Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Thanks again to Matt Pederson we have some information about another record with Minnewaska Area sports. Maeson Tank qualified to the state meet nine times during his career, twice in cross-country and seven times in track and field. That is the most individual state appearances for a MAHS male athlete,… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion improved to 13-7 with a 9-5 victory over Benson in the opening round of the American Legion Jr. Division II North Central Sub-State Tournament. Starbuck earned the third seed in the 9-team tourney, which continues this week including the championship game Sunday, July 28 at Morris. In the results that follow is a… Read More

Austin Ver Steeg and Darion Alexander combined for a five-hit shutout over NLS, Friday night, keeping the playoff hopes alive for the Starbuck Stars amateur baseball team in the County Line League playoffs. The Stars, who lost an extra-inning game to Atwater to open up the playoffs the previous weekend, improved to 9-9 overall with their… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter What a place to live! It’s coming up on two years since I started working at the Pope County Tribune and about seven years since we bought our place on Pelican Lake.  First of all, it’s amazing how quickly time flies.  Second of all, it’s amazing how much I love living… Read More

The Glenwood-Lowry Legion baseball team closed out the regular-season with three more wins last week.  The Legion team won at Osakis last Monday, 9-2, before sweeping a home doubleheader with BBE, Thursday, 10-0 and 7-5. The Lakers finished 14-4 during the regular season, including a current six-game winning streak. Next up is the pod playoffs, set for… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Trap team had a great season in 2024, finishing 24th at the State Shoot at Prior Lake and also having three individuals place among the top 20 at the State Shoot. At the State Shoot, the Lakers had a five-person team score of 461 out of 500 targets to place 24th.  Prior Lake… Read More

• Tied 1-1 through nine innings, Chuckers score four in 10th The Starbuck Stars left nine runners on base during a 5-1 extra-inning loss to Atwater to open up the County Line League playoffs, Sunday afternoon at home. The Stars, who earned the second seed, led 1-0 through six innings, but Atwater scored one in the seventh… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion had a busy week, going 3-1 during a pair of doubleheaders with Atwater and Spicer.  The Jr. Legion split a doubleheader at Atwater last Tuesday, winning the first game 10-0, but falling in the second, 5-4. One night later, Starbuck hosted Spicer for a makeup doubleheader and Starbuck won both games, 6-5… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter David Vinje took over the head coaching position of the Minnewaska Area boys soccer program last fall, taking over for longtime coach Ted Hill. One of the first things Vinje did when he became the head coach was to revive the youth soccer leagues for Minnewaska Area athletes. “This summer… Read More

The Glenwood-Lowry Legion baseball team edged Montevideo, 5-3, for the championship of the Montevideo Invitational last weekend. The Lakers improved to 11-4 overall with three wins at the tournament over MACCRAY (9-0), Anoka (9-8) and Montevideo. The win over Montevideo was especially sweet after the Thunderhawks edged Minnewaska Area for the Section 3AA baseball title this past… Read More