The Northwoods River News

Headin’ toward eleven

Hodag tennis seizes control of GNC with 5-2 win over Medford

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team took a major step toward its 11th consecutive conference title Tuesday afternoon. The Hodags took three of four matches in singles, and two out of three in doubles, to earn a 5-2 victory over the Medford Raiders in a battle for first place in the Great Northern Conference at the RHS tennis courts.

Hodag baseball rallies late to beat Antigo 11-8

Rhinelander sweeps Robins for first time since 2011

Rhinelander’s bats came alive in the sixth and seventh innings, scoring four times in each frame, as the Hodags rallied from behind to defeat the Antigo Red Robins 11-8 at Kretz Bros. Park.

Hodag golfers fade in back-to-back conference matches

Rhinelander took fourth Monday at home at Rhinelander Country Club and then followed that up with a sixth-place finish Tuesday at Minocqua Country Club as the GNC staged the fourth and fifth legs of the conference tournament.

Hodag track finishes top three at Tomahawk

The Rhinelander High School track team rested a few key pieces, got some other pieces back and performed well Tuesday in the Hatchet Invite in Tomahawk.

Rhinelander soccer breaks down Mosinee’s wall, wins 3-0

The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team overcame a pesky Mosinee defense Tuesday night to remain perfect in Great Northern Conference play, defeating the Indians 3-0 at Edgewood Park.

Stranded runners cost River Monsters in opener

The Rhinelander River Monsters had their chances Sunday in the 2025 Dairyland League opener against defending Large Division champion Marshfield.

Hodag girls win Otto Bacher

Bergman breaks school record in 300 hurdles

The Hodags won six events Friday night and walked away with the championship at the 38th annual Otto Bacher Invitational in Merrill.

Hodag boys take 4th at Otto Bacher

The Rhinelander High School boys’ track team wasn’t quite able to match the success of its female counterparts on Friday, but still managed a win and 14 top-five finishes as it took fourth out of 13 squads at the Otto Bacher Invite in Merrill.

Hodag fastpitch takes two from Northland Pines

The Rhinelander High School softball team virtually assured itself a better finish in the Great Northern Conference season compared to last season with back-to-back victories Wednesday and Thursday.

Northland Pines downs Hodag baseball in extra innings

Brody Hoeft scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Northland Pines Eagles defeated the Hodags 2-1 in a Great Northern Conference matchup in Eagle River.

Hodag soccer drops key game to Ashland

If the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team is to make a deep run in the WIAA tournament next month, it is clear an old nemesis will be standing it its way.

Hodag tennis downs Pacelli, readies for first-place battle today vs. Medford

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team did what it needed to do to Thursday put itself in position to leave the dual meet portion of the season with the lead in the Great Northern Conference season. Tonight will determine if, or how much of, a lead they will have entering the conference tournament.

Hodag golfers take 3rd in competitive Pines Invite

Northland Pines, Rhinelander and Tomahawk are locked in a battle for second in the Great Northern Conference entering the second half of the conference season. On Friday the teams took their rivalry outside the GNC, and the results were as tight as they could possibly be.

RHS Sports recap: Friday, May 9

Track: RHS girls 1st/12, boys 4th/13, Otto Bacher Invitational | Baseball: Northland Pines 2, Rhinelander 1, 10 innings | Girls’ soccer: Ashland 2, Rhinelander 0 | Golf: Rhinelander 3rd/10, Northland Pines Invite

Hodag baseball back in win column

RHS rebounds to beat Antigo after walk-off loss at Everest

As the calendar hits May, the Rhinelander High School baseball team is hopeful it’s starting to regain its stride as it gears up for a postseason run.

Track: RHS boys 3rd, girls 4th at Lakeland Invite

Myers sets another school record in girls’ pole vault

Even with a number of its top athletes at home or competing in different events, the Rhinelander High School track team still fared very well on Tuesday against a number of conference rivals.

River Monsters gearing up for Year 3

Season kicks off Sunday in Marshfield

The Rhinelander River Monsters are gearing up for their third season in the area’s foray back into adult baseball.

RHS fastpitch rallies for non-conference win at Crandon

Hodags drop GNC twinbill at Antigo

The Rhinelander High School softball team got back into the win column on Monday, rallying from down 4-0 after four innings to defeat Crandon 6-4 on the road in non-conference play.

Hodag tennis falls to SPASH 5-2

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team came up short Tuesday in a non-conference test against one of the best teams in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, and one of the teams it will likely need to get through later this month in the WIAA tournament.

