Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wow, here we are ready to start another sports season at Minnewaska Area High School. The girls basketball team opens up its season with a game at Lac qui Parle, Tuesday (tomorrow), while the Laker wrestlers commence with the schedule Friday, Dec. 1 at the Big Lake Invitational, the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area football team released its season-ending awards and postseason honors recently.  The Lakers went 2-7 overall in 2023, which included a 2-5 mark in the sub-district. The Lakers were seeded fifth for the Section 6AAA Tourney and Minnewaska lost at fourth-seeded Sauk Centre in the opening round, 52-18. Albany and Rockford tied for top honors… Read More

The Minnewaska-Morris swimming and diving team ended the season at the State Class A Swimming and Diving Meet, Nov. 16-18 at the University of Minnesota.   Lyla Stadtherr competed in the 100 breaststroke and also raced on the 400 yard freestyle relay team with sister, Soffia Stadtherr, and Melena Longtin and Becca Femrite. Stadtherr, who set a… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team should have an improved season in 2023-24 after going 1-25 last year.  The Lakers’ only win was a 67-45 victory over Hope Academy in the opening game of the HLWW Tourney. Other closes losses were to NLS (65-54), HLWW (72-66), BOLD (69-59), BBE (72-64), Benson (59-56) and EVW (54-41).  In… Read More

The Minnewaska Area dance teams are set to get the season underway Friday, Dec. 1 at the Minnewaska Area Invitational followed by the Rocori Invitational, Saturday, Dec. 2. Back to lead the team this year again are coach Tana Ziesmer and assistants, Morgan Blair and Mariah Hetland.  “We are very excited about hosting the first meet… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team, coached by Chip Rankin, is set to get the new season underway, Friday, Dec. 1 at the Big Lake Invitational.  The Lakers are coming off a 16-9 season from a year ago, a season which included a 2-3 mark in the WCC.  The home opener is set for Thursday, Dec. 7… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Cereals just aren’t the same anymore.  I remember back in the old days when eating cereal was an event in and of itself.  If you were lucky enough to be the first one to open a box, you had the chance to dig inside the box and find… Read More

The Minnewaska boys soccer team had a great season in 2023, going 6-6-4 overall and 2-4-2 in the Granite Ridge Conference.  The Lakers, coached by first-year head coach David Vinje, ended the season with a 1-0 double-overtime loss to Melrose Area in the Section 8A quarterfinals. Melrose was seeded third and the Lakers second in their half… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team recently announced its season-ending awards.  The Lakers went 12-7 this year, which included an 8-0 record in the WCC to win a ninth-straight conference title. The Lakers were seeded third in the Section 6A Tourney this year and beat Sauk Centre in the first round before losing to NLS in… Read More

•  Stadtherr and 400 freestyle relay both fail to make State Class A finals Four members of the Minnewaska-Morris Gators swimming and diving team competed at the State Class A Swimming and Diving Meet, Friday and Saturday at the University of Minnesota. Lyla Stadtherr competed in the 100 breaststroke and also raced on the 400 yard freestyle… Read More