Brett LaBore
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Shorthanded T-Birds drop match to Wausau East
Lakeland boys’ tennis added a doubles team to their lineup in a non-conference loss on Tuesday. Wausau East defeated Lakeland 4-3. The Thunderbirds were still short one doubles team in the loss.
Indoor championship meets test T-Bird track teams
A number of Lakeland track and field athletes were featured in two of the top indoor meets in the state last weekend. Seven Thunderbirds competed in the Midwest Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and five in the Wisconsin State Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Both meets took place on Saturday. Qualifying marks were required to compete.
Eiley Schoeneman wins indoor conference shot put
The Mercer track and field teams picked up new personal records (PRs) with a conference champion on Tuesday night.
Season review: Lady Tiger basketball finished strong
The Mercer girls’ basketball team didn’t have a lot to show for in the win column, but they ended the season with some of their best basketball under the direction of strong senior leaders. The Tigers finished 5-19 in 24 games played. They ended up eighth out of 10 teams in the Northern Lights Conference with a 5-13 record.
LUHS baseball loses three games to open season
The Lakeland baseball team got their first real action outside in a season-opening, non-conference tournament in Mauston last weekend. The Thunderbirds went 0-3 in three games played. They fell 14-5 to Hayward on Friday and 17-5 to Spooner and 10-9 to Barron on Saturday.
Saylor saves the day
An exciting day of Lakeland softball was capped off with a walk-off hit in Weston on Friday night. The Thunderbirds beat Wausau West 3-0 and Marshfield 3-2 in eight innings during a non-conference invite at Greenheck Turner Community Center in Weston.
Defense highlights Lakeland’s opening games
A stout defense kept the Lakeland girls’ soccer team competitive in two season-opening games over the weekend. Notre Dame Academy defeated the Thunderbirds 2-0 in Green Bay on Friday night. Lakeland then tied Kingsford, Mich. 1-1 on Saturday.
T-Bird track and field teams test themselves against high-level competition
The Lakeland track and field teams split up and traveled to meets in Menomonie and Stevens Point. The Thunderbirds didn’t score a lot of team points but did get some more personal records (PRs).
