The Laker trap team was supposed to post week 3 competiton scores Sunday April 30, but with winds of over 30 mph and gusting up to 45 mph, it was unsafe to compete.  So, the team had competition on Thursday May 4 instead, and what a day they had. “Our team average jumped from 19.1 to… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team picked up its first win last week with an 8-7 victory at Montevideo.  The Lakers were swept in a doubleheader at Melrose to open up the week last Tuesday, losing 14-0 and 15-3.  Two nights later, the Lakers won the first game against Montevideo before losing the nightcap, 18-7.  Overall,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team won a pair of WCC team titles at Melrose and Sauk Centre last Tuesday.  Ava Kollman earned medalist honors in both meets with rounds of 42 and 38. The Lakers also hosted a six-team Minnewaska Girls Invitational, Friday, placing fourth of six teams in the loaded field. In addition, Minnewaska Area… Read More

The Laker boys golf team placed first and second at a pair of WCC meets last Tuesday at Sauk Centre and Melrose.  The Lakers had team totals of 165 in both meets.   Minnewaska won the meet at Melrose by four strokes over WCA, but Morris won by a tiebreaker at SC after both teams finished… Read More

The Starbuck Stars baseball team opened up the 2023 schedule with an 8-0 loss to Regal, Sunday afternoon at Marthaler Field at Minnewaska Area High School. The Lakers trailed just 2-0 through six innings before the Eagles scored six runs over the final three innings. Starbuck was also set to play at Kensington, Saturday, but that game… Read More

Sport shorts . . . . By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  Ice out at Pelican Lake — It’s official; ice-out at Pelican Lake was Wednesday, April 26.  We live on the northwest side of Pelican and our bay was ice free two weekends before, but it took until the night of April 26 before the entire lake… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams had a busy week, hosting a meet at home last Monday night and also competing at the Sauk Centre Invitational, Thursday. The girls’ team won both meets, while the Laker boys were second in both competitions. This week, the teams have two more meets scheduled as the Lakers are set… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team lost three games last week to fall to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the WCC.  The Lakers dropped a 16-1 decision at NLS last Tuesday and Minnewaska was also swept in a doubleheader by Sauk Centre, Thursday, 12-1 and 11-7.  During the doubleheader loss, Jenna Drewes was 4-for-6 at the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area baseball team swept a doubleheader from Sauk Centre during the home opener last Tuesday night, 6-2 and 2-1.  The Lakers fell to NLS at home three nights later, 10-4, for the first loss of the season. The Lakers, who are 2-0 in the WCC and 3-1 overall through the early part of the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team topped two WCC opponents last week to improve to 5-0 in the conference and 5-2 overall.  The Lakers won at Montevideo last Tuesday night, 6-1, and also shut out MACCRAY at home, Friday, 7-0. The Lakers have possibly their busiest week of the season this week.  Minnewaska Area was set… Read More