Sports

Boys golf in final PGA, MGA tourneys

Jul 22, 2015
Carter Gnotke fired an eight-over par 79 to lead the Lake City Golf Club team in the last MGA (Minnesota Golf Association) Junior Tournament of the year played on July 16 at the Mt. Frontenac Golf Course. “My short game should’ve been better,” Carter stated after the match.  “I could easily have...

Tournament loss ends legion season

Jul 22, 2015
By Gary Smith The Lake City American Legion baseball team bowed out of the East Sub-District Tournament last Friday, but not before knocking off another higher seeded team, and then playing competitively for most of the game against third seeded St. Charles, who eliminated the Tigers 10-3. Last...

Rothgarn’s first ace

Jul 17, 2015
Brennan Rothgarn of Lake City made his first-ever hole-in-one Thursday, July 9, using a pitching wedge on the 142-yard hole No. 13 at Lake City Golf. The shot was witnessed by Jason Bolduc, John Balow, Thomas Huettl and Brent Rothgarn.

12U softball team places 2nd in Wabasha

Jul 16, 2015
Lake City 12 and under (12U) softball team took second place out of eight teams in the 19th Annual Wabasha Softball Tournament 12U division Friday, July 10. The Tigers fought hard to take the first game from Wabasha 5-1. They then faced Plainview-Elgin-Millville Gold and pulled out a 2-1 win in the...

Proceeds from sports physicals go to school of athlete's choice

Jul 16, 2015
In preparation for the upcoming high school sports seasons, multiple sites within Mayo Clinic Health System will be offering pre-participation sports physicals for area high school athletes. Screenings will be held at the following Mayo Clinic Health System sites: Ellsworth, Wis.: 530 W Cairns St...
Olivia Matzke

Girls golfers compete all over

Jul 16, 2015
Golfers from the Lake City girls golf team competed in various tournaments the past week. On July 7, the 70th Minnesota Junior Girls’ State Championship was held at Burl Oaks Golf Club in Minnetrista, Minn. Lexi Geolat competed in the championship flight and placed 19th in a field of 45 players...
Josh Brown, who had drawn a walk earlier, scores all the way from first base on Andrew Schmidt’s sixth inning double, which increased Lake City’s lead over Dover-Eyota to 3-1. Schmidt later scored on Jarret Thomas’s single for the final 4-1 margin.

Loss lands legion team in losers bracket

Jul 16, 2015
By Gary Smith In what was undoubtedly one of their best games of the year, the Lake City American Legion baseball team defeated Dover-Eyota 4-1 last Friday in the first round of the East Sub-District Tournament at Bill Kieffer Field. The Eagles were seeded eighth, and the Tigers ninth, but the...

Resilient Tiger baseball team bounces back after loss

Apr 30, 2015
After dropping a frustrating game to Hayfield last Friday, the Lake City baseball team rebounded Monday at Triton with a 12-1 win in a game shortened to five innings by the 10 run rule. [caption align="left"]Michael Pfeilsticker started on the mound for Lake City at Triton Monday and went four plus...

Star athlete's advice: Listen to your mom

Feb 6, 2015
In 2006, Bluff View fourth grader Breanna Gates was a little girl with a dream, and that dream was to play hockey. “(My mom) and my sister played basketball and I wanted to be different,” said Gates, who didn’t like basketball at the time. Her mother, Brittney Hirschauer, said no. “She told me: ‘...

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