Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Laker state basketball fans had the chance to witness three of the top scorers in Minnesota basketball history during the state tourney, although they probably didn’t know it.  Yes, three of the top four scorers in Minnesota girls’ basketball history played in the state Class AA semifinals. Rebekah Dahlman,… Read More

•  Gruber earns All-Conference and Dahl is honorable mention The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team went 12-15 this season,  which included a 3-10 mark in the WCC.  The 12 wins by the Lakers is five more than the program had for wins in the last three seasons combined. The Lakers, coached by Zach Traphagen with help from… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team had one of its best seasons ever in program history last spring.  The Lakers not only set a new boys tennis record with 22 victories, but the team also advanced to state for the second time in program history. The Lakers went 22-5 overall last year, which included a 6-0… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams had another banner season last spring, sending 10 different boys and girls events to state, including Owen Meulebroeck in the 300 meter hurdles and Jayda Kolstoe in the shot put with both Lakers coming home with gold medals. Kolstoe, a sophomore, threw the shot put 43-9 1/4 to beat… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team is set to get the 2025 season underway Tuesday, April 1 with a home doubleheader against Sauk Centre followed by a single game at home against the KMS Saints, Thursday, April 3. The Lakers are coming off a 7-16 season from a year ago, a season in which the team also… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wow, what a way to end the winter sports season!  The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team highlighted a great season of sports with a fourth-place finish at the State Class AA Girls Basketball Tournament.  The Lakers beat Sauk Centre in an exciting opening round, 60-53, but then fell… Read More

•  Minnewaska Area finishes season with 28-5 record after going 1-2 at State The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team competed at the State Tourney for the first time in 26 years this past weekend, winning the fourth-place trophy.  The Lakers won the Section 3AA title over Fairmont and were seeded fifth of the eight teams… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team closed out the 2024-25 season with an overall record of 17-7, which included a 5-1 mark in the WCC to finish second behind Team United (Montevideo, YME and DB). The Lakers were seeded second in their half of Section 8AA and beat Alexandria in the opening round (39-24) before falling to… Read More

Fan Bus Transportation to the 2025 MSHSL State Class AA Girls’ Basketball Tournament Semifinals vs. Providence Academy – 6:00 p.m. – Williams Arena – University of Minnesota – Friday, March 14th!Minnewaska Area High School is offering four coach fan buses (3 for adult/family and 1 for student grades 7-12) to tomorrow evening’s (Friday, March 14th)… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wow, what a game!  The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team started off slowly, falling behind 15-3, but once it got going, the Lakers outscored the Fairmont Cardinals 50-23 the rest of the way to claim the Section 3AA title and a berth at state. Minnewaska Area earned the… Read More