The Minnewaska Area volleyball team had another great season in 2023, going 16-13 overall and 7-7 in the WCC. The Lakers, who were seeded 10th in the Section 6AA Tourney, had their season end with a three-game loss to second-seeded Pequot Lakes after opening up the tourney with a four-game win over seventh-seeded Foley. Pequot Lakes went… Read More

By Bruce Strand, Pacesetter Sports The Minnewaska Area seventh-grade volleyball team placed second among 12 teams in the Minnesota Youth Volleyball State Championships on Oct. 28 at Paynesville High School.  The Lakers reached the finals with close wins over Hawley and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. In the finals, Caledonia beat them 25-15, 22-25, 15-8. “It was fun to play stronger… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  Twins season of 2023 — What a great season it turned out to be for the Minnesota Twins in 2023.  Big names started out hot, lesser players came up big time midway through the season and then some of the big names started up again.  The pitching was… Read More

•  Laker athletes place 35th and 122nd, respectively, during meet at U of M Two members of the Minnewaska Area cross-country program competed at the State Boys and Girls Class A Cross-Country Meet, Saturday at the University of Minnesota. Sophomore Lauryn Ankeny was competing in her third-straight state meet after advancing to state with her team as… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team had a great season this year, losing to NLS in the section semifinals, 5-2, while also having a doubles’ team come within one victory of earning a state berth.  Oh yeah, the Lakers also finished 12-7 overall and 8-0 in the WCC to earn the program’s ninth-straight conference title. The… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team ended the season with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-15 loss at Pequot Lakes during the quarterfinal round of the Section 6AA Volleyball Tourney last Tuesday night. The Lakers, who were seeded 10th, defeated seventh-seeded Foley in the opener in four games before losing to the second-seeded Pequot Lakes team. It was only the… Read More

The Minnewaska-Morris Gators are set to compete at the Section 8A Swimming and Diving Meet, Nov. 10-11, at Detroit Lakes.   The top place finishers advance to the State Meet, set for Nov. 16-18 at the U of M.  The Gators, coached by head coach Sam Oellien, Kathy Walker (diving coach), Shannon Dougherty, Summer Rydell and… Read More

A total of 151 kids signed up this year for the Minnewaska fall soccer program in kindergarten through sixth grade.  Interested families can sign up next August on the Community Ed website.  The 2024 season is expected to go from Sept. 7-Oct. 12.  Check out more photos in our photo gallery!

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I love living on the lake!  And, every day when I look out onto the lake, I feel Blessed. Growing up, we did have a cabin on Camp Lake, but we didn’t go there much and when we did, it had a very steep hill going down to the… Read More

•  Minnewaska loses playoff opener to finish season 2-7 overall Sauk Centre scored a touchdown on four of its first five possessions on the way to a 52-18 victory over Minnewaska Area during the opening round of the Section 6AAA Football Tourney. The early touchdowns included a 60-yard fumble return for a touchdown after the Mainstreeters… Read More