HODAG HIGHLIGHTS: A championship week

Baseball, track, and tennis teams win conference titles

Pictured are the members of the GNC Conference Champion Rhinelander High School varsity baseball team. From left to right (back row): Sawyer Bishop, Rowan Wiczek, Abe Gretzinger, Vince White, Conner Rappley, John Turek, Seth Nofftz; (front row) Barak Rappley, Mason Schmidt, Charlie Johnson, Josh Willoughby, Jackson Waydick, Tyler Chariton, Dylan Vanderbunt..

Bob Mainhardt photo

Pictured are the members of the GNC Conference Champion girls track team. Front row: Emily Schiek, Cypher Roof, Taylor Dahlquist, Maddie Collins, Clara Pudlowski, Marsadies Williams, Freedom Gorden, Tori Stella, Kara Monk, Millie Gruett. Second row: MaKenzy Mess, Hailey Novak, Addie Olson, Noelle Mayo, Addison Fish, Gretchen Fiebke, Tatiana Vadis, Teagan Clark, Hope Young, Karly Gillingham. Third row: Alexis Smith, Ellie Cummings, Emeline Hintz, Aila Bergman, Macy Myers, Josie Stella, Shyanne Hueckstaedt, Lucy Eddy. Back row: Jalyn Zadnik, Sam Aschenbrenner, Mady Treder, Libbey Buchmann, Alexia Corey-Luse, Kaydence Walters, Addie Currie, Olivia Ruetz, Violet Biolo.

Pictured are the members of the GNC Conference Champion boys track team. Front row: Noah Monk, Michael Brunette, Knox Fleming, Michael Tredupp, Konner Bex, Henry Rivord, Collin Rappley, Logan Creapeau. Second row: Charlie Antonuk, Sam Zwaard, Myles Eagleson, Josh Haselton, Ayden Myers, Ben Olson, Landon Webster. Third row: Ryley Hull, Matt Haselton, Johnny Campbell, Renin Craig, Leander Sprecksel, Paul Denis, Wyatt Crowell, Cade Goffe. Fourth row: Amos Bergman, Dom Hakala, Colton Spalding, Dean Gillingham, Cyrus Leisure, Elias Simonsen, Landon Catlin, Avrom Barr. Back row: Devon Feck, Kamden Kostrova, Eric Parish, Sam Caselton, Dawson Sachse, Brock Sternitzky, Evan Shoeder, Jackson Weinzatl. Missing: Noah Leisure, Logan Lenard, CJ Kanitz, Sebastian Lieder-St. Peter, Kane Loka. .

Pictured are the members of the Great Northern Conference Champion boys tennis team. Front row: Calvin Loomis, Aidin Boutelle, Kash Krouze, Juan Diege Grage, Finn Anunson, Owen Bohn. Middle row: Stephen Meinert, Henry Bonardelli, Brayden Barnhill, Roan Childs, Owen Evers, Aiden Lueder. Back row: Samuel Loomis, Kellen O’Malley, Neo Martin, Danek Koniar, Braydon Lorman, Mark Currie. Missing: Asher Rivord, Jaxon Dalka..

Posted Friday, May 22, 2026 4:35 pm

Rhinelander High School sports teams brought home four conference titles this week. On Tuesday, the Hodag baseball team claimed sole possession of the Great Northern Conference title. On Wednesday the boys and girls track teams repeated as Great Northern Conference champions . Not to be outdone, on Thursday the boys tennis team captured its record 12th consecutive conference title.