Hodag girls have eyes on more history
The Rhinelander High School girls’ track team had its most successful season on record last year, winning the Great Northern Conference title, taking second at regionals and sending seven athletes on to the WIAA state meet.
Track: Hodag boys look to use depth in GNC repeat bid
While the Rhinelander High School boys’ track team is dealing with more turnover than its female counterparts, the Hodags still have some high expectations for the 2026 season.
Team review: RHS boys’ swimming
Even with young squad, Hodag swimmers enjoy continued success
Eight was a magic number for the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team during the 2025-26 season.
GNC preparing for hockey expansion
League could have 10 teams by 2027-28
The Great Northern Conference’s house is getting fuller in terms of boys’ hockey. With one program already slated to join the conference in two years, and another potentially joining next year, the GNC could be looking at as many as 10 teams in the sport in the near future.
Loka, Lindner named Hodags’ most valuable wrestlers
A pair of juniors, Ivan Loka and Cassidy Lindner, took home top honors for the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams Tuesday, March 10. The two were named the programs most valuable wrestlers during a banquet in the James Williams Middle School commons.
Shefveland wins Hodag Hockey’s Al Baker Award
Dylan Shefveland walked away with the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team’s top honor Monday, March 9, as he was presented with the Alfred O. Baker Outstanding Hockey Player award during the team’s banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Hodag girls’ basketball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team handed out its end-of-season awards during a banquet Monday, March 9 in the RHS library.
Feck named GNC co-player of the year
All five RHS starters honored, Lemmens tabbed coach of the year
The rewards within the Great Northern Conference were quite plentiful for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team after winning its third straight conference championship.
Hodag Hoops banquet: Feck voted MVP, six players honored
For a handful of weeks, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team had planned to celebrate its 2025-26 season a day after the WIAA regional finals. The Hodags just wished it was a celebration in preparation for their first sectional appearance since 2022.
End of the road
Late fade vs. Menomonie ends season for Hodag Hoops
In the final nine minutes Saturday night against Menomonie if anything could go wrong for the Hodags, it did — whether it was foul disparity, problems protecting the basketball or stopping the Mustangs top player.
Hodag gymnasts 10th at state
Hintz, 12th on beam, 23rd in all-around
Rhinelander finished with a 123.0334 in Friday’s team competition, a couple of points behind sectional champion Waupun. On Saturday, junior Emeline Hintz finished 23rd in the all-around and added an impressive 12th-place finish on the balance beam. Fellow junior Alexis Smith was 19th on the vault and freshman Marsadies Williams took 24th on both the uneven bars and the balance beam.
Lady Hodags run out of March magic
Nordin’s late and-1 sends Shawano past RHS into sectional finals
Leah Nordin scored 26 points, collected 12 rebounds and converted a key three-point play in the final minute as Shawano snuck past Rhinelander 50-47 Thursday, March 5 win a Division 2 sectional semifinal at Sheldon Fieldhouse.
Hodag swimmers reflect on successful season
Gillingham, Antonuk, Judson O’Malley named outstanding swimmers
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team put a bow on its 2025-26 season with its season-ending banquet Tuesday, March 3. Even though the Hodags had a young squad, devoid of any seniors, the season continued a long run of dominance for the program in the northern half of the state.
Hodag Hoops begins tourney run tonight
RHS hosts Wausau East, to host regional final with win
For the second year in a row, the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team enters the WIAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in its half sectional as it looks to get back to the second weekend of the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
Building blocks for the future
All underclassman RHS gymnast team to cap off historic year at state
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team might struggle to be in team or individual podium contention today and tomorrow during the WIAA state meet in Wisconsin Rapids, but that’s not the point for this young group of Hodags.
All-GNC: Aubryn Clark named girls’ hoops POTY
All-conference teams revealed for all but boys’ basketball
Rhinelander High School junior Aubryn Clark was not the Great Northern Conference’s leading scorer, nor did she play on the conference championship team, but a strong argument could be made she was the one player in the conference that drew the most attention from opposing defenses. That fact helped her earn the league’s top honor.
THE LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS
Hodags shut down Pulaski, rally past Marinette to claim first regional title since 2020
Lexi Beran scored off an offensive rebound with 2:26 remaining, and the Hodags erased an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Marinette 47-43 Saturday night, winning the team’s first WIAA regional title since 2020 in the process.
Sectional celebration
Hodag gymnasts finish 2nd at sectionals, qualify for team state meet for first time since 2005
The Hodags picked the perfect time to have their best performance in more than a decade. Rhinelander scored 127.125 points to finish second at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Antigo. That was good enough to earn Rhinelander a spot in the team portion of the WIAA state meet for just the seventh time in program history — and the first time since 2005.
THRILLING THREE-PEAT
Rhinelander outlasts Mosinee in double overtime, claims share of GNC title
Devon Feck scored a career-high 33 points, Abe Gretzinger added 19 points and 14 rebounds and Tommy Eades scored four of his six points in double overtime as the Hodags rallied past Mosinee 75-73 on the road Friday night.
Lindner drops both matches at state wrestling tourney
The season ended for Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner Friday morning following her second loss at the WIAA state girls’ wrestling tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Lady Hodags gear up for playoff run
RHS opens postseason tonight at home against Pulaski
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team has been in the postseason situation they face before and, this year, feel better prepared for it.
Hodag gymnasts eye potential state berths as sectional meet
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has sent several gymnasts to the WIAA individual state meet over the years, and will have a chance to do so again tonight during a Division 2 sectional meet in Antigo.
Wrestling: Lindner ready for her state moment
It’s incredible to think how far Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner has come in the sport of wrestling in less than a year in a half. Fifteen months ago, Lindner was trying the sport for the first time and now she is in Madison, competing on the state’s biggest high school stage.
