’s title helped the Hodags place ninth out of 22 teams in the girls’ division. Rhinelander finished 21st of 25 teams on the boys’ side.
Lady Hodags wear down Eagles, win 54-25
The Hodags forced 36 turnovers, held the Eagles to 22% from the field and eventually pulled away to a 54-25 victory in GNC play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Short-handed Hodag swimmers still have plenty to down Tomahawk
Despite having a number of swimmers out of the lineup, the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team still had plenty of depth Thursday as it closed out the dual meet portion of the Great Northern Conference schedule.
Feck’s career-high 25 leads Hodag Hoops past Warriors 61-38
A Hodag team that struggled to find its stroke in games the previous week looked like its old self again on Tuesday night. Devon Feck scored a career-high 25 points and the Hodags were 46% from the floor in a 61-38 victory over Wausau West in non-conference play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag gymnasts open season with best score since 2012
The Hodags came out of the gates strong at home Saturday, Dec. 13, posting a score of 125.65 points as they took third in the Snowflake Invitational at the YMCA of the Northwoods.
RHS swimmers down Lakeland, finish second at Hodag Relays
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team continued the busy first half of its season with two meets over the course of four days. After taking second at its home relay meet on Saturday, Dec. 13, Rhinelander returned to GNC play on Tuesday where it took care of a short-handed Lakeland squad 136-16 in Minocqua.
Lady Hodags fall to No. 9 SPASH on the road
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team couldn’t keep up with one of the state’s best Division 1 programs on Tuesday night, falling to Stevens Point 61-32 in a non-conference matchup in Stevens Point.
Antigo pulls away in second period, downs Hodag hockey 6-2
The Hodags showed flashes Tuesday night, but three unanswered second-period goals by Antigo allowed to Red Robins to create some separation and skate away with a 6-2 win in a Great Northern Conference contest in Antigo.
Hodag girls finish sixth in first GNC/WVC Challenge
Lindner claims 126-132 bracket at Rebel Invite
The Rhinelander High School girls’ wrestling team got its first taste of conference competition on Tuesday as it took part in the first round of the Great Northern/Wisconsin Valley Conference challenge series in Wausau.
Boys’ wrestlers take 18th in Crandon
The Hodag boys’ wrestling team had a mix of varsity and JV competitors Saturday, Dec. 13 as it finished 18th out of 21 teams in the Rebel Invite hosted by the Laona/Wabeno/Three Lakes co-op at the Forest County Potawatomi Community Center in Crandon.
Hodag Hoops overcomes outside struggles to down Antigo
Abe Gretzinger scored a game-high 20 points while Evan Shoeder added 13 points and 14 rebounds as the Hodags defeated Antigo 62-42 in Great Northern Conference play Friday night at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers cruise past Medford in GNC play
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team made short work of Medford Thursday, Dec. 11, sweeping the top two spots in all 11 events as they defeated the Raiders 136-19 in Medford.
Lady Hodags pull away to down Antigo, snap skid
The Hodags bounced back Friday night and regained a bit of their stride as they steadily pulled away from Antigo en route to a 68-29 win at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag wrestlers fall to Merrill in GNC dual
The Rhinelander High School boys’ wrestling team won the first match of the night against Merrill, but not much else went the Hodags’ way in a 69-12 loss to the Bluejays in Great Northern Conference dual meet play Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Four-goal third not enough for Hodag hockey at Chequamegon
Despite scoring four times in the third period, the Hodags came up short in a 7-6 loss to Chequamegon/Phillips in a non-conference contest in Park Falls.
Flummoxed by zone, Hodag Hoops falls at Wittenberg
The Hodags struggled on the offensive end of the floor, shooting just 24% while committing 19 turnovers, in a 49-33 loss to Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a non-conference boys’ basketball contest Tuesday in Wittenberg.
Hodag football team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School football team reflected on its 2025 season Sunday as it held its awards banquet at the high school’s John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center.
RHS boys’ wresters take 15th in opener at Antigo
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team had four wrestlers make the top flight in their weight classes as it came home 15th Saturday, Dec. 6 in the 18-team John Roberts Invite in Antigo.
Hodag Hoops gets past Medford in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team was pushed by a young Medford squad much of the way Friday night but, eventually, the Hodags’ experience prevailed as they began their quest for a third straight Great Northern Conference title.
Offense struggles again for Lady Hodags in loss to Medford
Rhinelander shot just 27% from the field and was 6 of 29 from 3-point range Friday night as it fell to Medford 55-45 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
RHS girls’ wrestlers take 17th in opener
Lindner runner-up at 126 pounds
The Rhinelander High School wrestling team had five girls take to the mat on Friday night as it came home 17th in the 30-team Red Robin Invite in Antigo.
Clarks, Lady Hodags go cold vs. Mosinee
RHS drops GNC opener after splitting Thanksgiving weekend games
Rhinelander’s weaknesses were exposed in a stretch of three games over five days coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, capped off with a 43-32 loss to Mosinee Tuesday night in the Great Northern Conference opener at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Hodag Hoops finds groove late at Ashland
Big GNC opener tonight vs. Medford
The box score will show the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team cruised to a 75-41 victory on the road Monday night in a non-conference contest at Ashland. However, for the better part of the first half, the game was anything but a walk in the park.
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