Brett LaBore
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Mercer boys’ basketball team falls to South Shore, Butternut
The Mercer boys’ basketball team started strong but couldn’t finish in its first two games of the season. The Tigers fell 65-46 in their season, home and Northern Lights Conference opener against South Shore on Friday, Dec. 5. Then, Butternut defeated Mercer 55-48 in another conference game on Friday in Mercer.
Season review: Lady T-Bird swim rose up state ranks
Three years ago, the Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim program didn’t have much of a team. The Thunderbirds increased their numbers this year and had one of their best seasons of the decade.
Taming the Tigers
The Lakeland boys’ basketball team split a pair of games with two Thunderbirds setting a new career high in points. The Thunderbirds fell 72-58 to Mosinee in the season, home and Great Northern Conference opener on Friday, Dec. 5. Then, Lakeland beat non-conference Stratford 49-47 on Monday. Both games took place in Minocqua.
Crandon comeback
Things haven’t been easy for the Lakeland girls’ basketball team to start the year. They finally picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday. Lakeland beat Crandon 55-43 in Crandon. On Friday, Dec. 5, Mosinee beat Lakeland 55-22 in a Great Northern Conference game in Mosinee.
Top-five finish
The Lakeland girls’ wrestling team got its season off to a positive start with the fourth-most points at an invite last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished fourth out of 30 teams with 98 points at the Red Robin Girls Invite Friday, Dec. 5 in Antigo.
T-Bird boys’ wrestling finishes in 12th place
The Lakeland boys’ wrestling team got more mat experience with an invite in Antigo last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished 12th out of 18 teams with 57.5 points at the John Roberts Invite in Antigo on Saturday.
Third-period woes
One period made all the difference in the Northland Pines girls’ hockey co-op’s 5-1 loss to the Cap City Cougars on Friday, Dec. 5 in Rhinelander. The Cougars scored four times in the third period to outlast the co-op that includes Northland Pines, Lakeland Union, Rhinelander, Three Lakes, Antigo, Hurley and Norway (Mich.) high schools.
Thunderbirds drop first two matches of the season
A shorthanded Lakeland boys’ wrestling team dropped two matches during a season-opening double dual in Tomahawk. The Hatchets defeated Lakeland 59-21 in a Great Northern Conference dual on Thursday. Then, non-conference Athens beat the Thunderbirds 47-30.
