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Thunderbird golf delivers eighth straight GNC title

The Lakeland Union High School golf team extended its conference dominance with an eighth straight Great Northern Conference title.

LUHS girls’ soccer clinches share of GNC title

The Lakeland girls’ soccer team won on the road to clinch a share of its fifth straight Great Northern Conference title. The Thunderbirds beat Merrill 3-0 in a GNC game Tuesday at Jay Stadium in Merrill.

T-Bird track and field boys come up short to Rhinelander

The Lakeland Union High School boys’ track team came up one spot short of winning the title when the Great Northern Conference meet took place Tuesday in Rhinelander.

Lakeland baseball falls in back-to-back games

The Lakeland baseball team showed how far they had come in a matter of weeks by taking the Great Northern Conference champs to the last inning. The Thunderbirds fell 3-2 to Rhinelander in a GNC game Monday at Stafford Field in Rhinelander. Non-conference Abbotsford/Colby then beat Lakeland 12-9 in a road contest Tuesday.

Lakeland softball drops final GNC game

The Lakeland softball team ended the Great Northern Conference season with a 12-0 five-inning loss to Mosinee Tuesday.

Lakeland boys’ tennis team wraps up regular season

The Lakeland boys’ tennis team had one more tune-up before yesterday’s Great Northern Conference meet. The Thunderbirds took part in the Northwoods Classic Invite Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16. Lakeland was one of the host sites along with Rhinelander.

Lady T-Birds beat the clock

Better late than never. The Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team remained perfect on the season thanks to a late goal. The Thunderbirds beat Wausau East 1-0 in a non-conference road game Friday night. Karsyn Dyre scored the go-ahead and game-winning goal on a pass from Lexi Gindorff with just 11 seconds left in the game.

LUHS girls second, boys third to conclude track and field regular season

The Lakeland Union High School track and field team put forth strong numbers, including one school record, in two different meets across three days.

Broken record: Jayden Cella sets new high jump school mark

A middle school track and field record was broken by one Arbor-Vitae Woodruff Elementary School student-athlete last week. Jayden Cella, an eighth-grader at AV-W, set a new school record in the high jump following a middle school track and field meet Thursday at AV-W Elementary School.

Primetime baseball: Northland Pines, Lakeland combine for 36 runs in three-plus-hour long game

A marathon game turned into the longest and latest game of the season for the Lakeland Union High School baseball team. Northland Pines ended Lakeland’s brief two-game win streak with a 23-13 win Thursday at the LUHS baseball field. The Thunderbirds got back in the win column with a 19-4 five-inning victory over Wausau East Saturday in Wausau.

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