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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Hodag netters fend of Lakeland 5-2 in GNC test
The Hodags swept doubles and picked up close wins in the bottom two singles flights to defeat Lakeland 5-2 in a GNC dual meet.
Mosinee snaps Hodag baseball’s win streak
Reigning GNC-champion Mosinee knocked off the lone remaining unbeaten in the GNC. Zach Nechuta tossed a one-hitter and a three-run first inning was enough for the Indians to get past Rhinelander 5-1 in Mosinee on Tuesday.
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Big inning propels Hodag baseball to third straight victory
Rhinelander scored 15 times in the first three innings, including a whopping 10-spot in the third, as it defeated Crandon 17-3 on the road.
Hodag soccer rolls Mosinee 7-0 in GNC opener
Mother Nature was the only thing able to stop the offensive onslaught put forth by the Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team Thursday night.
RHS girls 1st, boys 3rd at Marathon Invite
The Rhinelander High School track team got outdoors for the first time on Thursday and put up some strong results that it hopes will bode well next month once championship season rolls around.
Hodag baseball wins back-to-back
Rhinelander used a two-run sixth to rally past Northland Pines 7-6 Monday at Stafford Field and then blew open Tuesday’s non-conference game with a six-run sixth as they won 11-6 at Adams-Friendship.
Hodag tennis downs Ashland in GNC opener
The Rhinelander High School boys’ tennis team began its quest for an 11th consecutive Great Northern Conference title with a convincing win on Tuesday.
RHS golfers finish sixth in season Wisconsin Dells opener
The Rhinelander High School golf team got onto the course for the first time this season Monday and Tuesday and, despite less than optimal conditions, showed plenty of promise for the upcoming season.
Alpine ski team hands out awards
The Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski and snowboard team convened one final time for the 2024-25 season on Sunday as it held its awards banquet and party at Eagle Lanes in Eagle River.
Hodag soccer takes two of three over weekend
The Rhinelander High School girls’ soccer team has a .500 record following a grueling non-conference schedule to begin its season. That’s right where coach Nathan Bates hoped his team would be as it gets set to begin Great Northern Conference play.
Pole vault record falls again as Hodag girls take 3rd in Wausau
Sophomore Macy Myers broke her own record, leaping 9 feet, 10 inches, to win the event at the Girls’ Warrior Invitational at Wausau West. That beat the mark of 9-6 she set March 25 in Ashland and is more than a foot and a half better than what the school record was entering this season.
Boys’ track: RHS takes fourth in Wausau
The RHS boys’ track team scored three victories and tied for fourth Friday in the Boys’ Warrior Invitational at Wausau West High School.
Team preview: RHS golf
Hodags look to make run at GNC with experienced squad
With all five of its starters returning from last season, the Rhinelander High School golf team is looking to take the next step and compete for a Great Northern Conference title.
RHS softball drops three games at Woodside Challenge
The Rhinelander High School softball team’s return to the diamond following a two-week layoff proved to be a rocky one for the squad as it dropped all three of its games in the Woodside Softball Challenge in Mauston.
Hodag offense erupts in rout of Three Lakes
Sophie Miljevich scored four goals, Vivian Lamers scored twice and Lindsey Hoerchler added a goal and three assists in the Hodags’ 8-0 rout of Three Lakes at Mike Webster Stadium.
Hodag netters win in season opener
Rhinelander swept doubles in both matches and claimed 4-3 victories over Green Bay West and Ashwaubenon as part of a triangular in Green Bay on Tuesday.
Team Review: RHS boys’ basketball
Hodags changed gears to earn GNC title
After a handful of down years, it’s safe to say the road to the Great Northern Conference boys’ basketball title once again runs through the Rhinelander Hodags.
Track members stretch legs in Whitewater, Stevens Point
Select members of the Rhinelander High School track team hit the road this past weekend, taking part in two separate meets.
Hodag track places top two at Pines in first meet since dome deflation
The Hodags fared well, winning the girls’ portion of the eight-team Northland Pines Indoor in Eagle River. The Hodag boys finished second in their division, but Thursday’s meet was more about just getting back into some sort of normal routine following the deflation of the Hodag Dome due to damage March 30 that left the team without its primary indoor training space and without a fair bit of its equipment.
Hodag baseball drops two in Mauston
Forfeit win earned as Bloomer backs out
Big late innings cost the Hodags in an 8-1 loss Friday night to Hortonville and in a 13-3 loss to Barron on Saturday at the Woodside Sports Complex.
Hodag soccer drops season-opening games to Eau Claire North, Marshfield
The Hodags were shutout in their contests, losing 1-0 Friday to Eau Claire North and 3-0 Saturday to Marshfield. The games were originally scheduled to be held in the Hodag Dome but were moved following the dome’s deflation due to damage sustained March 30.
Team Preview: RHS boys’ tennis
Hodag netters must retool lineup in GNC title defense
It has been 12 years since anyone other than Rhinelander has won the Great Northern Conference boys’ tennis championship. In order for the Hodags to keep that steak going this year, they’ll need to reload after graduating a number of players from the top of their varsity lineup.
Home away from Dome
Hodag teams battling loss of facility space, equipment following dome deflation
Athletes ran the hallways at Rhinelander High School this week. Some practices lasted until 10 o’clock at night. It all harkened back to a time prior to the Hodag Dome.
Team preview: RHS girls’ soccer
Hodags primed for GNC, playoff run
With the majority of the offense returning from a team that went 12-3-4 last year, hopes are high that the Hodags can finally get back to the top of the GNC this year and, subsequently, make noise in the WIAA tournament.
Team review: RHS gymnastics
Hodags continue to rise with young underclassman core
The rebuilding of the Rhinelander High School gymnastics program continued during the 2024-25 season, and significant progress was made along the way as the Hodags look to get back to contending for conference championships and spots at the WIAA state meet.
Team review: RHS wrestling
Hodag grapplers gain ground on GNC foes
Rhinelander went into the GNC tournament tied for second in the conference standings but a fifth-place finish there dropped the Hodags to fourth in the final standings. Still the Hodags went 6-3 in dual meets this season, had six all-conference wrestlers, a total of four wrestlers between the boys’ and girls’ programs qualify for sectionals and their first boys’ state qualifier since 2022 in senior Logan Schwinger.