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Thunderbirds and Lumberjacks meet up as conference foes
The regular season is coming to a close in the next few weeks. The Lakeland football team will face two new conference opponents beginning with Wausau East tonight. The Thunderbirds (4-3, 2-3 GNC) play the Lumberjacks (4-3, 3-2 GNC) tonight starting at 7 p.m.
Mercer volleyball wins Hurley Fall Classic
A tournament championship gave the Mercer volleyball team momentum heading into the final weeks of the regular season. The Tigers won the Hurley Fall Classic on Saturday with a 4-0 record.
LUHS cross-country teams finish in second place
The Lakeland Union High School cross country teams traveled to Eagle River where they displayed some fast times. Both the Lakeland boys and girls placed second at the Northland Pines Invite on Tuesday. The girls (57 points) finished second to Medford (49). The boys had a runner-up finish (50) with …
Buck Rut Run on Oct. 20
Buck Rut Run returns on Sunday, Oct. 20. This 5K trail run, in its 29th 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 Oct. 19.
Lakeland Thunderbirds boys’ basketball fall intramural youth league
Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball is offering a fall intramural youth boys basketball league for grades three-six.
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Lakeland girls’ basketball travel team signup
WHO: All fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade girls interested in playing competitive basketball and who LIVE in the Lakeland Union School District, OR attend school in the Lakeland Union School District.
T-Bird football staves off Antigo rally for Homecoming win
The Lakeland football team snapped their three-game losing streak in a big way with their highest-scoring output of the season in a Homecoming win.
Lady Thunderbirds dominate in the pool
The Lakeland girls’ swim team went a perfect 11-for-11 in events in a dominating road performance at Mosinee. The Thunderbirds beat Mosinee 106-37 on Thursday night. It tied Lakeland’s most points scored in a conference dual this season — Sept. 5 vs. Tomahawk.
Second time around equals convincing win
What a difference a month makes. After tying Mosinee last month, the Lakeland boys’ soccer team dominated and won the second matchup with the mercy rule on Thursday. “We grew, there’s no doubt about that,” coach Ihor Myshchyshyn said. “That was the beginning of the season, it was second game …
Mercer volleyball wins their second match of the week
The Tigers built off their win over Drummond with their second sweep of the week over a Northern Lights Conference foe. The Mercer volleyball team beat Hurley 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-9) on the road.
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Buck Rut Run on Oct. 20
The Buck Rut Run returns on Sunday, Oct. 20. This 5K trail run, in its 29th 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 Oct. 19.
Homecoming football
It’s Homecoming week. The Lakeland football team is seeking to snap a three-game losing streak tonight. The Red Robins of Antigo (4-2, 2-2 GNC) come to town to take on Lakeland (3-3, 1-3).
Antigo repeat
It was déjà vu for the Lakeland volleyball team when Antigo won again inside the Lakeland Union High School fieldhouse on Tuesday. The Red Robins beat the Thunderbirds 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20). Antigo also won 3-1 over Lakeland on Sept. 21 during the first Great Northern Conference Meet.
Lady Thunderbirds close regular season with win
The Lakeland girls’ tennis team had one final tune-up before the subsectional meet. They cruised to a sweep on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds defeated non-conference Merrill 7-0 at the Lakeland Union High School tennis courts in Minocqua.
Kingsford hands Lakeland boys’ soccer first loss in regulation
A challenging non-conference, out-of-state game put the Thunderbirds to the test on Tuesday. Kingsford, Mich. defeated Lakeland 4-1. It was Lakeland’s first loss in regulation this season.
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