The Lakeland softball team couldn’t produce enough offense in a game that featured the two top teams in the Great Northern Conference standings. Mosinee beat Lakeland 4-1 in Minocqua on Tuesday.
Two bad innings cost the Thunderbirds a chance at first place in the conference standings on Tuesday. Mosinee (6-2, 5-1 GNC) defeated Lakeland baseball 12-8 in Mosinee.
A late goal helped the Lakeland girls’ soccer team win their second straight road game and stay in the race for a conference championship. The Thunderbirds beat Northland Pines 1-0 on Tuesday in Eagle River.
The Lakeland boys’ tennis team picked up their first conference and home victory of the season on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds ended their team losing streak by defeating Pacelli 6-1 in Minocqua.
The Lakeland track and field teams won four events and gained new personal records (PRs) in a meet on Tuesday. The Lakeland girls finished second out of 13 teams with 70.5 points at the Sawmill Invite at Wausau East High School. The Lakeland boys placed 11th out of 14 teams with 27 points.
The Lakeland boys’ hockey team may not have been as strong as in years past, but they still finished near the top of the Great Northern Conference standings.
The Rhinelander Curling Club men’s team missed out on a chance to the national tournament last year. This year, they advanced in dramatic fashion. Rhinelander beat the La Crosse Curling Club men’s team 2-1 in a best-of-three playdown at the Eau Claire Curling Club March 22-23. Rhinelander punched their tickets to the Men’s and Women’s Arena Club National Championships held in Las Vegas in October.
The Lakeland girls’ soccer team put together a complete performance on the road for their third shutout win in their last four games. The Thunderbirds beat Mosinee 7-0 on Thursday night.
Another strong pitching and defensive performance vaulted the Lakeland baseball team to second place in the Great Northern Conference standings. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 4-0 on the road on Friday.
Runs were at a premium when the Thunderbirds hosted Rhinelander for another conference game on Thursday in Minocqua. An RBI single by Ali Timmerman in the third inning propelled Lakeland softball to a 1-0 win over Rhinelander for their fifth conference victory of the season.