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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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team preview: RHS Track & Field

Hodags aim to take on GNC, area elites

With numbers continuing to rise and new faces on the coaching staff, Rhinelander High School track coach Aaron Kraemer said he’s excited to see what the 2025 season has in store for his Hodags.

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Truman Lamers earns Elite Academic All-State honors from WBCA

Rhinelander High School senior Truman Lamers was one of 15 boys’ basketball players statewide to be recognized as Elite Academic All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. The honor was announced on Tuesday.

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Hodag softball battles spring break as season starts

Monday morning got off to a bit of a quiet start for the Rhinelander High School softball team as the Hodags began preparations for their upcoming season in the Hodag Dome.

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Team review: RHS boys’ swimming

Current group has set new gold standard for Hodag swimming

The 2024-25 season was another chapter in what has turned into an impressive Hodag dynasty over the last several years. The Hodags now own seven straight Great Northern Conference titles, seven straight WIAA D2 sectional titles and five finishes of third or better at the state meet since 2019.

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Hodag Hoops holds year-end banquet

Lamers named MVP, 8 players earn awards

One day after its postseason run came to an end in the WIAA regional finals, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team officially put a bow on a memorable, but ultimately bittersweet, 2024-25 season.

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Lamers named Lady Hodags’ most improved

Winter wins toughness award

The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team handed out six varsity awards with two of the biggest going to a sophomore and a senior. Vivian Lamers took home the team’s most improved player award while Kesley Winter won the toughness award, leading the list of honors handed out by the Lady Hodags’ coaching staff.

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Cronauer earns Hodag Hockey’s Al Baker Award

Timber Cronauer was the recipient of this year’s Alfred O. Baker Outstanding Hockey Player Award. The honor was presented to him last Tuesday as the Hodag hockey team wrapped up its season with a banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.

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Hodag Peewees capture state title with dramatic OT win over Somerset

Easton Ostrom threw the puck from behind the net toward the front of the crease and it caromed in to lift the Rhinelander Ice Association’s Peewee A hockey team to a 3-2 victory over the Spartans. It capped off a thrilling weekend for the Hodags in which they won three games in the matter of about 28 hours to bring home a state title.

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Out of March magic

Hodag Hoops fades late, falls to New Richmond in regional finals

With its season — and a trip to the WIAA’s Sweet 16 — on the line, the hot and cold offense for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team picked the wrong time to turn cold Monday night.

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Mix of old and new faces for Hodag track team

The Hodag track team began preparations for its season on Monday. With more than 100 athletes registered and some changes in the coaching staff, head coach Aaron Kraemer said there is plenty excitement heading into the year.

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Hawgs & Dawgs camp draws another strong turnout

Football players from around the Northwoods and the state descended on the Hodag Dome last Saturday for the Hodag Gridiron Club’s fifth annual Hawgs & Dawgs football camp.

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Hodag gymnasts award top performers at banquet

The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team handed out more awards than it has the past few seasons Sunday during its end-of-season banquet at the YMCA of the Northwoods.

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Hodag Hoops gets 5 All-GNC nods

Lamers on first team, Lemmens co-coach of the year

Rhinelander ended up with five all-conference selections, tied for the most of any team with Medford and Mosinee. The Hodags finished a game ahead of both of those squads to win the conference title this year.

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One Feck of a finish

Junior drains game-winner, sends Hodag Hoops to regional finals

Devon Feck drained a shot from the top of the key with less than 3 seconds remaining as the Hodags defeated Rice Lake 43-42 at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.

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Team review: RHS/NPHS Alpine skiing

Hodags have success on slopes, show room for improvement in 2025

There was plenty of success for the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski team during the 2025 season. However, the most exciting thing for the Hodags might not be what they accomplished this year, rather the potential the squad has moving forward.

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WIAA moves Hodags’ regional final game to Monday night

The WIAA postponed Saturday’s scheduled Division 2 boys’ basketball regional final game between Rhinelander and New Richmond to Monday night at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. The move was made to avoid a situation where New Richmond would have played games on three consecutive nights.

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Hodag swim team hands out awards

Given all the honors and accolades bestowed on the WIAA Division 2 state runner-up Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team during the season, coach Jenny Heck decided to keep the awards low-key Monday with the team convened one final time for the 2024-25 season.

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RIA Peewee As to vie for state title this weekend in Waupun

After solid runs at state the last couple of years, the Rhinelander Ice Association’s (RIA) Peewee A hockey team is gunning for more this weekend when it travels to Waupun for the WAHA Class 3A state tournament.

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HALL YEAH!

Hodag Hoops downs Medford at Raider Hall, claims second straight GNC crown

The Hodags held the Medford to 33% from the field and held on down the stretch to win 51-43 at Raider Hall, securing the team’s second straight Great Northern Conference title.

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Hodag gymnasts finish 5th at sectionals

The Hodag posted a score of 119.2 points, good enough for fifth place in the seven-team Ashland sectional. While that score was more than 14 1/2 points better than its postseason performance a year ago, the team was unable to advance any gymnasts to the state meet in what proved to be a loaded sectional draw.