Rhinelander golfers tie for third in Antigo

The Hodags shot a 343 and tied for third with Northland Pines in the third leg of the GNC tournament Tuesday at Bass Lake Golf Club.

15 Hodag swimmers earn WISCA All-State honors

Fifteen members of the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams earned all-state recognition from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association based on their performances at the WIAA state championships this past school year.

Youth Sports Roundup

JWMS girls win, boys 3rd at home track meet | Middle school bowling state tournament | JV Softball

Hodag soccer downs Pines 5-0

RHS unbeaten halfway through GNC play

The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team is potentially five games away from its first Great Northern Conference championship in seven years.

Five Hodags declare collegiate intentions

Thorsen to swim D-I at Green Bay

As part of Rhinelander High School senior signing day on Thursday, five RHS seniors declared their intentions to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

The places they will go

2025 RHS grads announce future plans at Senior Signing Day

Exactly one month before the members of Rhinelander High School class of 2025 walk on stage to receive their diplomas, the majority of them were honored Thursday, celebrating the pathways they will take beyond high school.

Hodag golfers take fourth, second in opening GNC meets

After struggling to a 346 and a fourth-place finish in cold, rainy conditions Thursday in the conference opener at Indianhead Golf Course in Mosinee, the Hodags rebounded a day later in Tomahawk, shooting a 315 in a runner-up finish at Inshalla Country Club.

Hodag baseball drops pitchers duel at Tomahawk 1-0

The Rhinelander High School baseball team could not figure out Tomahawk righty Brody Rigney Friday night as it dropped a pitchers’ duel 1-0 to the Hatchets at Kahle Field.

Late woes cost Hodag softball against Tomahawk

Mistakes cost the Rhinelander High School softball team Thursday evening. Tomahawk scored nine unanswered runs from the fourth inning on to break open a tied game and defeat the Hodags 13-4 in Tomahawk in Great Northern Conference play.

Track: RHS girls 4th, boys 9th at Kaukauna

The Rhinelander High School track team opened May with its first big tune-up for larger meets coming up later in the month. The Hodag girls came home fourth and the Hodag boys tied for ninth in the 11-team Galloping Ghost Invite in Kaukauna.

Hodag tennis goes 1-4 in Wausau

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team tinkered with its lineup once again over the weekend, winning only one of the five matches they played at the Wausau Invite.

Several area ADs vote in favor of NIL

Lakeland’s Wizner: ‘It was the direction that the state was going to go in regardless’

Last April, when the WIAA first broached the subject of including name, image and likeness (NIL) language into its constitution for student athletes, the measure failed on a vote of its membership by 49 votes. More than 100 school delegates who voted against NIL last spring changed their minds this year — and some of the votes that flipped came from the Northwoods.

Hodag tennis bounces back with win over Everest

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team returned to the win column Tuesday. The Hodags scored a doubles sweep and claimed the bottom two singles flights in a 5-2 victory over D.C. Everest at the RHS tennis courts.

RHS soccer overwhelms Antigo in 13-0 win

The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team downed Antigo 13-0 on the road Tuesday.

Hodag track competes in Wausau

The Rhinelander High School track team rested some of its key starters Tuesday as it traveled to Wausau East for the Sawmill Invite. The results showed in the points total as the Hodag boys placed eighth in a 14-school field while the Hodag girls were 10th in their division.

Hodag girls win, boys 2nd at Eagle Relays

The Hodag girls claimed six events and the overall title while the Hodag boys won seven events and earned a runner-up finish at the Northland Pines Eagle Relays.

RHS soccer cracks Medford’s defensive shell, rolls to 5-0 win

Vivian Lamers scored three times and Ella Miljevich added a pair of goals as the Hodags defeated the Raiders 5-0 in Rhinelander.

Hodag baseball splits GNC games against Tomahawk, Lakeland

The Hodag offense was hot on a 70-degree day Wednesday, pounding out 16 hits in a 10-3 victory over Tomahawk at Stafford Field. Two days later, as the thermometer struggled into the lower 40s, the Hodags managed only four hits and were shut out by Lakeland 4-0.

Hodag softball drops pitchers’ duel to Lakeland

Aleece Johnson struck out nine and scattered four hits in a tough-luck loss as the Hodags fell to the T-Birds 1-0 in Minocqua.

Hodag netters go winless in Point

The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten over the weekend while facing some strong Division 1 competition in Stevens Point.

Advantage, Hodags

RHS fends off Lakeland 1-0, takes early control in GNC girls’ soccer race

Lindsey Hoerchler scored in the sixth minute and the goal held up as Rhinelander defeated reigning conference champion 1-0 in Minocqua.