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Snowhawks, Newswatch 12 kick off new snowshoe baseball season

Snowshoe baseball returned to Lake Tomahawk on Monday night with an opening game that came down to the final innings.

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Lakeland 12U softball wins final regular season game

After a rocky start, the Lakeland 12U softball team rallied to win their final game of the regular season on Tuesday.

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Minocqua drops two games to end Rebel Invite

The Minocqua Post 89 Legion baseball team struggled to stay in games as they concluded their time at the Rebel Invite last weekend.

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Minocqua-Merrill marathon

Merrill outlasts 89ers in 10 innings

A big lead in the opening game of the Rebel Invite turned into an extra-inning contest for the Minocqua Post 89 Legion baseball team.

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Lakeland 14U softball wins big in three innings

From start to finish, the Lakeland 14U softball team dominated in a road win on Wednesday night.

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Tomahawk beats Lakeland in Babe Ruth play

The Lakeland Thunderbirds of the Senior Northwoods Babe Ruth League got off to a positive start before Tomahawk came back to win.

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Minocqua 89ers split two games to open Legion season

The Minocqua Post 89 Legion baseball team got their season started with two close and competitive games.

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All-conference honors

Forty-six Thunderbirds named all-conference

The 2024 spring season saw three conference championships from Lakeland Union High School teams. Forty-six Thunderbirds were honored with an all-Great Northern Conference selection.

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Season-ending loss

Ashland snaps Lady Thunderbirds’ 15-game unbeaten streak

The Lakeland girls’ soccer team had one of their toughest tests of the season to date on Thursday. Ashland ended up knocking the Thunderbirds out of the playoffs.

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Ten Thunderbirds sign to play sports at the next level

Ten Lakeland Union High School student-athletes, representing eight different sports, signed to continue their athletic careers in college last month.

Golden Golfers

SHEBOYGAN — It was a moment years in the making. All the practices, rounds, drives and putts culminated in the Thunderbirds victoriously winning the state championship.

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LUHS track and field brings home state title

Owen Clark tops the podium in 3,200-meter run

Owen Clark has been a staple of Lakeland’s cross country and track and field teams. He ended his high school career with a state championship and runner-up finish over the weekend.

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Regional champions

Lady Thunderbirds win fourth regional title since 2019

A year ago, the Rhinelander Hodags eliminated the Lakeland girls’ soccer team from the playoffs. The script flipped this season with the Thunderbirds winning the regional championship on Saturday.

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A once-in-a-lifetime moment

Mercer’s Ona Ruiz makes the podium at state

A few months ago, Ona Ruiz had never done the triple jump before. She stepped into the spotlight of the state track and field meet and shined.

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Dominic Gironella’s season comes to an end at state

Dominic Gironella got his first taste of state competition by competing in the individual boys’ tennis state meet on Thursday.

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Thunderbirds state bound for seventh straight season

Lakeland wins sectional championship in Rice Lake

The Thunderbirds continued their dominance in golf with a seventh straight trip to state on Tuesday at the course where the streak began.

Ona Ruiz advances to state with record-breaking triple jump

Ona Ruiz has made leaps and bounds in the triple jump this season for Mercer. Last week, she had her best jump yet with a school record and a trip to state.

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Nine Thunderbirds qualify to the state track meet

Owen Clark wins two sectional championships

The Lakeland track and field teams had a number of top performances Thursday and qualified nine total athletes to state.

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Lakeland boys’ tennis wins one match at sectional meet

Dominic Gironella and Mika Rempp went up against tough competition as they looked to advance to state on Thursday.

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Heartbreak in extra innings

New London walks off Lakeland softball in 12 innings

A marathon pitchers duel turned into a heartbreaking loss for the Lakeland softball team in a regional final.

Easton Stone leads Rice Lake past T-bird baseball

The Lakeland baseball team saw their season come to an end with strong pitching by Rice Lake and a couple of homers.

Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team shuts out Merrill

The Lakeland girls’ soccer team ended the regular season with another shutout win on Thursday.

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Lakeland golf regional champions again

Matt Haggart wins individual regional title with even par 72

Adverse weather conditions popped up again on the golf course. For the Thunderbirds, it didn’t bother them, proceeding to win their sixth straight regional championship.

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LUHS track and field advances athletes to next round

Owen Clark, Ethan Gonzalez, girls’ 4x800, boys’ 4x400 win regional titles

Lakeland’s track and field teams had several regional champions when they competed in a regional meet on Monday at Rice Lake High School.

