SPORTS
Top three finish highlights Lakeland wrestling’s day in Barron
Capitalizing on last week’s meet, the Lakeland wrestling team landed in the top five again, even with some wrestlers out. The Thunderbirds finished third out of 14 teams with 109 points at the Barron Invite on Saturday. Amery won the meet, scoring 137 points.
T-Birds boys’ hockey picks up second GNC victory
The Lakeland boys’ hockey team have proven to be road warriors this season, winning three of their four games away from home. That continued with a convincing win in Eagle River Thursday night.
Julianna Ouimette sets Lakeland’s all-time scoring record
Lakeland girls’ basketball won two games in two days, both coming in convincing fashions. The highlight of the games came when Julianna Ouimette made history.
Mercer boys’ basketball drops a pair of games
The Mercer boys’ basketball team opened their 2022-23 season with two conference opponents. Although the Tigers didn’t find the win column, one Tiger went off in the season opener.
Lady Tigers come up short in Indianhead Conference opener
The Mercer girls’ basketball team hadn’t played a game since mid-November. They showed no signs of rust in a near-win versus a conference foe in Mercer’s Indianhead Conference opener.
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LUHS girls’ basketball easily gets by Ashland
After a big win Friday night, the Lakeland girls’ basketball team stayed at home for another victory by a large margin Tuesday in Minocqua. The Thunderbirds beat non-conference Ashland 79-34.
Edge blasts Pines 10-4 for first win of season
Back when Rhinelander and Lakeland were either standalone girls’ hockey teams or part of smaller co-ops, wins against Northland Pines were hard to come by. On Monday night, the Northern Edge co-op finally experienced some resounding success against its neighbors to the north.
Lakeland boys’ swim falls to Antigo in close meet
Lakeland boys’ swim opened their season at the Lakeland Union High School pool vs. conference foe Antigo. The Thunderbirds had several individual wins, including a couple of relays.
Chippewa Falls/Menomonie power past the Edge
The Northern Edge girls’ hockey co-op opened a three-game homestand Saturday against Chippewa Falls/Menomonie. Playing short-handed, the Edge took an 11-1 loss to the Sabers at Lakeland Ice Arena.
Lakeland wrestling finishes top five in first meet
Lakeland wrestling hit the road to Antigo for an invite to open their season. Even though they didn’t have a champion, they still finished top five as a team in the John Roberts Scramble.
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Lady Thunderbirds cruise by Medford in home opener
Having not played for a week and a half, the Lakeland girls’ basketball team showed no signs of rust in a big win in their conference opener Friday night against Medford.
Road warriors
Playing three games in three days is no easy task, especially when they’re all on the road. Lakeland boys’ hockey did just that including a huge comeback for their first conference win.
Medford edges LUHS boys’ basketball in conference opener
The Lakeland boys’ basketball team opened up with a tough conference opponent right out of the gate. The Thunderbirds didn’t back down in a high-scoring game.
Mercer boys’ basketball finding consistency in year two under Mike Guild
The Mercer boys’ basketball team only won a few games last year. With two key players and their coach returning, the Tigers are looking for more consistency in 2022-23.
Lakeland boys’ swim features first year head coach
The numbers are small for Lakeland boys’ swim. They’ll have enough to form relays with a number of swimmers returning from last year. Coach Jack McCormick is in his first season as head coach of the Thunderbirds. He’s the third different coach in three years for the Thunderbirds. McCormick wants …
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