After River Falls loss, Hodag Hoops seeded 2nd for WIAA tourney
It’s hard to know exactly what the WIAA computers would have spit out had last Saturday’s game against River Falls turned out differently for the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team. Regardless, the Hodags know they can play with anybody in their half sectional as the WIAA tournament begins next week.
Back on top: Hodag gymnasts win GNC title in dominant fashion
Rhinelander put an exclamation point on the conference season Saturday, scoring a season-high 126.8 points as it rolled to the GNC Small title during the conference meet at Lakeland Union High School.
Lindner punches ticket to state wrestling meet
Rhinelander High School junior Cassidy Lindner punched her ticket to the Kohl Center with a runner-up finish in the 120-pound weight class Friday night in a WIAA girls’ wrestling sectional at D.C. Everest High School in Weston.
Hodag swimmers take eighth at state
On the podium: 200 medley relay, Gillingham in breaststroke
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team scored a pair of podium finishes and took eighth place overall out of 29 qualifying teams Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state meet in Waukesha.
Hodag Hoops beats Lakeland, eyes title fight with Mosinee
The Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team once again enters the final game of the regular season with a chance to win at least a share of the Great Northern Conference title.
Lady Hodags close regular season with win over Lakeland
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team put the clamps on one of the top scorers in the Great Northern Conference and ended the regular season with a victory on Friday.
Experience, improvement objectives for Hodag swimmers at tonight’s state meet
It’s the same objective this year for the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team as it prepares for the WIAA Division 2 state championships tonight in Waukesha, even if the ends to its means are a bit different.
No. 2 Rice Lake rolls Rhinelander 72-32
Badger recruit Sheplee nets 2,000th point for Warriors
The Rice Lake Warriors showed the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team Tuesday night it still has a long way to go in order to compete with some of the best players and teams in the state.
RHS gymnasts set sights on GNC Small title
Hodags enter Saturday’s conference meet in first place
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team it on the verge of winning its first Great Northern Conference Small division title in eight years as it prepares for Saturday’s conference tournament at Lakeland.
Eight is great
Late surge propels Hodag boys’ swimmers to eighth consecutive sectional title
For the eighth straight season, the Hodags reigned supreme at the sectional level of the WIAA Division 2 boys' swimming tournament held at the Rice Lake Natatorium.
Hodags fend off Merrill, keep pace in GNC
Devon Feck led the Hodags with 20 points, Abe Gretzinger and Evan Shoeder had 16 each and Rhinelander held off Merrill 62-53.
Hodag gymnasts down Mosinee, finish undefeated in GNC Small
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team has put itself in position to win a Great Northern Conference championship for the first time since 2018.
Kranig’s four goals lift Chequamegon past Rhinelander in regular season finale
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team had trouble containing the best player for the Chequamegon/Phillips Screaming Eagles and Loggers (SEaLs) and dropped the final game of the regular season as a result.
Feck reaches 1,000 points in Hodag Hoops’ rout of Tomahawk
Devon Feck added his name to the list of 1,000-point scorers who have made their way through the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball program on Tuesday night. He did it in the most Devon Feck way imaginable, too.
Hodag swimmers look to keep sectional streak alive
RHS projected for close victory, nine state berths
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team is looking for its eighth consecutive WIAA Division 2 sectional championship on Saturday when it competes in a 10-team sectional in Rice Lake. With no seniors on the roster, and a familiar foe nipping at their heels, this may be the Hodags’ most difficult sectional test yet.
Shots fall for Lady Hodags in Tomahawk blowout
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team finally saw the ball go in the hoop from the outside on Tuesday night, and had one of its best offensive performances of the season as a result.
Hawks have their way against Hodag hockey
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team went into Tuesday’s non-conference tilt at home against Shawano/Bonduel hoping for a more competitive game than their 7-2 loss to the Hawks in late November.
Hodag gymnasts alter lineup, take 6th in Marshfield
The Rhinelander High School gymnastics team switched some things up Saturday, Feb. 7 as it took sixth in an eight-team meet in Marshfield.
Hodags swimmers roll to eighth straight GNC title
The cast of characters may have changed significantly from last year, but the end result was still the same for the Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team in the Great Northern Conference.
Lindner wins title at inaugural GNC/WVC girls’ tourney
Rhinelander junior Cassidy Lindner cemented herself as part of history in the blossoming sport of girls’ wrestling on Friday.
Sieker signs to play football at Winona St.
A recurring shoulder injury kept the Rhinelander High School football team from seeing Caden Sieker’s full potential over the last couple of seasons, but the times he was healthy enough to play have allowed him a chance to play at the next level.
Hodag gymnasts down Lakeland, remain undefeated in GNC Small
Junior Emeline Hintz won two events and the all-around, fellow junior Alexis Smith won the other two events and the Hodags cruised to a 119.9-112.875 win over Lakeland/Northland Pines Thursday, Feb. 5 in Minocqua.
Kingsford controls rematch with Hodag hockey
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team had trouble slowing down Kingsford’s top line Thursday, Feb. 5 in non-conference play.
Lady Hodags put clamps on Rapids in road win
A fast start and strong defense were enough for the Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team to pick up a road victory Tuesday night in non-conference play.
Hodag hockey’s upset bid against Lakeland falls short
After losing 10-0 the first time around to Lakeland, the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team gave the Thunderbirds a much different contest Tuesday night in the rematch.
RHS girls grapple in Marshfield, Merrill
Inaugural conference meet set for tonight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ wrestling team took part in its final two tune-ups prior to championship season over the past several days. First, the Hodags were 18th in the 31-team Queen of the Mat Invite in Marshfield on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Hodags followed that up with an eighth-place performance in invite at Merrill on Tuesday.
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