Dominic Gironella, Mika Rempp punch their tickets to sectional meet

The Lakeland boys’ tennis team advanced two to the next round after their subsectional meet on Tuesday.

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Shootout success

Lady Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander in penalty kicks

A few years ago, penalty kick shootouts provided the Lakeland girls’ soccer team with a path to state. On Tuesday, it helped them finish unbeaten in conference play.

Mercer girls’ track wins individual conference, regional championships

The Mercer track and field teams rose to the occasion with several conference and regional champions over the last two weeks.

Thunderbird baseball victorious in final game of regular season

A comeback win ended the Lakeland baseball team’s regular season with momentum on Monday in Minocqua.

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‘Three-peat’ complete

Lady Thunderbirds win third straight Great Northern Conference title

A few years ago, the Lakeland girls’ soccer team hadn’t topped the conference standings since 2011. They’ve now won three titles in a row.

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Streak continues

LUHS golf wins sixth consecutive conference championship

For a sixth straight season, the Thunderbirds are conference champions. The Lakeland golf team officially brought home the title on their home course.

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Mika Rempp wins conference title at No. 3 singles

Thunderbirds finish second in Great Northern Conference, best finish since 2015

After a second-place finish in the regular season, the Thunderbirds backed that up by finishing second at the Great Northern Conference Tournament on Friday.

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Lakeland baseball posts program’s best conference record since 2017

The Lakeland Union High School baseball team got back to .500 in conference play with their second win over Northland Pines this season.

Playoff ready

LUHS softball wins big in three innings

The Lakeland softball team had one final tune-up before the start of their playoff journey.

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Season review: Lakeland Nordic ski teams ‘did the best we could’

Lack of snow hindered season

The 2023-24 Nordic ski season was anything but normal. With little-to-no snow, Lakeland traveled far and wide for meets, including the state distance meet in March.

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Conference champs for second straight season

Lakeland boys’ track team ties for first with Northland Pines

The Lakeland boys’ track and field team showed how every point mattered when they tied for first with Northland Pines on Tuesday.

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Lady Thunderbird softball finishes with program-best 8-4 record in Great Northern Conference

Saylor Timmerman pitches perfect game vs. Crandon

The Lakeland softball team made program history with their best finish ever in the Great Northern Conference standings.

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Seventh-inning winner

Thunderbirds score two in the seventh, win on the road

The Lakeland baseball team was looking to snap a four-game losing streak, and they went on the road to beat Northland Pines in Eagle River, 6-4, on Tuesday.

Lakeland golf wins two more

The Lakeland golf team showed no signs of slowing down with a win in Solon Springs and Mosinee.

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LUHS girls’ soccer shuts out Northland Pines

The Lakeland girls’ soccer team inched closer to a conference championship with a road win in Eagle River.

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Thunderbirds win final conference dual

The Lakeland boys’ tennis team finished their conference dual season on Monday by sweeping a match on the road.

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Lakeland softball’s upset bid of Mosinee comes up short

A tale of two games, the Lakeland softball team easily beat one opponent and gave the top-ranked team in the state a game that came down to the seventh inning.

LUHS golf wins two events in two days

Jack Rubo shoots five-under 67 in Eagle River

The Lakeland golf team continued to play winning golf with meets in Eagle River and Merrill.

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Lady Thunderbirds keep win streak going

The Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team kept their momentum going with a road win in Mosinee on Thursday. The Thunderbirds defeated Mosinee 2-0.

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Lakeland baseball drops four straight to conference opponents

The Lakeland baseball team looked to bolster their record in the conference standings with four games in four days.

T-bird boys’ tennis challenges themselves in non-conference schedule

The Lakeland boys’ tennis team continued to gain experience with matches against a variety of teams over the course of three days.

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Thunderbirds stay perfect in conference play

Jack Rubo ties school record with six-under 66 in Hayward

From two-day tournaments to another conference meet, the Lakeland golf team continued to progress as their season continued.

Lakeland softball scores 14 times to beat Northland Pines

The Lakeland softball offense took off late to beat Northland Pines on the road.

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Seven in a row

Lady Thunderbirds shut out Antigo

Lakeland’s girls’ soccer team returned to IncredibleBank Field after four straight road games. They had no problem winning their seventh straight game on Tuesday.

LUHS track and field teams stay busy with meets in Hartland, Colby

Owen Clark breaks school record in the 1,600-meter run

The Thunderbird track and field teams continued their regular season with two different meets, one of them a qualifying meet.

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Thunderbirds win two to extend win streak

After a slow start to the season, the Lakeland baseball team has gone on a win streak that continued Friday with a doubleheader sweep of Rhinelander.