Rhinelander Northwoods Composite MTB Team

10/31/2026

Thanks coaches, parents and athletes for helping us celebrate the season tonight! It has been one to remember! See you next season!

10/30/2026

We want to give a shout out to one of our athletes who played a special role this season. Our very own Cecily Sharpe was selected to serve as a NICA GRiT Ambassador this season! GRiT Ambassadors play a key role in recruiting and retaining more girls in NICA and help plan GRiT Festival activities. Cecily stepped up to volunteer numerous times at the GRiT tent to help welcome female athletes and promote inclusivity (one of NICA's core values)! Thank you Cecily for being a strong leader! We are super proud of you.

10/29/2026

It's been a few days and we are still struggling to find the words to describe just how much FUN we had last weekend at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League's Red Barn State Championship!

A few major take-a-ways from the weekend:
🙌 We have the BEST team of coaches and parents EVER! Thanks for all your help setting up pit, assisting athletes, and tearing everything down! Way to support one another!
⛺ Camping was SUPER fun with 2 Brewer's wins, a night ride, & dancing! Race weekends are sooo much more than racing!
🚴‍♀️ Our 14 racers crossed the finish line and all did fantastic on course! We missed the 3 of you who could not be there!
🏅 7 of our 14 racers finished in the TOP 10. Everyone gave it their all and did amazing.
😭 And that's a wrap on the season. We sure did make a lot of great memories to last us until next time.

We couldn't be more proud of our team and the season they had. Every one of our athletes (and probably all of our coaches too 😃) dug deep this season and made great gains on the bike!!! It is so fun to watch these kids prove to themselves that they have GRIT! They can take on challenges, step outside of their comfort zones and achieve great things.

We cannot wait to see you on the bike again! It's going to be a long winter, but we will look forward to chasing you all on bikes once more.

10/29/2026

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What an incredible weekend for our Rhinelander High School and James Williams Middle School mountain bike athletes!

Seven of our Hodag student-athletes competed at the State Championship in Waterloo, WI, alongside more than 1,200 athletes from across the state! Even more impressive, 4 of our 7 riders finished in the Top 10 of their respective divisions! 🔥

👏 Congratulations to our State Championship competitors:

Hans Sommer – 7th place, JV (108 racers)
Jacob MacFarland – 10th place, JV (108 racers)
Emmett Tuckey – 19th place, JV (108 racers)
Alex Rusch – 53rd place, Freshman (162 racers)
Evelyn MacFarland – 7th place, Middle School 2 (22 racers)
Bronson Babicky – 6th place, 7th Grade (135 racers)
Sam Rusch – 8th place, 6th Grade (101 racers)

We are incredibly proud of these athletes for their hard work, dedication, and outstanding representation of Rhinelander! These results are a testament to their commitment and the amazing things our Hodags are accomplishing both in and out of the classroom. 💪

Help us congratulate these riders on an amazing season!

10/25/2026

Last night was a blast! A night ride and dance party in the woods with hundreds of kids and coaches AND a Brewers win! Now we RACE! Let's GOOOOOO!

10/24/2026

Red Barn Championship Pre-ride!

10/24/2026

Watching Game #1 at Trek Trails with Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League. Go Brewers!

10/23/2026

Tonight was our last practice of the season. You can't tell it in these photos, but we ran out of daylight. It's been an amazing 15 weeks playing bikes with these fun loving kids and coaches. We will certainly miss them over the winter! Tomorrow we travel to the Trek Headquarters in Waterloo for the Red Barn State Championship. One last weekend of camping, camaraderie and racing. Stay tuned for race updates.....

10/21/2026

We are very fortunate to have so many miles of trail in our area 💚 Thanks to Rhinelander City Government for Heal Creek, Oneida County Forestry and Recreation for Washburn, and the School District of Rhinelander for Mud Lake. And a great big thanks to all the volunteers (RASTA and others) who help build and maintain the trails. We know these trails don't just appear on the landscape. They take planning, coordination, funding, and sweat! We are proud of our community for providing such amazing opportunities for our residents and visitors to play outdoors!