The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team ended the season with a 12-13 overall record after losing to West Central Area in the Section 3AA opening round, 74-59. The Lakers were seeded third in their half of the section, while the Knights came in as the sixth seed after losing to Minnewaska Area twice during the regular season…. Read More

The Minnewaska Area dance teams had a very successful season this year.   The Jazz team won the Minnewaska and BBE Invitationals, while also placing second at four other meets, including the Section 4A Meet to earn a berth at state. The High Kick team meanwhile, was also first at BBE and placed second at four other… Read More

By Coach Brian Walker The Laker C-squad had not played or practiced for 10 days due to weather and cancellations, so when the team took the floor against a talented Melrose squad last Monday we really didn’t know what to expect.  What we got was a very entertaining first half with both teams battling to an… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Bits and pieces from the world of sports •  What does the NBA stand for? — When I was in high school, we used to have a drill we’d do called the NBA drill, which stood for “No babies allowed.”  It was basically a two against one drill where the… Read More

•  Miles Wildman earns first and Chase Smith is second at section meet The Minnewaska Area wrestling team will be sending two wrestlers to the state tourney after Miles Wildman placed first and Chase Smith was second at the Section 5A Individual Wrestling Tournament, Saturday at Minnewaska Area High School. Wildman was seeded first at 106 pounds… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team had the week off last week after both of its scheduled games were postponed due to weather. The Lakers had a game last Tuesday with Melrose postponed to Monday, Feb. 27, and a game  Thursday at home against Breckenridge, which had already been rescheduled once, was canceled due to weather. With… Read More

West Central Area rallied from a 42-30 halftime deficit to upset the Minnewaska girls basketball team in the Section 3AA opener, Saturday night at home, 74-59. It was a tale of two halves and unfortunately for Minnewaska Area, the second half was a little better for the WCA than the first half was for the Lakers. … Read More

The Laker C-squad started a stretch of 4-straight home games to close out the season with a game against West Central Area, Friday, Feb. 17.  In the first meeting between the two teams, WCA earned a 19-point win.  This one would belong to Minnewaska Area as it would get a hard-fought 45-35 victory.  The Lakers had… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wrestling losing a class; hate to say it, but should have been more If you had read my columns when I worked at the Swift County Monitor-News in Benson you would have read some of my complaints about high school wrestling.  First of all, there are far too many… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Jazz dance team placed 10th at the State Class A Jazz dance competition, Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lakers earned a return trip to state this winter after placing second at the Section 4A Dance Tournament at Wadena-DC, Saturday, Feb. 4. Competing against 11 other Class A teams, the Lakers placed… Read More