The Gators improved to 2-0 with a 60-41 win at Albany last Tuesday night.  Leading the way for the Gators with first-place finishes were Becca Femrite in the 200 and 500 freestyle races, Melena Longtin in the 50 and 100 free, Clare Barnstuble in diving, Lyla Stadtherr in the 100 breaststroke, Mesa Kittelson in the… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I grew up in Benson, graduated from Benson High School and worked at the Swift County Monitor-News in Benson for over 35 years.  I was reading the Benson paper the other day and noticed Benson Schools is still dealing with the “Braves” issue. For the past two-three decades, the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team improved to 2-1 this season with a 3-1 victory over Hillcrest during a wet and windy game at home last Monday night. It was another passionate effort that led to the win for the Lakers, according to head coach David Vinje.    The Lakers went up 2-1 early and then,… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls tennis team went 2-1 at the Alexandria quadrangular, Friday, Aug. 23.  The Lakers improved to 3-3 overall with the two victories. Minnewaska Area, which went 12-7 overall last year and 8-0 in the WCC to win a ninth-straight league title, were also set to host Montevideo last Monday night and play at… Read More

•  Morris Area-CA scores three TD’s in fourth to earn victory Morris Area-CA scored three touchdowns in the final quarter to beat Minnewaska Area in the high school football opener at Morris, Thursday night, 46-27. The Tigers led 28-13 at halftime, but the Lakers scored the only touchdown of the third quarter to close the gap… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team opened up the new season with a three-game sweep at Montevideo, Thursday night. The Lakers, who went 16-13 last year, but lost five key players, steadily improved throughout the match before leaving Montevideo with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-10 victory. It was also the first Laker win for new coach Mitch McGuire, who… Read More

The Minnewaska cross-country teams opened up the season at the Morris Area Invitational last Tuesday.  The meet had been set for last Monday but was pushed back a day due to rain. The Laker girls earned second place behind NLS, while the boys finished fifth in a meet won by Sauk Centre. Next up for the Lakers… Read More

Three Laker baseball players recently committed to continuing their careers at the college level, Jack Majerus (left), Alex Panitzke and Dylan Alexander.  Jack, the son of Josh and Carrie Majerus, is signed to play at Alexandria Technical College, while Alex, the son of Jeff and Cheri Panitzke, has signed to play at Bismarck State College… Read More

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE  FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 11, 2022 MORTGAGOR: Andrew Denny, A Single Man. MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter The Pope County Tribune is set to begin the 2024 PCT Football Contest in the Sept. 9 paper. Here’s your chance to win some free money by simply writing down (or circling) the winners of some high school, college and NFL games and e-mailing me with the winners. You can… Read More