Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Need more proof that the 2024-25 sports year at Minnewaska Area was one of the best in school history?  Well, the 2024-25 school term is the first in school history to have three Laker teams finish in the top four at state – girls basketball (placed fourth), girls… Read More

•  Annika DeBoer fourth, Arivia DeBoer and Ava Kollman tie for 8th The Minnewaska Area girls golf team placed second at the State Class AA Girls Golf Tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ridges on Sand Creek Golf Course in Jordan. Detroit Lakes won the team title with a two-day total of 646, while the… Read More

The Laker trap team took to a smokey background field at 8 in the morning on Tuesday, June 10 to compete in the Class 2A Championships in Alexandria.   There were 64 schools and 986 shooters on day 2 of the nine day tournament, which is the largest day for the whole tournament.  Visibility was not… Read More

Zach Gugisberg, a senior at Minnewaska Area High School, competed at the 2025 Class AA Boys Golf Tourney last Tuesday and Wednesday at Ridges on Sand Creek in Jordan. Gugisberg earned co-medalist honors at the Section 3AA meet to earn a berth at state. Minnewaska Area placed fifth at the Section 3AA Boys Golf Finals in a… Read More

The Starbuck Stars won both of their games last week to improve to 7-5 overall.  The Stars, who are also 2-3 in the County Line League, opened up last week’s action with a 3-2 win over Willmar last Wednesday night at home. The Stars also beat Paynesville 3-1 in a game played at home, Sunday.  Starbuck… Read More

Minnewaska Area coaches were among coaches selected this spring for Section Coach of the Year honors. Minnewaska Area girls track and field coach Jennifer Johnsrud was named the Coach of the Year for Section 6A this spring after guiding her team to the section title. In fact, the Lakers girls won 11 of the 14 meets they… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion opened up the season with a 1-2 record after losing at home to Long Prairie, Tuesday, June 3 (13-2) and splitting a doubleheader at Kerkhoven last Tuesday (7-1 win and 13-6 loss). Starbuck, coached by Chris Lence and Andy Goracke, ended last year’s season with a 14-9 overall record. The team is set… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wow, what a great season of sports this spring has been at Minnewaska Area High School!  The Lakers have qualified so many athletes to the state tourney this spring that it sometimes get hard to keep track of them.  The Pope County Tribune is saluting all the Laker… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams qualified 16 events to the State Track Meet, set for June 10-11 at St. Michael-Albertville.  The Laker girls qualified 12 athletes in 10 separate events while the Laker boys will be sending nine athletes in six events. Minnewaska Area had four titles by Jayda Kolstoe in the discus, Nori… Read More

The six-year, three-sport student athletes at Minnewaska Area High School were recently recognized.  Ten students were recognized this year with the award.  They include:  Ian Mills (cross-country, basketball, and track and field), Zach Palmer (soccer one year, cross-country five years, basketball, and track and field), Levi Johnson (football, basketball and baseball), Noah Jensen (football, wrestling… Read More