Hodag golfers take third in Mosinee
Rhinelander shot 326 and edged host Mosinee by a stroke as it took third in the fifth leg of the conference tournament at Indianhead Golf Course. That was the good news. The bad news was that Northland Pines snuck in with a 324 to finish second, and close the Hodags’ lead over the Eagles for third in the standings to a single point entering the final two rounds of the tournament.
Hodag soccer uses PK to down Medford
RHS splits weekend games in Waupaca
Sophie Miljevich converted a penalty kick opportunity in the 42nd minute and it stood up as the only goal as the Hodags avenged a shootout loss to the Raiders, defeating Medford 1-0.
Hodag tennis wraps up undefeated GNC season
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team is in the driver’s seat as it looks to wrap up its 10th straight Great Northern Conference championship this Thursday.
Hodag golfers claim third at Eagle River, Merrill
Three was a magic number for the Rhinelander High School golf team in a pair of matches late last week as the team took third at both round 4 of the GNC tournament in Eagle River and at the Merrill Best Ball Invite.
Lakeland downs Hodag softball 18-2
The Rhinelander High School softball team was unable to sustain an opportunistic start on Thursday as it fell at Lakeland 18-2 in Great Northern Conference play.
Hodag track takes 2nd at home
Team looking ahead to today’s GNC meet
The dress rehearsals are over and championship season is upon the Rhinelander High School track team. The Hodags will enter the most important stretch of their season off of a solid performance on Thursday as it took runner-up in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions of their home Rhinelander Invite at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag soccer cruises past Mosinee
Sophie Miljevich scored three times, Leah Jamison added three assists and the Hodags cruised past Mosinee 7-0 in the Hodag Dome.
New faces stand out for Hodag track at Tomahawk
The Rhinelander High School track team went with a lighter lineup on Tuesday as it competed in the Hatchet Invite in Tomahawk. Without a number of the team’s top-end athletes in the lineup, the Hodags finished third on the girls’ side and fifth on the boys’ side in the six-team meet.
Hodag golfers struggle on home soil
Rhinelander shot 343 as a team and took fourth in the third leg of the Great Northern Conference golf tournament at Rhinelander Country Club on Monday. The event was moved there from Northwood Golf Club after rain washed out the originally scheduled date last Thursday.
Hodag tennis picks up non-conference win over Wausau West
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team continued to strengthen its postseason resume on Monday with a convincing 6-1 victory at Wausau West in non-conference play.
Lakeland steals doubleheader sweep from Hodags
Without putting a single ball in play in the bottom of the sixth inning, Lakeland rallied for a pair of runs that helped complete a doubleheader sweep of the Rhinelander High School baseball team Friday night at Stafford Field.
River Monsters gearing up for Year 2
Adult baseball begins Sunday vs. Rapids
Year 2 for the Rhinelander River Monsters gets underway this Sunday as they host defending Dairyland Large champion and WBA state semifinalist Wisconsin Rapids at Stafford Field.
Hodag tennis sweeps Pacelli on senior night
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team honored its seniors and took one more step toward another Great Northern Conference title on Thursday.
Hodag softball no-hit by Antigo
The Rhinelander High School softball team fell to Antigo 15-0 in four innings on the road Friday night in Antigo.
Shoutouts & Callouts
Wisconsin schools come to their senses on NIL, for now
We were a mere 49 votes — essentially 25 school delegates flipping their decision — away from Name, Image, Likeness rules becoming a reality in Wisconsin high school sports.
Hodag girls win Three Lakes Invite, boys take 2nd
The Hodag girls won six events as they defeated GNC rival Tomahawk for the title in the seven-team Three Lakes Invite. The Hodag boys scored four wins and came home second behind the hosting Bluejays.
RHS tennis drops tight match to SPASH
The Hodags swept doubles but SPASH took all the singles matches as the Panthers prevailed 4-3 in a non-conference match at the RHS tennis courts.
