Shorts from the world of sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  NBA and NHL playoffs take far too long — I enjoy watching almost any sport and I still like to watch professional sports on TV, but every year I think to myself  that the NBA and NHL playoffs take far too long.  Part of the reason… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team won its eighth-straight WCC meet title last Tuesday at Morris to give the Lakers another conference title. The Lakers totaled 170 strokes to win by four over BOLD and give Minnewaska 56 points for the season.  BOLD finished second in the league race with 46 points, followed by Melrose (42),… Read More

Ankeny, Kolstoe, Tank, Hagen, Oeltjen, Luetmer win titles for Lakers The Minnewaska Area girls track team won the WCC title last Tuesday night at Montevideo, while the Laker boys team placed fourth of eight schools in a meet won by Sauk Centre. The Laker girls won eight events and the boys’ team had two titleists.  Winning WCC… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball ended the final week of the regular-season with a 1-2 record after splitting a doubleheader with Benson last Tuesday night at home, 11-13 and 8-7, and falling at Osakis, Thursday. The Lakers go into the postseason with a 2-13 overall record and 2-10 mark in the WCC.  Morris Area-CA won the WCC… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys golf team saved its best for last, shooting a four-person total of 151 to win the final WCC meet at Morris last Tuesday to claim the WCC team title. The Lakers and WCA Knights came into the final league meet tied with 51 points each, but Minnewaska Area edged WCA by five… Read More

The Lakers had a seven-game winning streak snapped by Paynesville, Friday, but Minnewaska Area is still two wins away from sharing the WCC title with Montevideo after winning four more conference games last week. The Lakers improved to 11-1 in the WCC and 13-4 overall with a pair of conference sweeps over Benson and BOLD last… Read More

The Starbuck Stars fell to 1-2 overall with a 6-0 loss at Paynesville, Sunday afternoon.  The Stars were also set to host Clinton, Friday night, but that game was postponed to a later date due to lack of players from the Clinton team. Next up for the Lakers is a game at New London-Spicer, Sunday, May… Read More

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