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.
Northland Pines overwhelms RHS in GNC hockey opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team could not slow down Northland Pines Tuesday night as the Eagles defeated the Hodags 14-1 in the Great Northern Conference opener at the Rhinelander Ice Arena.
Hodag swimmers victorious in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team began another Great Northern Conference title defense in convincing fashion Tuesday night, winning 10 of 11 events as it defeated Shawano/Seymour 119-51 in GNC dual meet play in Shawano.
Hodags dismantle Crandon in opener
Feck leads four in double figures as RHS wins 83-25
Judging from the way it performed in its season opener Tuesday, Nov. 25, if the Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball team isn’t where it wants to be yet, that’s an ominous sign for the competition.
Team preview: RHS wrestling
Hodag grapplers looking to build this year
Numbers are up in the wrestling room for the Rhinelander High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams. The Hodag coaching staff hopes that will yield more success this year when it comes to Great Northern Conference play.
Hodag swimmers post solid times in Everest pentathlon
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team got its first taste of competition for the season Nov. 25 as it took part in the D.C. Everest Pentathlon.
Hodag hockey drops opener at Shawano
The Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team fell behind early and couldn’t recover on Nov. 25 as it dropped its season opener 7-2 to the Shawano/Bonduel Hawks at the Crawford Center in Shawano.
Team preview: RHS boys’ swimming
Young Hodag squad ready to prove itself, keep swim dynasty going
The Rhinelander High School boys’ swim team has not needed to rebuild much over the past seven years as it has excelled at the Great Northern Conference, sectional and state levels. With nary a senior on the team, this might be as close to a rebuilding year as the Hodags have had in some time, but coach Jenny Heck said her young squad is eager to make a name for itself.
Captains Gruett, Houg honored at Hodag girls’ swim banquet
While there were many awards and accolades the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team earned during the course of another successful season, the squad handed out only two awards on Monday at its season-ending awards banquet.
Team review: RHS football
In up and down year, Hodags find way back to playoffs
The Rhinelander High School football team had three wins for the second year in a row but, what this year’s squad had that last year’s didn’t, was a trip back to the WIAA playoffs.
Lady Hodags trounce Crandon in opener
Clark sisters combine for 44 points in 74-15 rout
Aubryn Clark had 25 points, Teagan Clark added 19 and the Hodags raced by Crandon 74-15 in non-conference play at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium.
Team preview: RHS boys’ basketball
Hodag Hoops has pieces in place for another run
Ask Rhinelander High School boys’ basketball coach Derek Lemmens about his team’s chances and he’ll tell you the same thing he’s said the last two seasons. His Hodags have the talent to do great things. It’s just a matter of how quickly the team gels on the court and realizes its potential.
Team preview: RHS hockey
Hodags striving to be more competitive this season
With three-plus decades on the bench for the Rhinelander High School boys’ hockey team, coach M.J. Laggis is not mincing words about how difficult last year’s 3-22-0 campaign was and how desperately his team wants to return to playing a stronger brand of hockey.
Team review: RHS girls’ swimming
Hodags continue to hold strong among state’s top programs
In a world of club before school, there’s something unique about how the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim program has done things over the past several years compared to other top-level teams in the state.
Team review: RHS boys’ soccer
Hodags begin to find stride late in Vojta’s first season
From the onset, first-year Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer coach John Vojta conceded that rebuilding a soccer program that was just three years removed from a run to the WIAA state tournament would take some time.
Team review: RHS cross country
Hodag harriers establish themselves as GNC contenders
The Rhinelander High School cross country team turned in a solid performance during the 2025 season that ended with three runners participating in the WIAA Division 2 state meet.
Hodag swimmers take third at state meet
Second for 200 medley relay, Lamers in 50 free, lead seven podium finishes for RHS
The Hodags scored seven podium finishes out of its 14 entries and came home third place overall in the WIAA Division 2 state meet Friday, Nov. 14 in Waukesha. It marked the second consecutive third-place finish for the Hodags, who have placed in the top five in every state meet since 2019.
Team preview: RHS girls’ basketball
Lady Hodags primed for GNC, WIAA tournament run
The Rhinelander High School girls’ basketball team was basically a .500 outfit last year, going 13-12 overall. But how the Hodags got there, and who they have coming back, has the team optimistic about what the 2025-26 season could hold.
