Fox Valley Lutheran racks up 590 yards of offense in 54-14 playoff win over RHS
The Rhinelander High School football team could not slow down Braden Heiges and the high-flying Fox Valley Lutheran offense Friday night in the first round of the WIAA playoffs.
Cross country: Gillingham, Barr advance to state
Hodag boys finish third; girls team, without Myers, takes fifth
Home-course advantage didn’t play out as the Rhinelander High School cross country team would have hoped Friday as it hosted a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Northwood Golf Club.
Merrill holds off Hodags in soccer tourney opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team had plenty of chances in its WIAA playoff opener, but needed to convert on one or two more of them to extend its season.
Hodag football energized for playoff opener against explosive Foxes
It’s no stretch to say the final 9 1/2 minutes of football last Friday night changed a lot regarding the narrative of the 2026 season for the Rhinelander High School football team.
Hodag harriers second in GNC, eye state berths at sectionals
The Rhinelander High School cross country team ran strong in the Great Northern Conference meet, but not strong enough to come away with a conference title.
RHS swimmers eye GNC eight-peat tonight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team will look to add another bullet point to its impressive résumé over the last decade tonight as it seeks to claim its eighth straight Great Northern Conference title at the conference meet in Minocqua.
Hapka earns girls’ golf MVP honors
Following a season in which junior Ashlyn Hapka wrote her name into the opening pages of the RHS girls’ golf team record book, she walked away with the team’s top honor.
Playoff berths possibly at stake as Hodags, T-Birds battle for Axe
For the Hodags to sleep well tonight and not worry about if they make the playoff field, they’re going to have to do something they haven’t done since 2021 — beat Lakeland for the Axe.
Hodag harriers take second in GNC tune-up
Rhinelander fared well in a test run on the conference course Saturday, Oct. 10, finishing runner-up to Lakeland in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions of the Hatchet Invite in Tomahawk.
Homecoming collapse
Blown 21-point lead vs. Wausau East puts Hodags’ playoff hopes in peril
Up 21-0 late in the first half, the Hodags mustered only nine yards of offense after halftime and surrendered 25 unanswered points in a 25-21 loss to Wausau East at Mike Webster Stadium.
Seniors shine for Hodag swim team in final home meet
Rhinelander won all 11 events, sweeping the top two spots in 10 of them, as it defeated Mosinee 136-29 in a Great Northern Conference dual meet at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Hodag soccer drops close one with Merrill
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team found itself in a one-goal game against Merrill for the second time this season on Thursday, Oct. 8 but, this time, couldn’t conjure up with the late magic to steal a victory. Nathaniel Clutter’s 18th-minute strike proved to be the difference as Merrill edged Rhinelander 1-0 at Mike Webster Stadium.
Singles sweep into sectional for Hodag tennis
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team started WIAA postseason play on a strong note at home on Monday, going 8-3 in its matches and tying for second in a Division 1 subsectional tournament conducted at the RHS tennis courts and the Hodag Dome.
Merrill blows out Hodag football 37-0
Nothing seemed to go right for Rhinelander Saturday, Oct. 3 in the Bluejays’ homecoming contest. Merrill led wire-to-wire, stymied the Hodags’ offense and parlayed short fields into easy scores in a 37-0 decision over the Hodags at Jay Stadium.
Hodag harriers sweep titles at Pines Invite
The Rhinelander High School cross country team stayed close to home Tuesday and returned with some hardware, sweeping the boys and girls’ titles at the Northland Pines Invite in Eagle River.
Golf: Hapka takes 40th at sectionals
Rhinelander High School junior Ashlyn Hapka shot 111 on Tuesday and placed 40th in a field of 47 girls during her maiden trip to WIAA sectionals at Thornberry Creek.
Hodag swimmers finish 5th in Fondy
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team completed one of its longest weeks of the season with a fifth-place finish in the 12-team Fond du Lac Invite Saturday, Oct. 3.
