Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter David Vinje took over the head coaching position of the Minnewaska Area boys soccer program last fall, taking over for longtime coach Ted Hill. One of the first things Vinje did when he became the head coach was to revive the youth soccer leagues for Minnewaska Area athletes. “This summer… Read More

The Glenwood-Lowry Legion baseball team edged Montevideo, 5-3, for the championship of the Montevideo Invitational last weekend. The Lakers improved to 11-4 overall with three wins at the tournament over MACCRAY (9-0), Anoka (9-8) and Montevideo. The win over Montevideo was especially sweet after the Thunderhawks edged Minnewaska Area for the Section 3AA baseball title this past… Read More

The Starbuck Stars topped New London-Spicer, Sunday, June 30, 4-1, setting up a game with Regal for the County Line League title. The two teams were set to meet up Sunday afternoon for the league championship and the result of that game can be found in separate story beginning on page 1B of this week’s paper. The… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion, coached by Chris Lence and Andy Goracke, is 6-5 overall after sweeping a doubleheader at Benson, Friday, June 28. The team did not have any games scheduled last week due to the Fourth of July.  The next action scheduled is Tuesday, July 9 at ACGC followed by a doubleheader with Morris, Tuesday,… Read More

Three members of the Minnewaska Area baseball team were named to the All-Area baseball team for 2024. The All-Area team is put out by the West Central Tribune of Willmar each year, recognizing the top 18 players (All-Area first and second teams) in the area. Earning recognition on the teams were Dylan Alexander (first team), Noah Jensen… Read More

The Starbuck Stars fell to Regal in the final game of the 2024 County Line Baseball League regular-season, 3-0.  The win by Regal gave it the league title with an 8-2 record, while the Stars dropped to 7-3 but still earned a first-round playoff bye. The County Line League playoffs are set to begin this week… Read More

The Minnewaska Area baseball team, coached by Joe Alexander, released its season stats recently.  The Lakers went 20-4-1 this season, winning the West Central Conference while also finishing as runner-up in the Section 3AA Tourney. The 20 victories this season tied with the 2015 team that went 20-4 for the most wins in school history.  The… Read More

Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter You’re lucky to have him — There are certain people in your life that you know you’re lucky to have.  There are other people that you might not be aware of who you are also lucky to have in your life, and one of those is Matt Pederson. Pederson is… Read More

The Starbuck Stars amateur baseball team is down to its final three games.  The Stars are having a great season with an 8-7 overall record and 7-2 mark in the County Line League. During last week’s action, the Stars fell to Raymond, Wednesday at home, 10-2.  The Stars were also set to play at Elrosa (eventually… Read More

The Starbuck Jr. Legion was 4-3 heading into last week’s action.   The Jr. Legion, coached by Chris Lence and Andy Goracke, was set to play at the Paynesville Tourney, June 22-23 before hosting Upsala for a doubleheader last Tuesday and also playing a doubleheader at Benson, Friday. No information from those games was available by the… Read More