The Lakers trap team took to the field bright and early Wednesday, June 12, competing against 42 other schools for the Class 3A Championship.   The weather forecast for the day was for questionable weather, but Minnewaska shooters were able to finish shooting before the bad weather rolled in.  Not all teams were so lucky.  There… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion (age 16 and under) opened up the 2024 summer season with a doubleheader sweep of Kerkhoven last Tuesday night at home. Starbuck won both games, 10-6 and 11-0 to start off right where it left off last year.  In fact, the team was 10-7 overall last year,including a 9-3 mark in league… Read More

The Starbuck Stars amateur baseball team fell to 5-5 overall with a 3-2 home loss to Regal, Friday night at home.  The Stars were also set to play at Paynesville, Sunday, but results of that game will be highlighted next week. The Stars were playing the game with a shorthanded squad due to a wedding of… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports reporter Gosh, I’ve been so amazed at how many close track meets there have been this year, including the State Class A girls meet which was decided by one point among three teams, or the Section 6A Meet at Pillager involving the Laker boys and girls track teams.  At… Read More

•  Owen Meulebroeck wins 300 hurdles and Jayda Kolstoe places first in shot put to highlight efforts at state It was a double-gold day for the Minnewaska Area Lakers.   Yes, Jayda Kolstoe came home with the first-place gold medal in the discus at the State Class A Track and Field Meet at St. Michael-Albertville, Friday,… Read More

The Minnewaska girls golf team and Thatcher Sherlin from the Waska boys golf team are set to compete at the State Girls and Boys Golf Tournament at Ridges on Sand Creek in Jordan, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11-12. The Minnewaska girls golf team won the Section 3AA team title to earn a trip to state, winning… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team went 0-2 at the State Boys Tennis Tournament last week at the Read-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.  The Lakers ended the team portion of their season with a 22-5 overall record. The Lakers were swept by top-seeded St. Paul Academy-Summit School in the opener, 7-0, and also lost to Cotter… Read More

Montevideo’s Gannon Reidinger struck out 14 Lakers during a 3-2 win in the championship game of the Section 3AA Baseball Tournament, Thursday at Marshall. Minnewaska Area, which lost its first section tourney game to NLS before winning four-straight elimination games, ends the season with a 20-4-1 overall record. The Lakers just missed out on a third trip… Read More

Jayce Kovarik earned a six-year, three-sport senior award at MAHS this year.  The award is given “in recognition of senior athletes at MAHS who have shown dedication and commitment by their involvement in Laker athletics during each season throughout their entire high school career.” Jayce competed in football two years, cross-country four years, wrestling six years,… Read More

The Starbuck Stars improved to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the County Line League with a 3-0 victory over Atwater, Sunday afternoon at home. The Stars had four of their five hits during a three-run third inning and the three runs held up for the win as Austin Ver Steeg and Nick Lavasseur combined for the… Read More