The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Lakeland Thunderbirds (Minocqua, WI) and the host Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles Hurricanes (Hayward, WI), witnessed Lakeland's football squad topple Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles by a count of 50-23.

The Thunderbirds (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Ashland (Ashland, WI). The Oredockers go into the non-league battle with a 1-0 record. In their last battle, Ashland overcame Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI), 26-20, in a non-league battle.

The Hurricanes now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Rhinelander for a non-league battle on Friday, August 29. Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles will encounter a Hodags team coming off a 26-20 non-league loss to Ashland (Ashland, WI). The Hodags record now stands at 0-1.