The NLS and Minnewaska Area girls were separated by only six points during the Sauk Centre Invitational last Tuesday.   NLS had the top finisher on the way to winning the meet with 37 points, while the Lakers had racers finish 5-6-9-11-12 and 14 on the way totaling 43 points during one of the most-complete races… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team lost a three-game match at Sauk Centre last Tuesday, ending any chance for the Lakers to earn at least a share of the WCC title. The Lakers, who fell at home to the Mainstreeters in five games earlier this season, needed a win over Sauk Centre to give them a possibility… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The postseason begins this week for Minnewaska Area Laker fall sports teams.  The Lakers are having a great fall season with the volleyball team 10-3 overall, the football team 3-2, the girls tennis team 17-3 and the cross-country teams among the top teams in the area.  In addition,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Lakers survived a scare with about one minute left in its game at Rockford, Friday, stopping the Rockets on a two-point pass play after a touchdown to give the Lakers a 21-19 victory Rockford tried an onside kick after the last score, but the ball went out of bounds and the Lakers took… Read More

• Lakers win 5-of-7 WCC individual titles The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team closed out the regular-season last week with a 7-0 win over Morris Area-WCA last Tuesday at home and at the WCC Individual Tourney at Alexandria, Saturday. The Lakers closed out the regular-season with a 17-3 overall record, which included a perfect 8-0 record… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team snapped a mini losing streak with a 1-1 tie against Melrose Area last Tuesday night at home.  The Lakers scored the first goal of the game on a long, booming shot by Ryan Greseth, but Melrose got the tying goal in the second half. The Lakers also played at Prinsburg… Read More

The Lakers had a long winning streak snapped during a five-game loss to West Central Area, Thursday night at home.   Minnewaska earned a three-game sweep of Montevideo at home last Tuesday, but the Knights made sure it wouldn’t be another undefeated week for the Lakers with a 17-25, 27-29, 25-18, 25-14, 15-8 victory to avenge… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Lakers moved up to fifth place in the state Class A girls rankings recently.  Just behind them is sixth-ranked Wadena-DC, which is also a member of Section 6A. The Lakers raced at the Paynesville-BBE Invitational last Tuesday night, placing third in both the boys and girls races out of 11 full teams. Jillian Deutsch… Read More

The Minnewaska Area-Morris Area Gators swimming and diving team fell for the first time during a dual meet at Melrose Area, Thursday, 106-75.   The Gators had won their first four dual meets before the loss to one of the top teams in the area. A few days earlier, the junior high team raced at Sauk Centre… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports reporter Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, became the first major league baseball player to reach 50 homeruns and 50 stolen bases in the same season last week during a highly-memorable 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins, Thursday night. Ohtani went 6-for-6 with three homeruns, two doubles, two stolen… Read More