The Minnewaska Area volleyball team has experienced the highs and lows of a high school volleyball season in the past week-plus.  The Lakers won five-straight WCC matches in a span from Sept. 20-Oct. 6, but Minnewaska Area has now lost six-straight matches from that point on, including four three-set losses at the Alexandria Invitational, Oct. 8…. Read More

The Minnewaska-Morris Gators swimming and diving team closed out the regular-season with a 108-77 home win over Montevideo, Thursday night at UM-Morris. The Gators won seven of the 12 individual events with McKenzie earning  two individual and two relay  titles to lead the way for the Gators. “What a way to end our dual meet season; a… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I was thinking the other day how much I miss watching my kids play sports and taking part in school activities.  I was lucky enough to have my kids come with me to cover games when they were younger and I was lucky enough to be able to… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team closed out the season with a 2-0 loss during a cold and blustery day at Prinsburg Central Minnesota Christian School, Thursday night, in the quarterfinal round of the Section 8A Boys Soccer Tourney.  Prinsburg came into the contest as the second seed in its half of the section, while… Read More

Minnewaska Area Junior High girls basketball is set to begin practice, Tuesday, Oct. 25 and end its interscholastic season on Dec. 20.  As many of you know, JH girls and boys basketball flip seasons each year, either starting and finishing before the holiday break or beginning their season in January, after the holiday break.   Most… Read More

The 32nd Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame Banquet is set for 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley.  The Hall of Fame biennially recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of softball.  A total of 22 individuals  have been selected for induction this year. Among the inductees is Jerry… Read More

Minnewaska Area Schools conducted its Hall of Fame Banquet, Oct. 1, at the Minnewaska House in Glenwood.  Pictured above from left to right are most of the inductees, Allie Ostrander (MAHS Class of 2010), Emily Roering (MAHS Class of 2009), Stacey Jeitz Guggisberg (Starbuck Class of 1989), Robert Fierke (Villard Class of 1961), Ken Neumann… Read More

Lauryn Ankeny (Girls Cross-Country) Lauryn Ankeny, a ninth-grader with the Minnewaska Area girls cross-country team, is the latest Laker “Athlete of the Week,” selected by cross-country coach Jennifer Johnsrud.  Lauryn is the daughter of Beth and Dane Ankeny. During the first seven meets, Ankeny has placed first at LQP, second twice, third twice, fifth and sixth to… Read More

The Lakers pulled out their second five-set conference win in the last week with a 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 23-25, 15-13 victory at West Central Area, Thursday night.  One week earlier, the Lakers beat BOLD in a five-game thriller at MAHS.  Two nights earlier, the Lakers swept Montevideo in a conference match to lift their WCC… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team won two more home matches last week to end the regular season with a 7-7 overall record, including a 5-4 record in the Granite Ridge Conference.  The Lakers topped Rocori last Monday night, 3-1, and also routed Melrose Area last Tuesday, 5-1. Also included in the results that follow is… Read More