Sports

Lake City Heat finishes 2nd in Minnesota State Fastpitch Tourney

Jul 25, 2018
Lake City Heat 16 and under (16U) fastpitch finished in second place in Tier 4 of the 2018 Minnesota State Fastpitch Tournament this past weekend in Mankato.  It was a double elimination tournament and after Lake City Heat lost to Brownton in their second game on Saturday, they battled back with...
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Youth football camps teach basic fundamentals

Jul 25, 2018
Kids in first through sixth grade participated in a Youth Football Camp that took place over eight Tuesdays and Wednesdays through June and July.  Participants worked on the basic skills of throwing, catching, blocking and tackling. Campers were instructed by coach Trevor Narum and older players...

Junior high football camp held

Jul 25, 2018
Players entering seventh, eighth and ninth grade took part in a football acclimation camp the week of July 10.  Players in the camp worked on individual position skills for offense, defense and special teams and learned team scheme concepts.
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Youth volleyball closes season, prepares for open tournament

Jul 25, 2018
The Grand Sand youth volleyball league concluded its second season, culminating in a championship tournament on July 14.  The league is organized by Jessica Brunn with the intention to bring competitive sand volleyball playing opportunities for regional youth.Two divisions were offered. Girls...

Legion baseball team bows out of playoffs following two losses

Jul 25, 2018
The Lake City Legion baseball team won one game and lost two last week, and were eliminated  from the District One Tournament.  Last Tuesday Post 110 was defeated by Dodge Center 7-0 in the first round, then last Friday Lake City bounced back to beat Hayfield 9-6 before losing the second game of...

6th grade boys win 5-state title

Jul 18, 2018
Lake City sixth graders captured the Pacesetter Great Five-State hoops title July 15. The Lake City and Moose Lake-Willow River (MLWR) sixth grade boys have battled three times this summer, with the Tigers pulling out three close wins for a hat trick of trophies. Lake City fended off MLWR 37-29 on...

Legion baseball team heads into playoffs

Jul 18, 2018
The Lake City Legion baseball team was defeated 6-5 by Spring Grove last Thursday in a weather shortened last home game of the season.  The two teams endured hot sun, humidity, thunder, wind and dust, and finally heavy rain which limited the game to four innings.Shaky pitching was Post 110’s...

12U softball team finishes 3rd at Goodhue Tourney

Jul 11, 2018
The Lake City 12 and under (12U) softball team placed third in the Goodhue Tournament on June 23.  This team is made up of girls going into sixth, seventh and eighth grade and is coached by Mary Mann.

8th grade girls are runners-up in Pacesetter Great Five-State

Jul 11, 2018
The Lake City eighth grade basketball team that previously won the state tournament was not quite able to add the Pacesetter Great Five-State Championships title. It couldn’t have been much closer. The Tigers reached the finals, where they lost to Leech Lake 27-25 on a last-second shot on Saturday...

Smith’s 1st place squat qualifies him for national competition

Jul 11, 2018
In his first powerlifting competition, Matt Smith set a Minnesota record in the Masters 2 class with a 501.6 pound squat.  The meet, USA Powerlifting American Strength Masters Brawl, took place on April 21 in Maplewood.  As a result of his performance at the Maplewood meet, Matt has been asked to...

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