Pierz held off a spirited upset bid by Minnewaska Area during a 26-21 victory, Friday night at Pierz.  The Lakers outscored Pierz 14-6 in the second half, but the 20-7 halftime deficit was too much to overcome. Carter Meyer, Asante Adams and Zach Gugisberg had the touchdowns for the Lakers, while Gugisberg also booted three extra-points. “The… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team is in the midst of a five-game losing streak after falling twice last week to Prinsburg CMCS last Tuesday at home (1-0) and at St. John’s Prep, Thursday (5-3). The Lakers dropped to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in the Granite Ridge Conference with the two losses. “We’re having a tough time… Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams competed in two meets last week, one of only two times this season the Lakers race twice in one week. The Laker girls won the LPGE Invitational last Monday and also placed third at the NLS Invitational, Thursday, while the boys team was fifth at LPGE and ninth at NLS. Nori Song… Read More

The Minnewaska Area-Morris Area swimming and diving Gators picked up another win last week over Litchfield.  The Lakers won 11 of the 12 events on the way to winning the dual meet, 120-65. Leading the way were Melena Longtin, Becca Femrite, Mesa Kittelson and Lyla Stadtherr, who combined for nine of those titles, while Jillian Schott… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Minnewaska Area Lakers have started the fall sports season off with a bang!  I had one of those weeks last week that I thoroughly enjoy.  I had the opportunity to see five of the fall sports teams in action as the 2024-25 school year got off to… Read More

Asante Adams and Riley Dell scored two touchdowns each and the Laker defense held Sauk Centre to 225 total yards as Minnewaska Area earned a 34-13 victory over Sauk Centre during the 2024 home opener, Friday night on Veterans Field at Glenwood State Bank Stadium. The Lakers led 13-2 at halftime and then piled on 15… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team earned a pair of conference sweeps last week to raise its season record to 5-3.  The Lakers, who were 12-7 last season, including an 8-0 mark in the WCC, won by a shutout over MACCRAY last Tuesday night and against Sauk Centre, Thursday night at home. The Lakers, who have… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team had a tough week last week, scoring two goals during three losses.  The Lakers fell at Little Falls last Tuesday (4-1) and at Melrose, Thursday (4-0) before losing a game at home against Pelican Rapids, Saturday (3-1). The three losses put the Lakers’ season record at 2-4 heading into this… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team opened up the first full week of the season with a pair of five-game matches last week against Sauk Centre and Melrose Area.   The Lakers fell to Sauk Centre in the home opener last Tuesday night, but Minnewaska came back two nights later to beat Melrose Area in five games,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams competed at the Wadena-DC Invitational last Tuesday night with the girls’ team placing second out of 15 full teams and the boys earning sixth out of 18 full teams. Leading the way for the Lakers were Nori Song, who placed sixth in the girls’ meet, and Ian Mills, who earned eighth… Read More