•  Minnewaska Area to face Albany this Friday for berth in State Tournament A pair of big plays helped the Minnewaska Area football team top NLS in the Section 6AAA semifinals, Saturday on Veterans Field at Glenwood State Bank Stadium, 26-22. The Lakers trailed late in the first half before Miles Wildman picked up a bouncing punt… Read More

•  Song leads girls, while Palmer also earns state berth for boys The Minnewaska Area girls cross-country team is headed back to state for the second time in the last four seasons after winning the Section 6A title, Thursday at Wadena-DC. The Lakers used their team depth to earn first with 59 points, edging runner-up Staples-Motley by… Read More

The Minnewaska Area/Morris Area Gators won five individual titles on the way to placing third of five teams at the WCC Swimming and Diving Championships, Friday at UM-Morris. Melrose won four titles on the way to placing first with 686 points, while Sauk Centre was second (491 points), the Gators third with 404 points, Montevideo fourth… Read More

Megan Thorfinnson and Alia Randt highlighted a great season of Laker girls tennis by placing fourth at the State Class A Doubles’ Tourney.   Thorfinnson and Randt came into the tourney as the third seed and the two Lakers lived up to their billing by winning two easy matches during the first two rounds, Thursday at… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team went 1-1 in the Section 6AA Volleyball Tourney, beating Osakis in four games during the section opener last Wednesday at home before losing in three games at second-seeded Sauk Centre, Friday. The Lakers closed out the 2024 season with a 19-9 overall record, which included an 11-3 mark in the WCC… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter What a great season of weather it’s been for football this fall.  I can’t remember any time in the last 35-40 years where there hasn’t been at least one rainy or snowy night for football.  I know there could be a few more weeks of football left and… Read More

Megan Thorfinnson and Alia Randt earned a trip to the State Girls Tennis Tournament by winning the Section 6A Girls Tennis doubles’ title last Tuesday at Rogers. Thorfinnson and Randt placed third at last year’s section tourney.  Several other Lakers came very close to joining them at the state meet as Olivia Danielson placed third in… Read More

•  Minnewaska Area set to face NLS-Montevideo winner, Saturday afternoon at home The Minnewaska Area Lakers closed out the regular season with a 56-14 rout of Melrose, last Wednesday night on Veterans Field at Glenwood State Bank Stadium. It was the fifth victory of the season for the Lakers, who had won a total of three games… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team closed out the conference schedule with an 11-3 record after sweeping Benson last Tuesday night. The Lakers also competed at the Fergus Falls Tourney, going 2-2 to put their overall record at 18-8 going into the Section 6A Tourney. Sauk Centre won this year’s WCC title with a 13-1 record, followed by… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls cross-country team won its third meet of the season during the WCC Cross-Country Championships last Tuesday at Melrose. The Lakers had six of the top nine racers on the way to winning the title with 25 points, while Melrose was a distant second with 82  points. Winning the meet was Nori Song with… Read More