Back on top: Hodag girls win GNC tennis tourney, clinch first title since 2022
After a few down years by its standards, the Great Northern Conference girls’ tennis trophy has returned to Rhinelander. The Hodags claimed their first conference title since 2022, clinching it with a first-place finish at the GNC tournament Thursday, Oct. 1 in Wausau.
Hodags prep for rare Saturday matinee in Merrill’s homecoming
The Rhinelander High School football team had an extra day to reflect this week after letting last Friday’s home contest against Tomahawk slip away in a mistake-filled effort. The Hodags are hoping the additional time to refocus is just what the doctor ordered as they prepare to travel to Merrill tomorrow for the Bluejays’ homecoming game.
Hodag soccer plays GNC spoiler, forces Lakeland to PKs
The upstart Hodags got a third-minute goal from Jaime Nieto Bergo and held on from there as it played Lakeland to a 1-1 draw at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag soccer falls to Three Lakes 2-1 in non-conference play
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team came within a couple of inches of stealing its second consecutive tie Thursday, Sept. 24 at Mike Webster Stadium.
RHS girls’ netters down Marshfield Columbus 7-0
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team did what it needed to do Tuesday to maintain control of the Great Northern Conference standings heading into Thursday’s pivotal showdown at Lakeland.
Hodag swimmers win in home invite, 11th in Waukesha
The Hodags won seven of 11 events, and was the runner-up in four, as it won a six-team non-conference invite at the Heck Family Community Pool.
Answering the Bell
Late TD propels Hodags to 26-20 win over rival Antigo in 92nd Bell Game
In what felt like a 12-round heavyweight fight this past Friday night, the Rhinelander High School football team was able withstand a steady diet of Antigo body blows and land one final haymaker when it mattered the most.
Hodag soccer falls to undefeated Northland Pines
The Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team hung with unbeaten Northland Pines for a while Thursday, Sept. 17, but eventually ran out of steam in the second half. Simon Adamovich scored twice, Ryan Rydeski added a goal and an assist and the Eagles defeated the Hodags 3-0 at Mike Webster Stadium.
RHS soccer rallies past Merrill 3-2
Win followed a draw and a loss at home invite
The Hodags scored twice in the final 6 minutes, 58 seconds of regulation — including Roan Childs’ game winner in the 77th minute — as they rallied past the Bluejays 3-2 at Jay Stadium.
Hodag harriers finish mid-pack in Stevens Point Invite
The Rhinelander High School cross country team embarked on the first of three key mid-season tests Saturday, Sept. 12 as it took part in the SPASH Panther Invitational at Standing Rocks Park in Stevens Point.
Hodag swimmers win two races, take 5th in Brookfield East Invite
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team traveled south Saturday, Sept. 12 to take part in the Brookfield East Invitational. The Hodags held their own in a field of predominantly Division 1 schools, winning a pair of events and placing fifth overall in the 13-team meet.
Victory at the Vet
Hodags bounce back, get first win in Mosinee as member of GNC
Rowan Wiczek had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown, Brayden Dervetski added two scores on the ground, and the Hodags held off Mosinee 28-22.
Hodag tennis sweeps Medford, vaults to second in GNC
The Hodags claimed all seven flights in straight sets in a resounding 7-0 sweep of the Medford Raiders in Medford. The Raiders (9-4, 2-1 Great Northern) pushed the Hodags (10-8, 3-0) in some matches, but took no more than seven games in any flight as the Hodags won every set by at least one break point.
Hodag swimmers win all 11 events in GNC double dual
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team remained unbeaten in Great Northern Conference play Thursday, Sept. 10, cruising past Tomahawk 136-25 and hosting Colby/Abbotsford 134-34 in a conference double dual in Colby.
RHS golfers shoot season-best round in Marshfield
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team shot its lowest round of the season Friday, carding a 208 as it finished fifth in the fourth round of the Wisconsin Valley Conference golf tournament at Marshfield Country Club.
