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Shawano stunner
Down by over 10 points with less than five minutes remaining, it looked like it was going to be a loss for the Thunderbirds. Then, they started to catch fire from behind the arc in a comeback victory.
Exclamation point
The Lakeland girls’ basketball team stayed hot with their 12th straight win to close out the regular season on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds beat Shawano 58-44 in Shawano.
Stella Meza, Brayden Kelly make U.S. Junior Nationals
A select number of Lakeland skiers had one more chance to accumulate points in the latest Great Lakes Junior National Qualifier (JNQ). Four ended up making a postseason trip. Stella Meza and Brayden Kelly qualified for Junior Nationals in Soldier Hollow, Utah. Jennings Kern and Miranda Schneider made the Canadian …
Lady Tigers get back in the win column
The Mercer girls’ basketball team ended their losing streak with a convincing win last Friday. First, Bessemer, Mich. beat the Tigers 36-31 on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in Michigan. The Tigers defeated Lac Courte Oreilles on the road by a score of 49-20 on Friday, Feb. 14.
Mercer boys’ basketball team drops two games
The Mercer boys’ basketball team couldn’t score enough points to keep up with two different opponents last week. The Tigers fell 75-18 to Bessemer, Mich. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Lac Courte Oreilles beat the Tigers 61-33 on Friday, Feb. 14.
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Lakeland Area Special Olympics basketball
The Lakeland Area Special Olympics (LASO) basketball team, the Lakeland Lakers, are wrapping up another successful season. The Lakers started practice and training twice a week in early January. The team traveled to Stevens Point Area High School for two qualifying games on Saturday, Jan. 25 finishing with a 1-1 …
Undefeated conference champs again
The Thunderbirds put the exclamation point on their conference season with another 12-0 finish. The Lakeland girls’ basketball team beat Rhinelander 70-15 on Friday night in Minocqua. The Thunderbirds have now won the Great Northern Conference (GNC) title undefeated for three consecutive seasons and have won 41 straight conference games.
Lakeland boys’ wrestling sends three to sectional meet
The Lakeland boys’ wrestling team advanced a couple of Thunderbirds to sectionals after a regional meet in Hayward. The Thunderbirds placed 10th out of 13 teams in a WIAA Division 2 regional meet on Saturday. They scored 71 points. Hayward/Northwood won the regional with 251 points.
Thunderbirds shut out in GNC tournament finale
For the first time in over two years, the Lakeland boys’ hockey team couldn’t score a goal in the Great Northern Conference (GNC) tournament final. The Thunderbirds had no problems getting by non-conference Ashland by a score of 6-0 on Thursday in Minocqua. Lakeland then lost 4-0 to Northland Pines …
LUHS girls’ wrestling team puts up top-five performance
It’s a new era for girls’ wrestling. They had their own regional meet as the Thunderbirds traveled to Wausau West on Friday night.
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T-Birds battle to the end against rivals
Lakeland came close to pulling off an upset but didn’t have enough to get by the Hodags on Friday night in Minocqua. Rhinelander (14-5, 8-2 GNC) beat the Thunderbirds 62-57.
Thunderbirds improve times in the pool
The Lakeland boys’ swim team continued to go for fast times in their final meet of the season. The Thunderbirds finished 10th out of 11 teams with 64 points in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet on Saturday in Ashwaubenon.
Third straight conference championship
The Lakeland girls’ basketball team sealed their third straight Great Northern Conference (GNC) championship and their 40th straight conference win on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds traveled to Tomahawk and defeated the Hatchets 65-21.
Lakeland boys’ basketball cruises to victory
A dominant first half helped the Lakeland boys’ basketball team to their fourth conference win of the season. The Thunderbirds beat Tomahawk 70-26 on Tuesday in Minocqua.
Miranda Schneider finds her way onto the podium at state distance meet
An up-and-down weekend saw the Lakeland Nordic ski teams get one on the podium in Cable. Lakeland participated in the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League (WNSL) distance championships Saturday and Sunday at Birkie Trailhead.
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