Area Sports

A limited Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestling team traveled to the Spooner Invitational Saturday, December 18 and finished in 5th place in team standings. Spooner/ Webster captured the top spot while Baldwin-Woodville finished 2nd, Shell Lake finished 3rd and Amery finished 4th. Somerset, Cumberland and Flambeau finished behind TC. Wyatt Nitchey, Parker Lyttle and Bradley Beecroft led…

Taylor Andersen notched a pair of baskets and Courtney Tarman drained one from beyond the arc as the Laker gals got out to an early 7-6 lead over the Clear Lake Warriors Friday night in double-header action at home. The Warriors answered with an 8-0 run, forcing the Lakers into a timeout with 8:28 showing…

The Laker boys rolled to a 17-point halftime lead and then survived a second half Warrior surged to post a 4-point win over Clear Lake at home Friday night, December 13. The win moved the Lakers into a tie for third in the conference with the Warriors at 2-1. Grantsburg and Unity sit on top…

Mason Quade (138 lbs.) placed fourth and Wyatt Nitchey (170 lbs.) and Ryan Shortess (182 lbs.) each placed fifth to lead the Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestling team at the Barron Invitational on Saturday, December 11th. The Barron Invitational was an eleven team tournament this year, as a handful of team could not make it there because…

The Laker gals kicked their 2021-22 basketball season off last Thursday at home against non-conference foe, Osceola. Although the Lakers kept up with the Chieftains throughout much of the first half, Osceola  held a 26-15 edge at the half and cruised to a 52-33. SEE COMPLETE STORY IN THE TIMES OR READ ONLINE WITH PAID…

For the second consecutive year two members of the Laker volleyball team have earned Division 4 All-State Volleyball honors from the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association (WVCA). Anika Torgerson, a junior outside hitter and setter, was selected as a 2021 First Team All-State member while Mackenzie Tarman, a sophomore middle hitter, earned Honorable Mention honors. SEE…

It was announced recently Toby Kahl, a senior athlete at Turtle Lake High School, has received Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Academic All-State recognition. To be considered for Academic All-State honors a student athlete must be a senior, carry a 3.75 cumulative grade point average, or high, and must be a varsity letterwinner. Nomination information is…

After finishing the season as the undefeated Central Lakeland Conference Champs six Lakers volleyball players received All-Conference honors. The Clear Lake Warriors, who ended the Laker season in the Regional Championship game, followed with five selections. Prairie Farm, Clayton, Shell Lake and Northwood each had three girls selected. Laker selections included Anika Torgerson, Mackenzie Tarman…

Eight Laker football members were recognized with Dunn-St. Croix All-Conference Honors recently. The Spring Valley Cardinals led the way with 9 players selected for All-Conference honors. Turtle Lake, Boyceville and Cadott had 8 each. Glenwood City had 7, Elmwood/Plum City had 5 selections, Clear Lake 3 and Colfax 2. Left to right are: Drew Torgerson,…

The old adage of “tough to beat a good team three times in one year” came to play Saturday evening at home during the Division 4 Regional Finals for the Laker volleyball squad as their season came to an end at the hands of the Clear Lake Warriors. The #1-seeded Lakers had defeated the #4-seeded…