Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Practices for some Minnewaska Area spring sports begin Monday (today), while practices for the other sports will begin one of the next two Mondays.  Yes, the spring sports season is fast approaching and the spring season has traditionally been a very good one for the Lakers. The softball and… Read More

Three new head coaches have been hired and approved to lead Minnewaska Area sports programs this coming spring and fall. The girls softball team has replaced Jason Weber with Luke Barkeim, while the boys golf team has hired Dion Harste to take over for David Drexler, and the Laker volleyball program has hired Mitch McGuire as… Read More

The Minnewaska Area dance teams had great seasons in 2023-24 despite not qualifying to the state meet.  The Lakers placed fourth in the High Kick and Jazz competitions at the Section 2A Dance Meet, Saturday at NLS High School.  St. Cloud Cathedral, Holdingford and NLS claimed the top three spots in both competitions. SCC and Holdingford… Read More

•  DNR offers guidelines to avoid disaster  It has been a particularly deadly winter season on Minnesota waters, with at least four people dead after falling through the ice. While some lakes are largely ice-free, people are still ice fishing on others, particularly those in the north. The late-ice season can be particularly dangerous and in recent… Read More

Speaking of Sports by John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Minnewaska Area dance program started only 7-8 years ago, but already has earned four state berths. I had listed in the paper two weeks ago that the Lakers missed out on a third-straight trip to state this year when they placed fourth in the High Kick and Jazz… Read More

Halfway there. The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team held KMS to eight second-half points on the way to a 66-29 victory during the sub-section semifinals, Saturday night at Montevideo High School. The win wasn’t as easy as it seems though as the Lakers trailed  for much of the first half, including a 14-11 deficit with 9:14… Read More

•  Five Minnewaska Area wrestlers compete at state meet Miles Wildman highlighted another great season of Laker wrestling with a fourth-place finish at the State Wrestling Tournament, Friday and Saturday at the Excel Center in Minneapolis. Wildman was one of five Minnewaska Area wrestlers who qualified to the State Class AA Tourney this season.  He went… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys team came within a few points and a few minutes of pulling off a big upset over top-seeded Montevideo in the opening round of the Section 3AA Boys Basketball Tournament, Saturday night at Montevideo. The Lakers, who came in as the eighth seed, led 48-45 with 4:35 left in the game before… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Minnewaska Area wrestlers had a banner day at the Section 8AA Wrestling Tournament at DGF High School, Saturday, qualifying five wrestlers to the state tourney.  Coach Chip Rankin, who has been at the helm of the Minnewaska wrestling program for seven years, says this is the most… Read More

•  Lakers to face KMS, Thursday after beating Litchfield in opener, 71-38 One down and three to go! The Minnewaska Area Lakers girls basketball team opened up its postseason run with a 71-38 victory over Litchfield, Saturday night at home. The Lakers never were threatened during the game and earned their 19th win of the season in… Read More