The Minnewaska Area girls track team competed at the State True-Team Track Meet, Saturday at Stillwater.  The Lakers were one of 12 teams competing in the state meet and Minnewaska Area earned one title by Jayda Kolstoe in the shot put on the way to placing seventh overall. Luverne earned the team title by 1.5 points… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team completed its WCC sweep this season, winning its eighth-straight conference meet at Montevideo last Monday. The Lakers had 64 points this season, while BOLD finished second in all eight competitions to earn 56 points and place second. Minnewaska also golfed at the Brainerd Invitational last Wednesday, finishing tied for third among… Read More

The Minnewaska Area baseball team clinched at least a share of the WCC title after winning three more conference games last week, including a 4-3 win over Montevideo in a game suspended from April 30. The Lakers are 12-0 in league play and 15-2 overall heading into a doubleheader at Morris Area-CA, Tuesday (tomorrow).  The Tigers… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys went 2-1 last week, winning a pair of matches at the St. John’s Prep triangular last Tuesday before being swept at Foley, Thursday. The Lakers, who are 19-3 overall including a 6-0 record in the WCC to win another conference title, beat St. Cloud Cathedral/SJP (7-0) and North Branch (5-2) at the triangular…. Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys golf team finished third in the WCC after placing third in the final conference meet of the season last Monday at Montevideo. Morris Area-CA placed first at the final WCC meet to move ahead of the Lakers into second place behind league champion West Central Area. The Lakers also golfed at the Benson… Read More

The Minnewaska Area track and field teams competed at the WCC Track Meet last Tuesday at Morris Area High School.  Athletes placing first or second in each event earned All-Conference in track this year while athletes placing third earned honorable mention. The Minnewaska Area girls continued their great 2024 season with the team title while the… Read More

After three weeks of competition, the Lakers are still in third place in Class 3 Conference 3A. “We have a few teams right on our tails, so we really need to buckle down to stay in third place,” said head coach Jennie Stone.   The Laker team average jumped up to over 20 for the team,… Read More

The Starbuck Stars amateur baseball team won a pair of games last week to improve to 4-1 overall.  The Stars topped Clinton in a non-league game, Saturday, 11-9, and also won at Norway Lake-Sunburg, Sunday, in a County Line League game, 7-2. This week, the Stars are set to play at Morris, Wednesday,  May 22 before… Read More

The Minnewaska Area softball team is on a roll, having won three-straight games last week with a doubleheader sweep at Benson last Tuesday (6-5 and 14-12) and a 12-7 win over Ottertail Central, Thursday at home. The Lakers, who finished 4-10 in the WCC and are 6-13 overall, were also set to host Osakis, Friday, but… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter Teagan Stark, a senior at Minnewaska Area High School, has had a lot of success in her high school years, including winning two recent awards for her all-around success in athletics, arts and academics. Stark was the Triple AAA nominee this year from Minnewaska Area High School along with… Read More