Minnewaska Area High School is excited to announce the hiring of Nick Danielson as the new head coach of the Minnewaska girls basketball program.  Nick was hired to fill the head coaching vacancy recently held by Sidney Barker who accepted a new teaching job in the Monticello School District. In making the decision, Minnewaska Area Schools… Read More

•  Kollmans, DeBoers lead Lakers to third-place in girls meet Featuring a lineup of three eighth-graders, one ninth-grader, a sophomore and a junior, the Minnewaska girls golf team placed third at the State Class AA Girls Golf Tournament last Tuesday and Wednesday at Ridges on Sand Creek Golf Course in Jordan. The Lakers were third after… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams continue to excel each spring, placing among the top teams in the area during team events while also sending numerous individuals to the state meet where the Lakers bring home plenty of hardware. This year, the hardware was very special as Owen Meulebroeck and Jayda Kolstoe earned gold medals… Read More

The Lakers trap team took to the field bright and early Wednesday, June 12, competing against 42 other schools for the Class 3A Championship.   The weather forecast for the day was for questionable weather, but Minnewaska shooters were able to finish shooting before the bad weather rolled in.  Not all teams were so lucky.  There… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion (age 16 and under) opened up the 2024 summer season with a doubleheader sweep of Kerkhoven last Tuesday night at home. Starbuck won both games, 10-6 and 11-0 to start off right where it left off last year.  In fact, the team was 10-7 overall last year,including a 9-3 mark in league… Read More

The Starbuck Stars amateur baseball team fell to 5-5 overall with a 3-2 home loss to Regal, Friday night at home.  The Stars were also set to play at Paynesville, Sunday, but results of that game will be highlighted next week. The Stars were playing the game with a shorthanded squad due to a wedding of… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports reporter Gosh, I’ve been so amazed at how many close track meets there have been this year, including the State Class A girls meet which was decided by one point among three teams, or the Section 6A Meet at Pillager involving the Laker boys and girls track teams.  At… Read More

•  Owen Meulebroeck wins 300 hurdles and Jayda Kolstoe places first in shot put to highlight efforts at state It was a double-gold day for the Minnewaska Area Lakers.   Yes, Jayda Kolstoe came home with the first-place gold medal in the discus at the State Class A Track and Field Meet at St. Michael-Albertville, Friday,… Read More

The Minnewaska girls golf team and Thatcher Sherlin from the Waska boys golf team are set to compete at the State Girls and Boys Golf Tournament at Ridges on Sand Creek in Jordan, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11-12. The Minnewaska girls golf team won the Section 3AA team title to earn a trip to state, winning… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team went 0-2 at the State Boys Tennis Tournament last week at the Read-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.  The Lakers ended the team portion of their season with a 22-5 overall record. The Lakers were swept by top-seeded St. Paul Academy-Summit School in the opener, 7-0, and also lost to Cotter… Read More