The Minnewaska boys basketball team was tied at halftime with BOLD, Thursday night, but the Warriors outscored the Lakers 35-25 in the second half to earn a 69-59 victory.  Two nights earlier, the Lakers fell to a strong Melrose team, 71-49. The Lakers, who will get another shot at home against BOLD, Jan. 26, were set… Read More

The Minnewaska Area dance teams had a busy and successful weekend of dance, competing at the Montevideo Invitational, Friday, and the Pelican Rapids Invitational, Saturday. The Varsity Jazz team placed second at the Montevideo meet, while the Varsity High Kick team also placed second. There were another couple runner-up finishes for the JV team as the JV… Read More

By Coach Brian Walker The Minnewaska C-squad started a three-game road trip with a game at Melrose last Tuesday.  The Dutchmen used their height advantage to cause the Lakers some early problems with turnovers and altering shots.  Melrose jumped to a 17-4 halftime lead, but the Lakers fought back and cut the deficit to 31-21 at… Read More

he Minnewaska Area boys basketball team opened up the 2023 portion of its winter schedule with a pair of losses last week.  The Lakers, who dropped to 1-9 overall, lost at West Central Area, Friday, 78-49, and also lost at home to Pipestone Area, Saturday, 72-48. The Lakers earned their first win of the season during… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team earned its first win of the season during a 60-54 WCC victory over West Central Area, Thursday night at Minnewaska Area. Brooke Kolstoe and Megan Thorfinnson were among the leaders for the Lakers, who were tied at 41-41 late in the game before going on a 17-4 run to… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team went 2-1 at the Redwood Valley quadrangular, Thursday.  The Lakers, who improved to 4-3 for the season, beat Redwood Valley (63-18) and Fulda-Murray County Central (42-34), but fell to Minneota (49-22) in the other match. Going 3-0 for the Lakers were Miles Wildman at 106 pounds, Chase Smith at 126, Jayce… Read More

By Coach Brian Walker It had been 17 days since the Minnewaska boys’ C-squad had played a game, and with only a few practices, it showed as the team struggled to score points. The team traveled to West Central on Friday, and played a solid first half before fading in the second half as the Knights… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter With just two games left in the NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings look like a team of destiny.  The Vikings have won a record 11 games by one score and are 12-3 overall heading into their final two games against Green Bay and Chicago. The Vikings would like nothing… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team will have to wait until 2023 to earn its first win of the 2022-23 season after losing to Minneota last Tuesday night at the SMSU Holiday Tourney. The Lakers trailed 33-26 at halftime before each team added 24 points in the second half to give Minneota the 57-50 victory. Minnewaska Area… Read More

Tenzin Dahl and Hunter Kloos helped lead the Minnewaska Area boys basketball team to its first win of the season, a 67-45 victory over Hope Academy during the semifinals of the Howard Lake-WW Holiday Tournament last Wednesday at HLWW High School. Dahl had 23 points and nine rebounds, while Kloos added 12 points and 10 boards… Read More