The Minnewaska Area girls cross-country team fell just short of earning a repeat trip to the State Cross-Country Meet, but two members of the Laker cross-country teams did earn state berths at the Section 6A Meet, Friday at Staples-Motley. The host Cardinals won both team titles with Wadena-DC edging the Lakers by eight points for second… Read More

Led by McKenzie Luetmer’s two individual titles and a championship by Clare Barnstuble in diving, the Minnewaska-Morris Gators swimming and diving team placed third at the WCC Swimming and Diving Meet at UM-Morris, Friday. Melrose Area, which recently won the Section 6A True-Team Meet, also won the WCC title with 668 points, followed by Sauk Centre… Read More

Playing one of their best matches of the season, the Minnewaska volleyball team beat Eden Valley-Watkins in the opener of the Section 3AA Volleyball Tournament, Friday night at EVW High School, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18, 25-18. Dreya Barsness has 16 kills to lead the Lakers, while Dacia Fleury had 14 kills, Avery Fier had 11 kills and… Read More

Albany scored seven first-half touchdowns on the way to a 59-12 victory over Minnewaska Area during the opening round of the Section 6AAA Football Tournament last Tuesday night at Albany. Albany came into the game as the second seed and the Lakers, who ended the season with a 0-9 record, were seeded seventh. Albany moved on to… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team finished the 2022 season with a 7-8 overall record, which included a 5-4 mark in the Granite Ridge Conference.  The Lakers started out 0-3 and 2-5 before turning things around and going 5-3 over their final eight games, including a 2-0 loss to Prinsburg in the Section 8A Tourney opener…. Read More

With the winter sports season drawing near, the Laker Activities Department is scheduled to hold a winter sports meeting, Monday, Nov. 14.  The meeting will give the Laker Activities Department an opportunity to deliver a unified message about our activities and provide coaches an opportunity to cover important details about the upcoming season.  Laker winter… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The start of the winter sports season at Minnewaska Area is underway, believe it or not.  The dance teams and junior high girls basketball teams have already opened up practices to prepare for the start of the official winter schedule.   Meanwhile, the first official practice for varsity girls… Read More

Brady Blair (Laker Football) Brady Blair, a senior with the Minnewaska Area football team, was selected by head coach Jared Lyle as the final Laker “Athlete of the Week,” for the fall sports’ season.  Brady, the son of Angie and Curt Blair, is a 255-pound offensive and defensive lineman for the Lakers. “Brady brings a relentless work ethic… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls cross-country team won its second-straight title and fourth of the season in winning the WCC Cross-Country title last Monday at BOLD.  The Lakers won by 16 points over runner-up Melrose in the girls’ competition, while the boys’ team finished as runner-up behind WCC champion Sauk Centre. Lauryn Ankeny placed second for the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team finished third in the WCC after beating Morris Area-CA in the final league match last Tuesday night at Morris, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-20. The win over the Tigers gave the Lakers an 8-6 conference record, finishing just behind Sauk Centre (14-0) and BOLD (11-3).  Last year, the Lakers finished 2-10 in… Read More