The Hodags Hit Top Spot News | November 2, 2022 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy A northern Wisconsin high school has been chosen as having the best mascot in the country. S-B-Live Sports says the Rhinelander Hodags recently got over 183-thousand votes in its best sports mascot in America competition. The next closest mascot got just 72-thousand-500 votes. The Hodag has been the Rhinelander High School mascot since 1893.