The Minnewaska Area boys team was shut out twice last week against some very tough opponents.   The Lakers fell 3-0 to state-ranked St. Cloud Cathedral last Tuesday night at home and also lost at Little Falls, Thursday, 1-0.  The Lakers fell to 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the Granite Ridge Conference with the latest results.  … Read More

The Minnewaska Area cross-country teams both finished fourth at the Paynesville Invitational last Tuesday at the Koronis Golf Course. Rocori won both meets by wide margins, including winning the girls’ meet by 56 points over runner-up NLS (25-81) and the boys’ meet by 20 points over runner-up Sauk Centre (39-59). Maeson Tank placed fourth overall for the… Read More

Two points.  That’s all that separated BOLD and Minnewaska Area during a WCC volleyball matchup, Thursday night at Olivia, won by the Lakers 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 17-15.  It was the third-straight conference win for the Lakers, who improved to 5-4 in the WCC and 6-6 overall with their latest win. Minnewaska, which is tied for… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I’m still getting to know the student-athletes at Minnewaska Area, but I’ve gotten to know them well enough to know that Laker sports should be very strong for years to come.  I was thinking about the great young talent on the girls tennis team this year, but then… Read More

Although there is no official fall trap shooting this year at Minnewaska Area High School, several students did take part in a recent competition at the United Way Trap Tournament at Alexandria Shooting Park, Tuesday, Sept. 20. Individual and team competitions, axe throwing, a raffle and games made for a night full of camaraderie and fun… Read More

Dreya Barsness (Volleyball) Dreya Barsness, a junior with the Minnewaska Area volleyball team, is the latest Laker “Athlete of the Week”, selected by the Pope County Tribune.  She is the daughter of Chad and Sheila Barsness. Dreya is one of the key reasons the Lakers are 6-6 so far this season and have won their last… Read More

The Minnewaska Area-Morris Area Gators’ swimming and diving team did not have any meets last week, but has two home meets scheduled for this week.  The Gators are 2-3 in dual meets this year, beating Litchfield and Montevideo, but also falling to Albany, Melrose Area and Sauk Centre. The Gators were set to host Holdingford,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet took place Saturday night at the Minnewaska House in Glenwood. This year’s Minnewaska Area Schools Athletic Hall of Fame inductees included:   •  Robert Fierke (Villard) Class of 1961);  •  Ken Neumann (Glenwood Class of 1975);  •  Craig Johnshoy (Starbuck Class of 1981);  •  1981 Starbuck High School football team;  •  Stacey… Read More

The Minnewaska girls tennis team clinched at least a share of the WCC title with three conference wins last week over MACCRAY (6-1), YME (7-0) and Melrose Area (7-0).  The Lakers, who also dropped a 5-2 decision at home to NLS last Tuesday, improved to 7-7 overall and 7-0 in the conference with the latest… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team improved its record to 5-5 overall with a pair of wins last week.  The Lakers edged Zimmerman last Tuesday night, 2-1, getting the winning goal by Ryan Greseth in the 66th minute. Two nights later, Genaro Contreras Mondragon scored in the 5th minute against St. John’s Prep and that was… Read More