Only four days after sweeping the Morris Area Tigers to earn a share of the WCC title, the Minnewaska Area baseball team was shut out by Morris Area, 2-0, in the opening round of the Section 3AA Baseball Tournament, Saturday at Paynesville High School. Such is the life of a high school athlete, who experiences more… Read More

The trap team shot very well this year, but in the end, were not able to bring home the Class 2A conference 4 title, according to coach Jennie Stone, “Kenyon-Wanamingo had a strong week 5 and we fell short,” Stone said.  “A solid second place is a respectable finish, though. There are a lot of… Read More

The Starbuck Stars went 2-1 at the Stearns County Classic Tournament, Saturday and Sunday.  The Stars won two games, Saturday, beating Litchfield (3-2) and Lake Henry (5-1) before losing a close game to Foley, Sunday (6-4). The Stars are now 3-4 overall heading into this week’s action, which includes a home game with Paynesville, Saturday and… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team ended its season in the opening round of the Section 3AA Softball Tourney.  The Lakers were seeded seventh and lost to the second-seeded WCA Knights last Tuesday night in Barrett, 12-0. The Lakers ended the season with a 2-14 overall record, which included a 2-10 mark in the WCC to tie… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team ended the season at the Section 8A Tourney at Crookston last week.  The Lakers were seeded fourth in the Section 8A Team Tourney, but were upset by fifth-seeded Fergus Falls in the opener, 4-3, to finish the season with an 11-8 overall record. In the individual tourney, Drew Bleick and… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams competed at the sub-section meet at Maple Lake last Tuesday.  The girls placed second of 10 teams, while the Laker boys were fifth of 11 teams. Eden Valley-Watkins-Kimball dominated the girls meet with 195 points, while the Lakers placed second with 106.  Sauk Centre meanwhile, edged Howard Lake-WW for… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team will need to make up eight strokes during the Section 3AA Golf Finals, Wednesday if it wants to return to the state tourney as a team. The Lakers shot a team total of 342 at the Section 3AA Prelims last Wednesday at Oakdale Golf Course in Buffalo Lake, placing second… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys golf team survived the first day of the Section 3AA Boys Golf Tournament after shooting a 330 total to tie for fourth at the Section 3AA Prelims, Thursday at the Oakdale Golf Course in Buffalo Lake. NLS won the team title with a score of 315, but four teams are within 15… Read More

Shorts from the world of sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  NBA and NHL playoffs take far too long — I enjoy watching almost any sport and I still like to watch professional sports on TV, but every year I think to myself  that the NBA and NHL playoffs take far too long.  Part of the reason… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team won its eighth-straight WCC meet title last Tuesday at Morris to give the Lakers another conference title. The Lakers totaled 170 strokes to win by four over BOLD and give Minnewaska 56 points for the season.  BOLD finished second in the league race with 46 points, followed by Melrose (42),… Read More