The Minnewaska Area-Morris Area swimming and diving Gators picked up another win last week over Litchfield.  The Lakers won 11 of the 12 events on the way to winning the dual meet, 120-65. Leading the way were Melena Longtin, Becca Femrite, Mesa Kittelson and Lyla Stadtherr, who combined for nine of those titles, while Jillian Schott… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Minnewaska Area Lakers have started the fall sports season off with a bang!  I had one of those weeks last week that I thoroughly enjoy.  I had the opportunity to see five of the fall sports teams in action as the 2024-25 school year got off to… Read More

Asante Adams and Riley Dell scored two touchdowns each and the Laker defense held Sauk Centre to 225 total yards as Minnewaska Area earned a 34-13 victory over Sauk Centre during the 2024 home opener, Friday night on Veterans Field at Glenwood State Bank Stadium. The Lakers led 13-2 at halftime and then piled on 15… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team earned a pair of conference sweeps last week to raise its season record to 5-3.  The Lakers, who were 12-7 last season, including an 8-0 mark in the WCC, won by a shutout over MACCRAY last Tuesday night and against Sauk Centre, Thursday night at home. The Lakers, who have… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team had a tough week last week, scoring two goals during three losses.  The Lakers fell at Little Falls last Tuesday (4-1) and at Melrose, Thursday (4-0) before losing a game at home against Pelican Rapids, Saturday (3-1). The three losses put the Lakers’ season record at 2-4 heading into this… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team opened up the first full week of the season with a pair of five-game matches last week against Sauk Centre and Melrose Area.   The Lakers fell to Sauk Centre in the home opener last Tuesday night, but Minnewaska came back two nights later to beat Melrose Area in five games,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams competed at the Wadena-DC Invitational last Tuesday night with the girls’ team placing second out of 15 full teams and the boys earning sixth out of 18 full teams. Leading the way for the Lakers were Nori Song, who placed sixth in the girls’ meet, and Ian Mills, who earned eighth… Read More

The Gators improved to 2-0 with a 60-41 win at Albany last Tuesday night.  Leading the way for the Gators with first-place finishes were Becca Femrite in the 200 and 500 freestyle races, Melena Longtin in the 50 and 100 free, Clare Barnstuble in diving, Lyla Stadtherr in the 100 breaststroke, Mesa Kittelson in the… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I grew up in Benson, graduated from Benson High School and worked at the Swift County Monitor-News in Benson for over 35 years.  I was reading the Benson paper the other day and noticed Benson Schools is still dealing with the “Braves” issue. For the past two-three decades, the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team improved to 2-1 this season with a 3-1 victory over Hillcrest during a wet and windy game at home last Monday night. It was another passionate effort that led to the win for the Lakers, according to head coach David Vinje.    The Lakers went up 2-1 early and then,… Read More