SPORTS
Season review: Lady T-Bird swim rose up state ranks
Three years ago, the Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim program didn’t have much of a team. The Thunderbirds increased their numbers this year and had one of their best seasons of the decade.
Taming the Tigers
The Lakeland boys’ basketball team split a pair of games with two Thunderbirds setting a new career high in points. The Thunderbirds fell 72-58 to Mosinee in the season, home and Great Northern Conference opener on Friday, Dec. 5. Then, Lakeland beat non-conference Stratford 49-47 on Monday. Both games took …
Crandon comeback
Things haven’t been easy for the Lakeland girls’ basketball team to start the year. They finally picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday. Lakeland beat Crandon 55-43 in Crandon. On Friday, Dec. 5, Mosinee beat Lakeland 55-22 in a Great Northern Conference game in Mosinee.
Top-five finish
The Lakeland girls’ wrestling team got its season off to a positive start with the fourth-most points at an invite last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished fourth out of 30 teams with 98 points at the Red Robin Girls Invite Friday, Dec. 5 in Antigo.
T-Bird boys’ wrestling finishes in 12th place
The Lakeland boys’ wrestling team got more mat experience with an invite in Antigo last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished 12th out of 18 teams with 57.5 points at the John Roberts Invite in Antigo on Saturday.
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Northwoods Golf Classic now through March at Lakeland Fitness & Golf
Lakeland Fitness & Golf presents “The Majors,” a Northwoods Golf Classic. It’s a five-month golf tournament benefiting local non-profits now through March. Generations Sr. Center was the November beneficiary for this event.
Lakeland/Mercer collegiate update
Leonard Chosa III (wrestling) didn’t wrestle in the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s 29-17 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Thursday, Dec. 4. Chosa didn’t wrestle in the UW-La Crosse Duals on Saturday.
LUHS gymnastics update
The Lakeland gymnastics team’s dual meet against Ashland, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 9, has been rescheduled to Feb. 10. The Thunderbirds will make their season debut Saturday, Dec. 13 in Rhinelander for a meet beginning at 10 a.m. Coverage of this competition will be in the Friday, Dec. 19 …
Third-period woes
One period made all the difference in the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op’s 5-1 loss to the Cap City Cougars on Friday, Dec. 5 in Rhinelander. The Cougars scored four times in the third period to outlast the co-op that includes Northland Pines, Lakeland Union, Rhinelander, Three Lakes, Antigo, Hurley …
Thunderbirds drop first two matches of the season
A shorthanded Lakeland boys’ wrestling team dropped two matches during a season-opening double dual in Tomahawk. The Hatchets defeated Lakeland 59-21 in a Great Northern Conference dual on Thursday. Then, non-conference Athens beat the Thunderbirds 47-30.
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Season review: T-Bird boys’ soccer dominated
A historic Lakeland boys’ soccer season came up one game short of state. On the way, the Thunderbirds found many successes. The Thunderbirds went 17-1-1 overall, their best winning percentage as a team since at least 2008. They averaged 4.3 goals per game and gave up 0.4 goals per game.
LUHS boys’ hockey team falls to Waupaca
The Lakeland Union High School boys’ hockey team dropped its second straight Great Northern Conference game when they traveled to Waupaca on Thursday. The Comets beat the Thunderbirds 4-1. Thursday marked Waupaca’s first win over Lakeland since Dec. 22, 2018.
Season preview: Lady T-Bird gymnastics young and on the rise
The Lakeland Union High School gymnastics team is returning this season after a canceled 2024-25 campaign. The future looks bright moving forward. Numbers are way up this season as Lakeland builds the program back up.
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.
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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