Brett LaBore
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Victory at long last
A long wait between competitions didn’t deter the Lakeland gymnastics team from winning a conference dual for the first time in about three years. The Thunderbirds defeated Mosinee 108.25-37.65 in their Great Northern Conference opener Thursday night in Mosinee.
Eagles top Thunderbirds in conference game
The Lakeland boys’ hockey team opened a busy stretch of games against one of the top teams in the Great Northern Conference. Northland Pines beat the Thunderbirds 5-0 in a GNC game on Thursday at the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena in Minocqua.
Lakeland boys’ wrestling gets first win of the season
The Lakeland Union High School boys’ wrestling team competed in two more duals on Thursday in Antigo. The Red Robins defeated Lakeland 65-15 in a Great Northern Conference dual. The Thunderbirds then picked up their first dual win of the season, overcoming Suring 45-10.
Short-handed LUHS boys’ swim team falls to Rhinelander
A smaller Lakeland Union High School boys’ swim team got even smaller as they took on Great Northern Conference-leading Rhinelander on Thursday. The Hodags beat the Thunderbirds 137-11 at the LUHS pool. It was Lakeland’s first competition since Dec. 16.
Pines party: Eagles start strong, topple Lady T-Bird basketball
The Lakeland girls’ basketball team fell behind early and couldn’t recover, dropping its first game to Northland Pines in almost 12 years on Tuesday. The Eagles defeated the Thunderbirds 55-46 in Minocqua. It was Northland Pines’ first win over Lakeland since Feb. 27, 2014.
LUHS boys’ hoops falls to Northland Pines on the road
The Lakeland boys’ basketball team finally played in a close game. It didn’t result in a victory on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds fell 68-60 to Northland Pines in a Great Northern Conference game in Eagle River.
Lakeland Nordic ski returns home
For the first time in three-plus years, the Lakeland Nordic ski team held its annual invite on Sunday. “We’ve got great snow this year, and it was really great to be able to get back to a home race that we didn’t have to worry about snow conditions,” coach Erich Kern said. “So everybody was excited to be skiing locally again, and people were excited to come and race again at Minocqua Winter Park.”
Lakeland boys’ wrestling team drops two duals
Getting on the mat for the first time in several weeks, the Lakeland boys’ wrestling team dropped two duals in Laona. The Thunderbirds fell 39-30 to Wabeno/Laona/Three Lakes during a quad in Laona on Tuesday. Crandon beat Lakeland 50-18.
Finding mat time
Matches have been hard to come by as of late for the Lakeland Union High School girls’ wrestling team. Not traveling to Stevens Point, they made a last-second decision to go to Laona with the boys. The Thunderbirds wrestled against Wabeno/Laona/Three Lakes on Tuesday.
