SPORTS
Win streak comes to an end
The Lakeland girls’ basketball team seemed destined to pick up its first win of the season on Tuesday. Merrill finished on a high note and, in turn, ended the Thunderbirds’ Great Northern Conference win streak.
T-Bird boys’ hockey team drops home, conference opener to reigning state champs
Hosting the reigning WIAA Division 2 state champions, the Thunderbird boys’ hockey team didn’t have the firepower to keep up with Tomahawk. The Hatchets defeated the Thunderbirds 8-1 in the Great Northern Conference opener at the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena on Tuesday.
Down to the wire
The Lakeland boys’ swim team came up a couple points short of upsetting Medford in the season opener on Tuesday in Minocqua. The Raiders beat the Thunderbirds 65-57. Lakeland won seven of the 11 events, but the Raiders used their depth to overtake the home team.
Season preview: Lakeland girls’ wrestling ready to soar
It’s a new era for the Lakeland girls’ wrestling team. They have their own coach as they look to continue to build the program. Jacob Merrill is the new head coach of the Thunderbirds. He’s taking over for Adam Bremer who had been coaching both the boys’ and girls’ teams …
Season preview: Lakeland boys’ hoops staying positive
There’s optimism inside the Lakeland boys’ basketball program, even with a couple of injuries hindering the team. The Thunderbirds are hoping this is the year to be in the top half of the Great Northern Conference and to snap their winless postseason streak dating back to 2019.
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Lakeland girls’ basketball Junior Thunderbirds registration
All first- through fourth-grade girls are invited to participate in the Junior Thunderbirds program and learn to play the ‘Lakeland Way.’ Players will develop introductory offensive skills with an emphasis on ball handling, passing and shooting. Participants will also build connections with other girls their age and begin forming the …
Lakeland basketball winter youth skills sessions registration
Lakeland Union High School Thunderbirds boys’ basketball is offering winter youth skills sessions for grades 1 through 4. This program will be run in conjunction with the LUHS girls’ basketball program. Coaches and players will be helping out from both programs.
Mustang momentum
It was much of the same for the Lakeland girls’ basketball team in a 58-35 road loss to non-conference Menomonie on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Thunderbirds committed 30-plus turnovers for the third consecutive game to open the year. It’s Lakeland’s first 0-3 start to a season since the 2022-23 campaign, …
Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op drops opener to Chippewa Falls/Menomonie
The Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op dropped its first game of the season 5-2 to Chippewa Falls/Menomonie on Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Season preview: Lakeland boys’ wrestling team building for the postseason
The Lakeland Union High School boys’ wrestling team is focused on putting wrestlers in the best position to succeed when the postseason comes around.
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Season preview: Mercer Tiger boys’ basketball striving to be more competitive
The Mercer boys’ basketball team is looking to be more competitive this year. In order to do that, they need to come together as a team. It’s year No. 2 for coach Anthony Pemble. The Tigers won two games last year, both against Butternut, in his first season.
Season preview: LUHS boys’ swim team building on last season
The Lakeland Union High School boys’ swim team is back in action once again with the same four swimmers from last season. Juniors Silas Fetrow and Braelen Hesch and sophomores Hunter Guckenberg and Garrison Jacques are representing Lakeland again this season. All four student-athletes swam on the team last year, …
T-Bird boys’ hockey cruises to season-opening win
The Lakeland boys’ hockey team may not have outshot its opponent, but they definitely put more pucks in the net. The Thunderbirds beat non-conference Shawano/Bonduel 6-1 in the season opener on Friday, Nov. 21 in Shawano.
‘Room to grow’
Not at full strength, the Lakeland girls’ basketball team dropped two non-conference games in Beaver Dam last weekend. Racine Case defeated the Thunderbirds 84-36 on Friday, Nov. 21. Then, Lakeland fell 77-36 to Cuba City on Saturday.
Lakeland basketball winter youth skills sessions registration
Lakeland Union High School Thunderbirds boys’ basketball is offering winter youth skills sessions for grades 1 through 4. This program will be run in conjunction with the LUHS girls’ basketball program. Coaches and players will be helping out from both programs.
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