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Lady Hodags fall to Menomonie to end season

An underdog Rhinelander squad without its leading scorer put up a fight Friday night but, ultimately, did not have enough to keep up with Menomonie in the WIAA tournament opener. Brooklyn Birt tallied 17 points, including 13 in the first half, as the fourth-seed Mustangs cruised past the fifth-seeded Hodags 57-42 in Menomonie.

Schwinger bows out in second round of state wrestling tournament

Rhinelander senior Logan Schwinger went winless in his two matches at the WIAA individual state wrestling tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison.

RHS Sports recap: Friday, Feb. 28

Girls’ basketball: Menomonie 57, Rhinelander 42 | Wrestling: Rhinelander at WIAA tournament

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Just keep going: Schwinger’s wrestling career set to conclude at Kohl Center

Logan Schwinger gets the chance to end his high school wrestling career on the state’s biggest stage at the Kohl Center in Madison. He wrestled his opening round match yesterday evening and, regardless of the outcome, had the chance to come back today as he competes in the 190-pound bracket in Division 2.

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Hodag Hoops breezes past Merrill in final non-conference test

RHS draws 2 seed, home game for playoffs

The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team is winning games, but is still struggling to fire on all cylinders as it hits the stretch run of the regular season.

Lady Hodags look to embrace underdog role in WIAA tournament

Even with a better overall record, the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team knows it will likely have its hands full this evening when it travels to Menomonie to begin the WIAA playoffs.

Hodag gymnasts face tough task in loaded sectional

By the numbers, the Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has improved from last year, exceeding its best score from last year by more than eight points. Despite that, the Hodags face a major uphill climb tomorrow as they look to qualify someone for the WIAA state meet for a second year in a row.

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Holding on to hope

Hodag Hoops edges Mosinee, sets up GNC title game at Medford

The path toward a potential Great Northern Conference championship repeat for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team has not been easy, but the Hodags now sit one win away from hoisting another conference trophy.

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Schwinger punches ticket to state wrestling tournament

Schultz, Lindner come up one win short

Rhinelander High School senior Logan Schwinger made the most of his final chance to punch a ticket to the WIAA state wrestling tournament.

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Hodag gymnasts finish second in GNC Small

The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team appears to be peaking at the right time as the 2024-25 season nears its conclusion.

Mosinee runs past Lady Hodags in regular season finale

The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team was unable to keep up with Mosinee’s pressure Friday night, falling to the Indians 75-32 in the regular season finale in Mosinee.

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Hodag hockey overpowered by Tomahawk in tourney opener

Tomahawk scored early and often in a 9-0 rout of the Hodags at SARA Park. Those results mirrored the two regular-season meetings between the teams, which the Hatchets won 10-0 and 9-0.

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A look at the field for tonight’s WIAA D2 state swim meet

The last two Division 2 state champions are set for another battle tonight as the WIAA boys’ state swim and dive championships take place in Waukesha.

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RHS/Pines boys’ skiers finish third in D2 at state

Even with a smaller team — both in numbers and stature — the Rhinelander/Northland Pines boys’ Alpine ski team held its own over the weekend at the WIARA State Championship in La Crosse.

Lady Hodags dominate Wausau East

The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team rolled over Wausau East in non-conference action Tuesday night. Vivian Lamers scored 20 points, Dawsyn Barkus chipped in 11 and the Hodags cruised past the Lumberjacks 53-17 in Wausau.

Hodag wrestlers advance four from regionals

Two boys, two girls qualify for sectionals

The Rhinelander High School wrestling team started postseason play over the weekend and moved four of its wrestlers one step closer to competing at the Kohl Center in Madison later this month.

Hodag hockey competitive in final regular season games

RHS beats Chequamegon/Phillips, falls to Medford in 2OT

The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team snapped a 10-game losing streak on Thursday and came a whisker away from finishing the regular season Saturday with a two-game winning streak.

Hodag gymnasts crack 120 points in Ashland

The Hodags posted a team score of 120.55 points and finished sixth in the eight-team field. That marked the first time Rhinelander has finished in the 120s since Jan. 19, 2019 at the Rice Lake Invitational, and the team’s best score since posting a total of 121.9 points at WIAA sectionals Feb. 22, 2018.

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Lady Hodags run into Lakeland buzzsaw

Lakeland held Rhinelander without a field goal in the first half and the ninth-ranked T-Birds stormed away to a 70-15 victory in Minocqua.

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Hodag Hoops puts clamps on Shawano in home win

The Hodags forced 21 turnovers and limited Shawano to 31 shots attempts as they beat the Hawks 49-34 in a non-conference contest at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.

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Shawano pulls away from offensively-challenged Lady Hodags

The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team had no answers for Shawano’s trapping half-court zone on Tuesday night and, ultimately, not enough firepower to keep up with the Hawks.

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Hodag swimmers set to face tight battle at sectionals

The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team has its sights set on another WIAA state title next Friday night in Waukesha. First thing’s first, however, the Hodags are seeking their seventh straight sectional title — which may be easier said than done.

Mosinee edges RHS gymnasts in GNC dual

The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team put up a solid total on Tuesday but it wasn’t enough to take down a Mosinee team that delivered its best performance of the year.

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