Hodags hitting reset button ahead of Mosinee game
Following a 42-point loss at home last Friday, coach Aaron Kraemer said the Rhinelander High School football team is hitting the reset button ahead of tonight’s Great Northern Conference contest at Mosinee.
Raiders run wild over RHS in GNC opener
Hodags allow 451 rushing yards in 62-20 loss
Medford’s Will Wojcik rushed for 250 yards and five touchdowns, and the Raiders added another 201 yards on the ground, in a 62-20 victory over the Hodags in the Great Northern Conference opener.
Hodag soccer ties Mosinee, falls in PK shootout
Rhinelander played Mosinee to a scoreless draw at Mike Webster Stadium, but it was Mosinee that prevailed in PKs 4-3 after two of Rhinelander’s six attempts failed to find the target.
Hodag tennis makes quick work of Phillips in sweep
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team remained unbeaten in Great Northern Conference play on Tuesday, taking care of Phillips 7-0 at the RHS tennis courts.
Hodag golfers finish sixth in Wisconsin Rapids
The Rhinelander High School girls’ golf team shot 229 on Tuesday as it came home sixth in the third leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference golf tournament at Bullseye Golf Club in Wisconsin Rapids.
Northwoods Gold
Hodag BMX readies to welcome hundreds of riders this weekend for Gold Cup district finals
Standing at the top of the hill, by the starting gate, Hodag BMX track operator and coach Robbie Deede feels young at heart. “When I’m out here, I’m 12 again,” he said. That was 27 years ago for Deede, now 39. He was around for the infancy of the track, located within Rhinelander’s West Side Park.
RHS girls edge Lakeland, win Mosinee Invite
Hodag boys finish third
The Hodags made another early statement Tuesday, Sept. 1, placing five runners in the top 24 and edging conference rival Lakeland for first place in the Mosinee Invite at Nine Mile Forest in Wausau.
Hodag swimmers open GNC with two wins
Team takes 2nd at D.C. Everest Pentathlon
Rhinelander began its quest for a ninth consecutive Great Northern Conference championship in convincing fashion, winning seven of the 11 events, as they defeated host Medford 113-57 and Antigo 130-29 in a conference double dual.
Hodag volleyball swept by Merrill to open GNC play
The Hodags let a late first-set lead slip away and were eventually swept by the Merrill Bluejays 26-24, 25-19, 25-14 in the Great Northern Conference opener at Merrill.
Hodags to get GNC-opening test against preseason favorites Medford
After two weeks of the 2026 football season, the Rhinelander High School football team is the only team in the Great Northern Conference that has yet to suffer a loss. That claim will be put on the line Friday night against a team that has yet to win a game, but is favored to hoist the GNC trophy when all is said and done at the end of the regular season.
Hodag swimmers ninth in Badger State Splash
The Rhinelander High School girls’ swim team scored four podium finishes and took ninth overall in the Badger State Splash Invite Saturday, Aug. 29 hosted by Sun Prairie East High School at the Soderholm Aquatic Center on the UW-Madison Campus.
Raising Cane
Hodags score 42 unanswered to beat Hayward 49-12
Ryley Hull returned an interception 93 yards for a score with no time remaining in the first half, and the momentum built from there. The Hodags dominated the second half and defeated Hayward 49-12 in non-conference play at Mike Webster Stadium.
Cross country: Hodag girls 2nd, boys 3rd in season opener
The Rhinelander High School girls’ cross country team showed in its season opener it has all intentions of being a contender in the Great Northern Conference this season. The Hodag boys’ meanwhile, saw they have a ways to go if they want to unseat conference rival Lakeland.
Hodag tennis breezes past Antigo in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School girls’ tennis team cruised Thursday, Aug. 27 in its Great Northern Conference opener. The Hodags won all seven flights in straight sets and defeated Antigo 7-0 at the RHS tennis courts.
Kingsford too strong for Hodag soccer in 4-1 loss
While the Rhinelander High School boys’ soccer team looks to be an improved side from last year, it still has a way to go in its progression, as it found out in a home non-conference match Thursday, Aug. 27.
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