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Undefeated and unbeaten
The Lakeland boys’ soccer team put the finishing touches on a little more history, and an undefeated conference season, on Thursday as it beat Northland Pines 3-1 in Eagle River.
Thunderbird boys make it four straight cross country titles
Several key runners returned on Saturday to help the Lakeland boys’ cross country team claim its fourth straight conference title. The Thunderbirds edged Rhinelander 34-39 in team score at the Great Northern Conference Championships at Northwood Golf Club in Rhinelander. On the girls’ side, Lakeland’s Emerson Rubo finished runner-up and …
Lady T-Bird swim sends seniors off with a win
A celebration of two seniors and a win made it a perfect night for the Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim team on Thursday. The Thunderbirds beat Colby/Abbotsford 109-57 at the LUHS pool, the final Great Northern Conference dual meet of the season.
LUHS volleyball loses in five to Stratford
Five sets gave the Lakeland volleyball team plenty of opportunity to get ready for the postseason, however the Thunderbirds couldn’t pull out a win on Thursday. Lakeland fell 2-3 (25-16, 16-25, 18-25, 25-17, 10-15) to non-conference Stratford on the road. The Tigers defeated Lakeland for a third consecutive season.
Robyn Schoeneman returns as Mercer volleyball head coach
The Mercer High School volleyball team got ready for the postseason by putting a scare into Solon Springs on Senior Night. The Tigers fell 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 23-25, 25-14, 3-15) to the Eagles on Thursday in Mercer.
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Registration open for 2025-26 Lakeland Nordic Ski Team
Registration is now open for the 2025-2026 Lakeland Nordic Ski Team (LNST) 2025-26 season. Through their elementary, middle school, and high school teams, LNST offers opportunities for third-grade through 12th-grade youth to have fun learning to ski, and at their middle and high school levels, racing. Beginner and experienced skiers …
Back-to-back conference champs on Senior Night
For a second straight year, the Lakeland boys’ soccer team called themselves Great Northern Conference champions. The Thunderbirds defeated Merrill 4-0 on Tuesday in Minocqua.
Lady T-Birds place third in the GNC standings
The Lakeland volleyball team may not have gotten all the results they wanted to at last weekend’s conference tournament, but they still made a little program history. The Thunderbirds went 2-1 and finished in third place at the inaugural Great Northern Conference tournament on Saturday in Eagle River. Lakeland beat …
Game preview: High stakes set the stage for LUHS football against Tomahawk on Homecoming
Homecoming. Senior Night. One of the co-leaders of the Great Northern Conference is making the trip to Minocqua in a football game packed with emotion. The Thunderbirds (5-3, 3-3 GNC) are hosting Tomahawk (7-1, 5-1 GNC) tonight at IncredibleBank Field for the Homecoming game.
Lakeland boys’ youth basketball fall intramurals
Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball is offering a fall intramural youth boys basketball league for grades three-six.
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Buck Rut Run on Nov. 2
The Buck Rut Run returns on Sunday, Nov. 2. This 5K trail run, in its 30th edition, utilizes the trail system at Minocqua Winter Park. Online registration ($30 adult/$25 ages 1-18) is open at https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Minocqua/BuckRutRun until midnight on Nov. 1.
Turnovers tank Thunderbirds
Turnovers and missed chances led to a Lakeland football loss in a Saturday afternoon contest. Wausau East (3-5, 2-4 GNC) defeated the Thunderbirds (5-3, 3-3 GNC) 24-10 in a Great Northern Conference game at Thom Field in Wausau. The loss ended any hopes Lakeland had at sharing the GNC title.
T-Bird boys’ soccer clinches share of conference title
One of the goals for the Lakeland boys’ soccer team is a conference championship. They earned at least a share of it following their latest win. The Thunderbirds beat Medford 8-0 in 79 minutes on the road on Thursday.
Lakeland volleyball drops match to Rib Lake
It was a tale of two days for the Lakeland Union High School volleyball team as the T-Birds got swept against a top Division 5 team before ultimately taking third place at the inaugural Great Northern Conference tournament on Saturday.
Lakeland’s Sierra Wallace falls to No. 1 seed at sectional meet
Before the season ended, one Thunderbird from Lakeland’s girls’ tennis team got to play against some top competition. Lakeland’s Sierra Wallace took part in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet at the John & Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center in Eau Claire on Thursday. Wallace fell to Amery’s Faith Halverson, …
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