Free bases cost Hodag baseball vs. Everest
The Rhinelander High School baseball team had to earn every base it got on Tuesday. It couldn’t say the same for its opponent as D.C. Everest slowly pulled away to an 8-0 victory at Stafford Field in non-conference play.
Hodag softball falls in rematch against Northland Pines
Four-run innings for the Eagles in the fourth and sixth were too much for the Hodags to overcome in an 11-5 loss in Eagle River.
Hodag golfers 2nd at Marathon
The Hodags shot 345 and finished second in the non-conference invitational at Pine Galley Golf Course. Rhinelander finished eight strokes behind GNC rival Medford for the top spot on a day when nobody in the Hodag lineup broke 80.
Hodag soccer can’t rebound from early PK, falls to Lakeland
If the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team falls short in its efforts to win the Great Northern Conference title, it will once again look back at a penalty kick it wasn’t able to stop and a defense it was unable to breach.
Medford pulls away from Hodag baseball in 12-1 decision
Medford took the lead for good in a three-run second inning and defeated Rhinelander 12-1 at Stafford Field.
Hodag softball drops pair of conference games
The Rhinelander High School softball team dropped a pair of Great Northern Conference games late last week, falling to Antigo 19-0 at home Thursday before traveling to Medford on Friday and suffering an 11-1 defeat.
Hodag soccer downs Pines, ties Rice Lake
First-place battle against Lakeland on tap tonight
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team set the stage for a home showdown with Lakeland tonight for the lead in the Great Northern Conference standings thanks to a 4-0 victory on the road Thursday at Northland Pines.
Hodag tennis downs Antigo, splits Wausau matches
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team carried on in Great Northern Conference play on Thursday, defeating a short-handed Antigo squad 6-1 on the road. The Hodags then mostly dodged the weather Friday and Saturday, getting in four of their five scheduled matches in the Wausau West Invite, going 2-2.
Hodag softball falls to Tomahawk 12-1
The Rhinelander High School softball team has been going through a rough patch, having lost four straight games by a combined margin of 81-10. Though the Hodags suffered their fifth straight loss on Tuesday, the game felt like some progress in the right direction for the team.
Hodag golfers take fourth in GNC opener
The field had to battle dynamic weather conditions at Inshalla Country Club. The Rhinelander High School golf team produced mixed results in how it handled the challenging elements as it shot 350 and finished in the middle of the pack — fourth out of the seven-team field.
Hodag baseball drops back-to-back GNC games to Antigo, Medford
The Rhinelander High School baseball team was in contention against a pair of teams in the upper half of the Great Northern Conference Monday and Tuesday, only to see their chances for victory slip away late.
Hodag baseball downs Pines for first win
Antigo, Abby/Colby games nixed due to cold
Eight runs between the fifth and sixth innings were enough as the Hodags defeated Northland Pines 10-4 Tuesday in Eagle River.
Hodag tennis wins final three matches in De Pere
Despite a long weekend and some tough competition, the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team emerged from the De Pere Invite with a winning record.
Big innings bite Hodag softball again against Medford, Wausau East
Whether its hits, walks or errors, the Rhinelander High School softball team has struggled of late figuring out ways to string together three outs to get itself out of big innings for the opposition.
Raiders stymie Hodags, steal two points in shootout
The Hodags dominated every statistical category except the most important one, settling for a 0-0 tie with Medford. Rhinelander had four chances to earn an extra point in penalty kicks but fell in the shootout 4-3.
Pines rallies past Hodag baseball in extra innings
The Rhinelander High School baseball team could look back on a number of little things on Monday as it let a chance to secure its first victory of the season slip away. The Hodags couldn’t hold on to a 5-3 lead after five innings and eventually lost to Northland Pines in eight innings, 8-5 at Stafford Field.
Hodag golfers take 3rd in GNC Open
Schoppe (+8) finishes 3rd overall, Petroff scores ace in final round
The Hodags shot rounds of 330 and 328 Monday and Tuesday to finish third in the GNC Open at Trappers Turn. Rhinelander’s two-day total of 658 strokes was only three behind Mosinee for the runner-up spot and 37 off the pace of defending GNC champion Lakeland.
