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

Montevideo’s Francis O’Malley ran for 348 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the Thunderhawks to a 45-18 victory over Minnewaska Area during a Mid State 1 game at Montevideo, Friday night. O’Malley scored three first-half touchdowns to lead the Thunderhawks to a 21-12 halftime lead and then scored four more touchdowns in the second half as… Read More

The Minnewaska Area volleyball team played two of their best matches last week during shutout win over Morris Area last Tuesday and Benson, Thursday. The Lakers, who also went 1-2 to place fourth at a home invitational, Saturday, Sept. 17, improved to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the conference with their latest wins. This week, Minnewaska Area… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls’ cross-country team finished second in a pair of competitive invitationals over the last week.  The Lakers finished behind Milbank during the 8-team Milbank Invitational, Sept. 10, and also finished as runner-up during the 12-team NLS Invitational, Thursday. Lauryn Ankeny was fifth and Kiearra Wilmes sixth at the Milbank meet, while Ankeny was… Read More

Sauk Centre won 10 of the 11 individual titles during a 118-67 victory over the Minnewaska Area-Morris Area Gators in a meet at Sauk Centre last Tuesday night. Clare Barnstuble earned the lone first for the Gators in the diving portion of the meet with a score of 182.75.  The Gators also placed third and fourth… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter I’ve been meaning to thank Holly Kovarik in this column for sending me cross-country pictures so far this season.  The Lakers host just one meet every year, this year on Oct. 11, so it’s nice to have cross-country photos throughout the season thanks to people who attend the… Read More

Aaron Feigum (Boys soccer) Aaron Feigum, a senior with the Minnewaska Area boys soccer team, is the latest Laker “Athlete of the Week,” selected by boys soccer coach Ted Hill. Aaron is a senior with the soccer team and is the son of Anthony and Melissa Feigum. Feigum had four goals during a recent 7-0 win over Melrose… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys soccer team scored seven goals during a 7-0 victory over Melrose Area, Thursday night at home.  Aaron Feigum had four of those goals and Blake Nelson added two, while Genaro Mondragon was credited with three assists. The Lakers also shut out Pelican Rapids, 1-0, in a game played Saturday, Sept. 10 and… Read More