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

The Minnewaska Area dance teams closed out another successful season at the State Tournament.  The Jazz team earned a state berth after placing third at the section meet, while the High-Kick team placed fourth at sections. It was the fifth time the Lakers have sent a dance team to state in the last six years. Minnewaska Area… Read More

Montevideo used a 13-0 run at the end of the first half to propel the Thunderhawks to an 87-56 victory over the Minnewaska Area boys basketball team in the sub-section semifinals last Tuesday night at Willmar. The Lakers ended the season with a 12-15 overall record, while Montevideo moved on to face Morris Area-CA for the… Read More

•  Lakers use late 16-0 run to earn first trip to state for girls team in 26 years For the first time in 26 years, the Minnewaska Area girls basketball team is headed back to state The Lakers fell behind early, but rallied for a 53-38 victory over Fairmont in the Section 3AA championship game, Thursday… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter What a week of Laker sports! The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team won a pair of Section 3AA Tournament games last week, including a thrilling 42-36 victory over NLS in the sub-section finals, Thursday at SMSU in Marshall.  The student section was in full force at the SMSU game… Read More

Kelly Shaner, a certified athletic trainer for Minnewaska Area Schools, recently notified the school that she will be resigning her job and moving south for personal reasons.   She was an athletic trainer for Douglas County Hospital for five years (2016-2021) before serving as the certified athletic trainer at MAHS from July, 2021 to the present. She… Read More