Team review: RHS girls’ tennis
Hodag netters get back into GNC title fight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team did not achieve its stated goal of returning to the top of the Great Northern Conference, however, the 2025 season likely went a long way to getting the Hodags back to ruling the conference the way they did during the 2010s and the early part of the 2020s.
Hodag swimmers united heading to state
For all the success that the Rhinelander High School swim program has had over the past several years, every team and every season takes on its own identity and own persona.
Seven at sectionals
Hodag swimmers win another sectional crown, qualify 14 entries for state
The Hodags scored a meet-high four individual wins and cruised to victory in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet Saturday, Nov. 8 in Rice Lake. In addition to their four sectional winners, Rhinelander earned 10 at-large berths to the WIAA state meet — giving the Hodags 14 entries in total for tonight’s D2 championship in Waukesha.
Hodag soccer team conducts year-end banquet
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team did things a bit differently when it came to awards Sunday, Nov. 9 as it held its year-end banquet at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom.
Team review: RHS volleyball
Hodags battle through long season with young, injured squad
While Rhinelander High School volleyball coach Jayme Wyss hoped her squad would look vastly different at the end of the 2025 season than it did at the start, little could have prepared her or the Hodags for the tough hand they were dealt much of the season.
Hodag swimmers seek another sectional title, several state entries
Sectional Saturday is upon the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team and, as its been the last several years, the goals for the start of the WIAA postseason are the same.
Barr, Myers named fastest Hodag harriers
Juniors Avrom Barr and Macy Myers were presented with the Rhinelander High School cross country team’s fastest harrier awards during a banquet in the RHS commons. They were two of seven award winners for the team this year.
Hodag harriers have solid races at state
The three members of the Rhinelander High School cross country team who qualified for the WIAA state meet all had strong performances to end their season on Saturday.
Vander Galien named Hodag tennis MVP
Heck, Evers honored with multiple awards
Sophomore Annie Vander Galien, who vaulted from outside the varsity lineup as a freshman to the Hodags’ No. 1 singles player this year, earned the RHS girls' tennis team's MVP award — which was voted upon by her peers.
Three more runners, three more miles
Hodag XC contingent readies for WIAA state meet
While the Rhinelander High School cross country team won’t have a team of athletes at the WIAA state meet, Saturday will mark the first time in coach M.J. Laggis’s tenure that he’s had entries in both the boys’ and girls’ races in the same season.
Hodag gridders earn 7 All-GNC nods
The Rhinelander High School football team ended up with seven all-conference awards among six different players on Monday when the All-GNC team was announced.
Hodag volleyball team hands out awards
The Rhinelander High School volleyball team capped of its 2025 season Sunday with an awards banquet in the RHS cafeteria. In addition to varsity letters, the Hodags handed out awards for the leaders in four statistical categories and two other coach-based awards.
Edgewood too much for Hodag football in playoff opener
Quarterback Gannon Bagstad ran for 151 yards, threw for 77 and accounted for four total touchdowns as Edgewood defeated Rhinelander 35-7 at Breese Stevens Field.
Super seventh: Hodag swimmers win another GNC title in a runaway
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team continued its domination of the Great Northern Conference Friday night. The Hodags won nine of 11 events and cruised to a 200-point victory in the GNC meet, hosted by Ladysmith at the Rice Lake High School natatorium. The triumph put the finishing touches on the seventh consecutive conference championship for the Hodags.
Barr wins XC sectional, three Hodags advance to state meet
It won’t be as a team, but Rhinelander will have representation at the WIAA state Division 2 boys’ cross country meet for the fourth time in five years. Meanwhile, the Hodag girls will have a runner in Wisconsin Rapids for the first time since 2017.
Pigskin Preview Week 10: Rhinelander at Edgewood
Given second life, Hodag football looks to make most of postseason opportunity
The sadness and uncertainty the Rhinelander High School football team faced when it left the field following a 27-13 loss to Merrill in its regular season finale last Friday was replaced with relief and happiness roughly 13 hours later when the Hodags found out that — despite a three-game losing streak to end the regular season — it had done just enough the qualify for the WIAA playoffs.
