•  Two wins in final regular-season games give Lakers home playoff game The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team ended the regular-season in dramatic style, scoring 10 goals in its final two games to not only beat Prinsburg (5-1) and St. John’s Prep (5-0), but also give the Lakers a first-round playoff game at home. The Lakers, who… Read More

Francis O’Malley and the Montevideo Thunderhawks ran past the Lakers, Friday night, as O’Malley amassed 235 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Montevideo to a 44-22 victory. The Lakers scored the first touchdown of the game, but Montevideo would answer back with 38 unanswered points to take control of the game.  Montevideo led 16-6 at… Read More

The Minnewaska Area/Morris Area Gators had two meets last week at Holdingford, Tuesday, and at home against Perham-New York Mills, Thursday at UM-Morris. The Gators beat Perham-NYM, 103-83 to raise their overall dual meet record to 3-3, but results of the Holdingford competition were not known before presstime. During the win over Perham-NYM, Becca Femrite, Mesa Kittelson,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Lakers avenged a three-game loss to West Central Area earlier this season with a four-game win over the Knights, Thursday night at WCA High School, 15-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-14.  The Lakers, who improved to 9-6 overall and 6-5 in the conference, played better as the match went on against WCA, which handled… Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams raced at the Sauk Centre Invitational last Tuesday night.  The Lakers placed second in the boys meet, won by Sauk Centre, while the girls team placed third behind Rocori and NLS. Minnewaska Area also had two fourth-place finishers in the individual competition as Lauryn Ankeny placed fourth in the girls meet… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team won its first playoff match with a 7-0 sweep of Sauk Centre, Thursday night at home during the Section 6A quarterfinals. The Lakers earned the third seed and had little problems with the sixth-seeded Mainstreeters, whom Minnewaska Area also beat in the regular-season finale nine days earlier. Minnewaska, coached by Tara… Read More

The Minnewaska Lakers trap team had a hybrid fall season that was run through DelTone gun range in St Cloud.   The Lakers had 19 participants this fall and finished up with a Fall Championship Tournament, Saturday, Sept. 30.  Eleven team members made the trek to compete as individuals as well as a team.   After shooting… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter With the ending of September, it’s also the time to begin thinking about playoff possibilities. •  The girls tennis team will be the first to commence with playoffs.  The Lakers were 11-7 overall to close out the regular-season.  NLS and Osakis should be the top two seeds, but Minnewaska… Read More

Rockford scored the only 20 points in the second half to turn a 14-7 halftime lead into a 34-7 victory over Minnewaska Area, Friday night at Veterans Field at Glenwood State Bank Stadium. The Lakers played a good first half, scoring late in the first half to close a 14-0 deficit to 14-7.  Minnewaska Area had… Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams continue to excel this fall.  The Lakers, who have continually been near the top of area meets this season, competed at the Paynesville Invitational last Tuesday. Both teams placed third out of eight teams with a strong Rocori squad earning first in both meets. Maeson Tank led the boys team with a… Read More