The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team earned the fourth seed in the upcoming Section 8A Boys Tennis Tournament, set for Tuesday (tomorrow) through Thursday, May 25 at Crookston High School. The Lakers, who are 11-7 overall heading into the section tourney, will face fifth-seeded Fergus Falls in the opener.  Thief River Falls earned the top seed… Read More

Heading into week 5 competition, the Laker’s trap team had high hopes of staying in first place.  After week 4 scores were finally posted, the Lakers found themselves down to Kenyon-Wanamingo by just four points. “The league uses true team scoring so it’s hard to tell exactly how we slipped out of first, but the… Read More

Sports shorts . . . By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  Homecoming at MAHS — The Laker football team finally was notified of its 2023 district alignment and schedule and thus, MAHS AD Phil Johnsrud was able to determine the date of the 2023 Laker Homecoming. The 2023 Laker Homecoming football game is set for 7 p.m., Friday, Sept…. Read More

•  Laker girls win four-straight WCC meets to extend lead The Minnewaska Area girls golf team increased its conference lead last week with four-straight WCC victories at Benson and Minnewaska last Wednesday, and at BOLD and Montevideo, Friday. The Lakers have won all seven WCC meets for 49 total points, while BOLD is in second with… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams are starting to peak at the right time as the girls’ team won the Section 5A True-team Meet last Tuesday and Wednesday at Sauk Centre and both teams placed second at the 13-team Dave Sieben Meet at Melrose, Thursday. This week, the WCC Track and Field Meet is set… Read More

The Minnewaska baseball team had a very successful week of play last week, winning four-straight conference games, including one on a walk-off homerun by Noah Jensen. The Lakers swept a twin bill from Melrose last Tuesday, 2-0 and 9-8, and also won both games at West Central Area last Tuesday and Wednesday, 11-2 and 12-2 with… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team lost four games last week to drop to 1-9 in the WCC and 1-11 overall.  The Lakers opened up last week’s action with a 16-0, 17-0 doubleheader loss at league-leading Morris Area before losing at home, Friday, to Brandon-Evansville, 13-3. The Lakers also lost a 10-1 decision at West Central Area,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys tennis team had a 2-2 week last week, splitting a pair of matches at the Osakis and Alexandria triangulars last week.  At Osakis, the Lakers beat the host team 6-1 and also lost a shortened match to Detroit Lakes due to rain, 4-2, while at Alexandria, the Lakers fell to the… Read More

It’s been a long wait, but the scores are finally out for the first three weeks of competition.  It was worth the wait though, as the Laker trap team finds itself currently in 1st place in its class/conference.  “It isn’t by a big margin, but we will take it,” coach Jennie Stone said.  “Now, to… Read More

The Starbuck Stars scored three runs in the fifth inning to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead on the way to a 5-3 victory at Norway Lake-Sunburg, Sunday afternoon. The Stars, who improved to 1-1 for the season with the win, were led by Austin Versteeg, who not only pitched the first four innings… Read More