Lakeland softball defeats Rhinelander 21-0
Lakeland scored a whopping 16 times in the first inning and cruised to a 21-0 victory over the Hodags in three innings on Andrea Musson Field at the Haug Family Softball Complex.
Hodags conquer wind, T-Birds in GNC dual
Conditions were far from ideal on Tuesday when the Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team traveled north to face Great Northern Conference rival Lakeland, but not even Mother Nature could slow down the Hodags.
Soccer: Hodag offense erupts in 9-1 rout of Mosinee
Sophie Miljevich scored three times, Vivian Lamers added a pair of goals and the Hodags made short work of Mosinee, defeating the Indians 9-1 at Edgewood Park in Mosinee.
Hodag tennis goes 3-1 in Wausau
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday and quickly made amends for it on Saturday.
Hodag baseball shut out in three straight
RHS falls at Antigo, drops Rapids twinbill
The offensive struggles continued late last week for Rhinelander, which was blanked 8-0 on the road at Antigo Thursday in its Great Northern Conference opener and then combined for only three hits in two games Saturday as it was swept by Wisconsin Rapids in a non-conference doubleheader, 13-0 and 9-0.
Mosinee uses two big innings to down Hodag softball
Beating preseason Great Northern Conference favorite Mosinee was going to be hard enough if the Rhinelander High School softball team played a flawless game. Too many self-inflicted mistakes made that task insurmountable on Thursday.
Hybrid highlights
Hodag boys, girls score victory in home meet
The Rhinelander High School track team had a chance to showcase its depth Thursday in its first outdoor meet of the season. The Hodag boys claimed three events, the Hodag girls won four and both squads held off GNC rival Lakeland for first place in the Hodag Hybrid Invite at Mike Webster Stadium.
Late goals push Hodags past Waupaca
Vivian Lamers broke a scoreless tie in the 75th minute and the Hodags pulled away to a 2-0 victory over Waupaca at Mike Webster Stadium.
Team preview: RHS golf
Hodag golfers look to reload in a tough GNC
With three of the five starters returning from that squad, the Hodag golf team and coach Adam Schmidt are hopeful they can have another strong season within a tough Great Northern Conference.
Hodag tennis opens season with 6-1 win
Rhinelander swept singles and took a pair of doubles matches as they greeted conference newcomer Ashland with a 6-1 result in the Hodag Dome.
Stratford sweeps opening twinbill from Hodags
A pair of six-run frames were Hodags’ undoing as they dropped Game 1 of a non-conference doubleheader 13-1 to Stratford Saturday at the Rapids Area Sports Complex. In the nightcap, Rhinelander couldn’t hold an early two-run lead as the Tigers completed the sweep with an 8-2 win.
Big innings propel Hodag softball to first win
Rhinelander pounded out 13 hits and used 10 unanswered runs in the third and fourth innings to get past Northland Pines 14-6 in the Hodag Dome.
Hodag soccer outlasts Shawano, Washburn in opening matches
The Hodags settled second-half ties with the final two goals both nights to earn a 4-2 win over Shawano in the Hodag Dome on Thursday and a 2-0 win over Washburn Friday at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag alum Losch wins Fraser Cup with NA3HL’s Helena Bighorns
Whether Jake Losch’s hockey playing career will continue after this season remains to be seen. If nothing else, the Rhinelander native has closed out the junior hockey phase of his career as a champion.
Team review: Hodag Nordic skiing
Mother Nature dealt Hodags trying season
Perhaps the biggest accomplishment for the Hodag Nordic Ski team in the 2023-24 season was the fact that there was a season at all.
Team preview: RHS boys’ tennis
Depth plentiful as Hodag netters reload
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team has had plenty of success in coach Matt Nichols’ first three seasons at the helm. Last year the Hodags captured their ninth straight conference title, went 17-6 overall in dual meets and finished third at WIAA sectionals.