Hodag harriers eye return trip to state
RHS boys projected second, Myers in individual qualifying position entering today’s sectionals in Merrill
The Rhinelander High School boys’ cross country team finds itself in a very familiar position today as it heads into a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet in Merrill.
Hodag soccer’s season ends in PK loss to Medford
It’s come to the point where it’s almost a foregone conclusion that penalty kicks will decide a boys’ soccer match between Rhinelander and Medford. It happened again Tuesday night and, with its season on the line, the Hodags fell one kick short.
RHS volleyball takes set from Mauston in tourney loss
A long season for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team came to an end Tuesday night, but the Hodags went out with a bit of a positive and glimmer of hope for the future.
Striking gold: Hodag BMX to host Gold Cup Finals race in 2026
North Central Regional event expected to attract hundreds of top racers from around Midwest
After hosting the Wisconsin BMX state championships last month, Hodag BMX track operator Robbie Deede hinted that bigger events might be in the future of the facility located inside Rhinelander’s West Side Park. Last week one of those bigger events was revealed.
Last one in
Hodag football backs into final WIAA D3 playoff spot after loss to Merrill
Rhinelander fell at Merrill 27-13 after a late rally fell short Friday night in the regular-season finale. Luckily, the stars aligned and Rhinelander snuck in as the 32nd and final team in D3, just ahead of the first team out — Portage.
Rhinelander’s Barr wins GNC cross country title
Hodag boys take second, girls third in home conference meet
Avrom Barr led nearly wire-to-wire to take the GNC meet at Rhinelander’s Northwood Golf Club. He was one of six all-conference runners for the Hodag boys as they finished a close second behind Lakeland for the conference title. The Hodag girls had two first-team all-conference finishers and placed third as a team.
Hodag swimmers beat Merrill, cap off perfect dual season
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team finds itself in a familiar position heading into this coming Friday’s Great Northern Conference championship meet.
Hodag soccer drops regular season finale at Antigo
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team was on the wrong end of a second-half scoring binge Thursday night as it dropped its regular season finale 4-1 at Antigo.
Pigskin Preview Week 9: Rhinelander at Merrill
Season on the line for Hodags against Bluejays
Winning tonight at Merrill does not automatically guarantee the Hodags a spot in the tournament, nor does losing automatically eliminate the Hodags from the playoffs, but the odds point to those statements almost certainly being true. As such, RHS coach Aaron Kraemer said his team is essentially treating this game as a playoff contest.
Hodag volleyball has happy home ending vs. Hurley
Rhinelander led wire-to-wire in a decisive fifth set as it knocked off Hurley in a non-conference match at the Jim Miazga Community Gymnasium. The back and forth affair saw Hurley win the first set 25-20 before the Hodags took the next two 25-18, 25-22. Hurley won the fourth 25-23 to force the final set, but Rhinelander pulled away late for a 15-9 victory.
RHS soccer slows down Northland Pines, but falls 2-0
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team was unable to manage its third straight non-losing result on Tuesday, but did continue to showcase its improvement during the second half of the Great Northern Conference season.
Hodag harriers fare well in GNC primer
RHS boys 1st, girls 3rd at Tomahawk; Conference set for Saturday at Northwood
The Rhinelander High School cross country team got an excellent litmus test this past Saturday of where it stands heading into the Great Northern Conference meet. Based on that, the Hodags are hoping for good things this weekend when they host GNC championship.
Raider runaway: Medford trounces Rhinelander 42-12 on homecoming
Loss puts Hodags’ playoff hopes in peril
The Raiders rushed for 275 yards, scored on six of their first eight possessions and cruised to a 42-12 win over the Hodags on homecoming night at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag soccer holds on to draw with Merrill, takes PKs
Freshman Henry Bonardelli scored early and the Hodags partially withstood a second-half push to come away with a 1-1 draw at Merrill. Rhinelander garnered an extra conference point by taking the subsequent penalty kick shootout over the Bluejays, 4-3.
Hodag swimmers cruise past Mosinee, remain unbeaten in GNC
The toughest competition the members of the Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team had on Thursday night might have been themselves during a Great Northern Conference dual meet at Mosinee.
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