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

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team is off to a 2-2 start after competing in two triangulars in December.  The Lakers, who are 0-1 in the WCC, also competed at the Big Lake Invitational to open up the season. At the opening Big Lake meet, Miles Wildman and Nick Ankeny both placed first, while Chase Smith and… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Wow, we made it through!  That was a tough few weeks of weather with all the heavy snow, slush, blowing wind and sleet, followed by more snow and a terrible blizzard, but it’s nice to know we can make it through such tough weather. I really don’t mind snow… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team is still searching for its first win of the year after losing a home game to Paynesville last Tuesday night, 49-45. The Lakers, who dropped to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in the conference, were also set to play at Morris Area, Thursday, but that game was postponed for the second… Read More