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Wausau East’s late touchdown spoils Lakeland’s home opener
There have been some close contests and some blowout games for the Lakeland football team. Friday night was one that came down to the wire with Wausau East snatching a victory. The Lumberjacks scored the go-ahead and game-winning touchdown with 2 minutes, 1 second left to overtake the Thunderbirds 27-22 …
Lakeland boys’ soccer team wins three games in three-day span
It had been nothing but home sweet home for the Lakeland Union High School boys’ soccer team. They finally hit the road for a couple of non-conference contests after winning a Great Northern Conference game.
Lady T-Bird swim wins double dual
Lakeland girls’ swim stayed undefeated in the Great Northern Conference after two more wins in a double dual Thursday. The Thunderbirds beat Merrill 115-49 and Medford 109-61 at Prairie River Middle School in Merrill.
Thunderbirds sweep home invite
The Lakeland cross country team took home two plaques with a couple of victories in a home meet. The Lakeland boys and girls both won the Ted Voigt Invite Thursday at Minocqua Winter Park. Chequamegon, Florence-Niagara and Three Lakes participated in the invite.
LUHS girls’ tennis stays undefeated in conference play
The Lakeland girls’ tennis team had little problem getting by a Great Northern Conference opponent before gaining valuable experience in a non-conference invite. The Thunderbirds beat Merrill 7-0 on Thursday at Merrill High School. Then, Lakeland went 2-3 in five duals at the Wausau West Invite Friday and Saturday.
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Mercer volleyball sweeps South Shore in Northern Lights Conference opener
The Mercer High School volleyball team started Northern Lights Conference play with a win its home opener. The Tigers beat South Shore 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-18) Thursday at John “JP” Pierpont Court in Mercer.
Bluejays bury T-Birds in second half
The Lakeland Union High School football team got off to a great start, but when injuries started to pile up, things went sideways in a road game at Merrill. Merrill won by a score of 42-13 over Lakeland in both teams’ Great Northern Conference opener Friday, Sept. 4 at Jay …
Key conference victory: LUHS girls’ tennis tops Pacelli on the road
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ tennis team ascended to first place in the Great Northern Conference following its victory Tuesday. The Thunderbirds beat Pacelli 5-2 during a conference match at Stevens Point.
Northland Pines volleyball sweeps Lakeland
Lakeland volleyball remained winless in Great Northern Conference play after a loss Tuesday. The Thunderbirds fell 3-0 to Northland Pines (17-25, 20-25, 22-25) on Tuesday at the Northland Pines High School fieldhouse in Eagle River. Last weekend, Lakeland went 2-2 in the non-conference D.C. Everest Invite on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Tire grit finding the weeds
“Drop your line, and we’ll hook up” was a maiden tackle box of words I heard Dave Lang, 84, say as I got his voicemail the first time I tried to contact him. Through a couple more calls and visits with Dave and his family, we eventually made it out …
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Lady T-Bird girls’ swim victorious in GNC opener
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim team showed off its depth in the Great Northern Conference opener Thursday in Tomahawk. “We had a great meet,” LUHS coach Tierney Edwards said. “The girls had some tough practices this week and were feeling pretty sore, but they pushed through and had …
LUHS boys’ soccer stays perfect on the season
The Lakeland boys’ soccer team continued its homestand with two Great Northern Conference victories. The Thunderbirds beat Antigo 3-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Then, Lakeland defeated Rhinelander 8-2 on Thursday. Both games took place at IncredibleBank Field in Minocqua.
Lakeland boys’ cross country gets first team win
Earlier in the season, the Lakeland cross country girls won as a team with the boys coming in second. Last week, the boys took home first place with the girls having the runner-up placement.
Lakeland volleyball falls to Mosinee in GNC opener
The Lakeland Union High School volleyball team got put to the test in the Great Northern Conference opener. Mosinee, last year’s undefeated GNC champion, won 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-11) Thursday in Mosinee.
Lady T-Bird tennis takes down Phillips
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ tennis team picked up another Great Northern Conference victory last week. The Thunderbirds beat Phillips 7-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 1 in Minocqua.
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