•  Lakers to host 8AA openers, Thursday The Minnewaska Area wrestling team has earned a first-round Section 8AA match at home after going 16-6 this year during the regular-season. The Lakers won three more matches at the Pelican Rapids quadrangular, Thursday, beating Wadena-DC (54-20), Pelican Rapids (54-24) and Fergus Falls (53-18) by similar margins. Minnewaska Area also… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team won its 20th game, Thursday night at home, routing the visiting Melrose Area Dutchmen 61-40 for its 16th-straight win. The sixth-ranked Lakers also won at KMS last Tuesday night, giving Minnewaska Area a 20-2 overall record with four regular-season games to play. The Lakers and Sauk Centre are currently tied for… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team won its 10th game of the season with a 70-61 win at Melrose Area last Tuesday night.  The Lakers also lost a home game to Morris Area-CA, Friday, 70-57. With five regular-season games to play, the Lakers are 10-10 overall and 2-7 in the WCC.  In the current WCC standings,… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports reporter It won’t be long before the start of the postseason as the Minnewaska Area dance teams are set to compete at the Section 2A Meet this Saturday and the Laker wrestlers are set to commence with the Section 8AA Team Tourney, Thursday, Feb. 13. The top four seeded teams… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team battled seventh-ranked Little Falls, Thursday, during the Albany triangular.  The Lakers led 15-0 after three matches and 26-6 after six before the Flyers won the final seven matches to claim a 44-26 victory. The Lakers also beat Albany the same night, 66-12, winning nine matches by forfeits. Minnewaska Area, which improved to… Read More

The five seniors on the dance team hold one of the first-place trophies from the NLS Invitational.  From left to right are Autumm Hess, Katy Vold, Avarie Uhde, McKenna Uhde, Katie Sorenson and Melena Longtin. at NLS Invitational •  Friday, Jan. 24: Teams competing:    NLS, Worthington, Melrose, Pierz, Minnewaska Area, Sauk Centre, BOLD/BLHS, Monte, Litchfield, PACT Charter, ACGC… Read More

•  Thunderhawks shoot 60 percent from the field, including 57 percent on 3-pointers The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team fell behind 15-3 only four minutes into the game against Montevideo, Thursday night, and the Thunderhawks went on to earn a 91-49 victory over the Lakers in a WCC matchup on the MAHS home floor. The Thunderhawks,… Read More

Thanks to the Minnewaska Area Lakers, the Sauk Centre girls basketball team finally has its first loss of the season as the Lakers beat the Mainstreeters in a key WCC battle at SC, Friday night, 51-48. Behind all game, the Lakers finally took their first lead of the game when Sydney Dahl hit a 3-pointer with… Read More

An information and sign-up meeting for the MAHS Trap team is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 18 in the high school auditorium.  “Attendance is MANDATORY.  If you have questions, you can direct them to mahstrapteam@gmail.com,” according to coach Jennie Stone.

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team was ranked ninth in an early Class AA state poll.  The Lakers have won 12-straight games since that time, but have still moved up only one spot in the last month. In other words, it’s one thing to make the state polls, but… Read More