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Lakeland’s Marshall Holmquist, Emerson Rubo qualify for state track meet
Two Thunderbirds are state-bound to La Crosse following a track and field meet Friday in Rice Lake. The Lakeland track and field team took part in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at Dairy State Bank Stadium in Rice Lake. The Lakeland boys finished 14th out of 30 teams with …
State ticket punched: Lakeland’s Andrew Colianni/Main Byram Madison-bound
Lakeland boys’ tennis sent a doubles flight to state following a sectional meet in Eau Claire Thursday. The Thunderbirds finished seventh out of 14 teams with 13 points at a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at the John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center. Lakeland’s No. 1 doubles team sophomore …
Big inning: Eight-run sixth propels Pines past LUHS baseball
The Lakeland Union High School baseball team put a scare into the fourth-seeded Northland Pines Eagles in a playoff game Thursday. The 13th-seeded Thunderbirds fell 10-5 to Northland Pines in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal game in Eagle River.
Mercer’s Kaylee Powers sets new school record in 300 hurdles
The Mercer High School track team experienced a lot of positives as the season came to a conclusion last week. The Tigers competed in a WIAA Division 3 regional track meet in Ashland on Tuesday, May 26 before going to Marathon for a sectional meet on Friday.
De Pere hands LUHS girls’ soccer its first loss of the season
It took until the final game of the regular season, but the Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team is no longer perfect. De Pere beat the Thunderbirds 7-1 in a non-conference game Thursday at Cloud Family Field in De Pere.
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Lady T-Bird track and field regional runner-ups
The Lakeland Union High School track and field team had strong individual performances during a regional meet Tuesday. The Thunderbird girls finished runner-up out of nine teams with 108 points at a WIAA Division 2 regional meet at Medford. The Thunderbird boys were third out of nine teams with 120 …
Lakeland golf team comes up short of advancing
One of the more impressive team streaks came to an end following Lakeland golf’s postseason meet. The Thunderbirds finished sixth out of nine teams with a team score of 331 during a WIAA Division 1 regional meet Tuesday at Greenwood Hills Country Club, a par 72, in Wausau.
Undefeated conference champs
Having already won the Great Northern Conference championship outright, the Lakeland girls’ soccer team won once more to go undefeated in conference play for the first time in three years. The Thunderbirds beat Medford 2-0 in the final GNC game of the season Tuesday in Minocqua.
Saylor Timmerman, University of Arkansas softball punch ticket to the Women’s College World Series
University of Arkansas freshman Saylor Timmerman and the Razorbacks advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in program history Saturday, May 23. The Razorbacks hosted Duke University in the Fayetteville Super Regional. In a best-of-three format, Arkansas beat Duke 14-5 in five innings on Friday, May …
T-Bird boys’ tennis advances two flights to next round
The Lakeland boys’ tennis team advanced two flights to the next round with the beginning of the postseason Tuesday. The Thunderbirds tied for fourth out of six teams with eight points at a WIAA Division 2 subsectional meet at John & Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center in Eau Claire.
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Lakeland softball battles, falls to Mosinee in postseason
The Lakeland Union High School softball team showed improvement in a season-ending loss Tuesday. Second-seeded Mosinee defeated seventh-seeded Lakeland 7-2 in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game at JoAnn Scott Memorial Field in Mosinee.
Jayden Cella, Matthew Morgan conclude track season at middle school state meet
The seventh annual Wisconsin Middle School Track & Field Championships took place Friday, May 23 through Saturday, May 24 at Waupun High School. Arbor Vitae-Woodruff eighth-grader Jayden Cella placed fifth out of 16 participants in the eighth-grade high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 9 inches. On May 14, …
Lakeland Thunderbirds boys’ basketball summer offensive skills camp June 9-12
The Lakeland boys’ basketball program will be offering an offensive skills camp June 9 through 12 for boys going into first grade through boys going into eighth grade. The camp will be run by Lakeland head boys’ basketball coach Jacob Jarvensivu along with many assistants and current/former players.
Regular season finale: Thunderbirds top Chequamegon
The Lakeland Union Baseball team celebrated its seniors and won the final game of the regular season. The Thunderbirds beat non-conference Chequamegon 8-6 at the LUHS baseball field Tuesday night.
Lakeland’s Andrew Colianni and Main Byram win No. 1 doubles conference championship
The Thunderbird boys’ tennis team walked away with one conference championship and the award for the top doubles pair following the Great Northern Conference meet Thursday in Rhinelander. The Thunderbirds finished third out of five teams with 18 points at the GNC meet. Combining the season dual points (30) with …
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