SPORTS
Snowhawks electric in summer finale
Lake Tomahawk ended the 65th season of snowshoe baseball with a convincing win. The Snowhawks defeated WPS Local 420 23-7 Monday night at Snowshoe Park in Lake Tomahawk.
Lakeland girls’ swim places fourth at Shorewood
The Lakeland girls’ swim team challenged itself with a trip down south against some of the state’s best teams. The Thunderbirds finished fourth out of seven teams with 286 points at the Shorewood Invite Saturday.
Mercer volleyball team gets much-needed experience
The Mercer High School volleyball team opened its new season with a pair of non-conference invites. The Tigers went 1-3 at the Crivitz Invite Tuesday, Aug. 25. Then, Mercer went 0-5 at the Prentice Invite Saturday.
Shawano stuns Lakeland with late comeback
The Lakeland football team looked poised to start 2-0, but a late Shawano rally sent the Thunderbirds home with a loss as the Hawks defeated the Thunderbirds 16-15 Friday at Shawano Community High School. It was the first football game played at Shawano’s new stadium.
LUHS boys’ soccer sneaks by Wausau East in opener
The Lakeland Union High School boys’ soccer team scored the first two goals before hanging on to win its season opener Thursday, defeating Wausau East 3-2 at IncredibleBank Field in Minocqua.
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LUHS girls’ tennis wins GNC opener
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ tennis team got a much-needed win in its Great Northern Conference opener, defeating reigning GNC champion Wausau Newman 4-3 Thursday in Wausau. “It was a nice win over Newman Catholic when we were down there,” coach Tom Oestreich said. “That was our first conference …
Lakeland volleyball finding its way
Lakeland volleyball had up-and-down play in a pair of non-conference invites last week. The Thunderbirds went 3-2 in the season-opening, non-conference Three Lakes Invite Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Three Lakes High School. Then, Lakeland had a 1-6 record across seven matches and finished 38th out of 40 teams at the …
Lakeland/Mercer sports update
The Mercer volleyball team went 1-3 in its season-opening invite Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Crivitz. The Tigers beat Marinette and fell to Peshtigo, Niagara and Gibraltar. Then, the Tigers went to Prentice for another non-conference invite Saturday, Aug. 29. Mercer had losses to Cornell and Flambeau in three sets with …
Season preview: Lady T-Bird volleyball looks to build on past season’s successes
The Lakeland Union High School volleyball team is hoping to continue its winning ways in year three under coach Taylor Bruhl. The Thunderbirds have won 18 or more matches for three straight seasons. Even though there’s some turnover from last year to this year, Lakeland can certainly be competitive once …
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Lakeland girls’ tennis wins road opener
The Lakeland girls’ tennis team made it two straight wins to begin the season following a 5-2 victory in its road opener at Ashland Monday.
Snowhawks slug three home runs in win over Pack Em Inn
The Snowhawks edged Pack Em Inn 23-19 in one of the highest-scoring snowshoe baseball games of the summer Monday in Lake Tomahawk.
Coaches Chris and Robert Garcia, swimmer Joey Jurries representing United States at upcoming world championships
Hazelhurst natives and current Lakeland Swim Club coaches Chris and Robert Garcia have been selected as the USA Down Syndrome Swimming (USADSS) head coaches for the upcoming Down Syndrome International Swimming Organisation (DSISO) World Championships.
Calming the storm
The Lakeland Union High School football team gained a big lead early before cruising to a season-opening win Friday night. The Thunderbirds defeated Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles 42-14 at Rod Lundberg Field. Quarterback Gabe Karch, making his first varsity start as the signal-caller, accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) …
LUHS girls’ swim takes first at Merrill relays
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season Thursday. The Thunderbirds won the Merrill Fun in the Sun Relays with 244 points. A total of 13 teams — including eight of the nine programs in the Great Northern Conference — …
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