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Lakeland golf takes third to open conference competition
Early-season results have shown that the Lakeland golf team’s quest for an eighth straight Great Northern Conference title won’t be easy. The Thunderbirds took part in the first leg of the GNC tournament Friday at Merrill Golf Club. Lakeland finished third out of eight teams with a score of 320. …
Thunderbird track & field keeps momentum moving forward
The Lakeland track and field team gave a variety of athletes a chance to show what they could do in a meet at Medford Thursday. “The Medford meet was meant to be more to allow JV-level kids a chance to race in their events or have kids try new events,” …
Lady T-Birds take flight: LUHS softball beats Rhinelander
Lakeland softball used a couple of home runs, and one big inning, to power its way past a rival. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 10-5 in a Great Northern Conference game. The win was Lakeland’s first true road victory and got them back to .500 on the season.
A flash of lightning: Thunderbirds win weather-shortened game
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team did just enough to win a weather-shortened game over Merrill by the score of 1-0 Thursday night in Minocqua. The Thunderbirds led 1-0 when lightning flashed in the distance at the 43 minute, 59 second mark of the game. The game was …
T-Birds of Tomorrow youth football camps this summer
Skill and fundamental camps for incoming second- through seventh-graders will run June 22 through 23 and July 20 through 21.
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Rhinelander baseball flexes muscles in win over Lakeland
The Lakeland baseball team suffered its worst loss of the season to a conference rival Thursday. Rhinelander defeated the Thunderbirds 25-4 in five innings in Minocqua.
Perfect win
The Lakeland softball team picked up its first Great Northern Conference win of the season in a big way. The Thunderbirds defeated Northland Pines 18-0 in three innings Tuesday at Lenz Field. Lakeland snapped its five-game losing streak and picked up its first home win of the season.
T-Bird golf places fifth in Wisconsin Dells
The Lakeland Union High School golf team shook off the rust to finish in the top five of the Mosinee Dells Invite at Wild Rock Golf Club Thursday, April 16 through Friday, April 17.
Second-half burst
After a slow start, the Lakeland girls’ soccer team picked it up in the second half to the tune of a non-conference road win. The Thunderbirds beat Shawano 6-1 Tuesday at Rush Niles Memorial Field in Bonduel.
Lakeland baseball blanked by Northland Pines
A dominant pitching performance from a Northland Pines baseball player kept Lakeland Union High School off the scoreboard and out of the win column. The Eagles beat the Thunderbirds 5-0 in a Great Northern Conference game Monday in Eagle River.
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LUHS boys’ tennis drops conference opener to Medford
A shorthanded Lakeland Union High School boys’ tennis squad dropped its first Great Northern Conference match at Medford, 2-5. With several players out, Lakeland (0-3-1, 0-1 GNC) put together an inexperienced singles lineup and had to forfeit No. 3 doubles. Adam Roska, who played at No. 1 singles in the …
Season review: Lakeland Nordic ski team had ‘excellent’ season
With plenty of snow, and skiers with speed, the Lakeland Union High School Nordic ski team had a season full of highlights in 2025-26.
Lakeland youth bowling state tournament results
Sixteen kids from the Saturday Youth Bowling League participated in the 2026 Wisconsin State USBC (United States Bowling Congress) Youth Championship tournament that was held at Sunset Bowl Entertainment Center in Waukesha and Village Bowl & Social in Menominee Falls. The competition held team events on Feb. 7 and doubles …
Find a way
One opportunity can be all that it takes to win. The Lakeland girls’ soccer team passed its first test of the season to give them a boost in the Great Northern Conference standings. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 1-0 Thursday at Mike Webster Stadium in Rhinelander.
T-Bird boys’ track wins outdoor opener in Rosholt
It was a positive start for the Lakeland track and field team in its outdoor opener Thursday in Rosholt. The Lakeland boys took first out of nine teams with 174 points in the Rosholt Early Bird. The Lakeland girls placed second out of eight teams with 116 points.
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