boys basketball

Tiger boys win Section 1AA title, advance to State

Mar 20, 2024

Following its blowout victory over Cannon Falls in the Section 1AA final on March 14 (see related story on page 8), the Lake City High School boys basketball team received the third seed in the 2024 Minnesota Class AA State Tournament and faced Pelican Rapids (24-5) on Wednesday night at Target...

Blowout win sends Tiger boys to first state tournament in five years

Mar 20, 2024

The Lake City Tiger boys basketball team is headed back to the state tournament for the first time in five seasons after the Tigers completed a dominant run through Section 1AA with an 80-56 blowout of Cannon Falls in the championship game last Thursday night at the Mayo Civic Center Arena. One...

Ryan, Lorenson lead Tigers offensively in win over Pine Island

Mar 13, 2024

Keegan Ryan posted his fourth consecutive double-double and Hunter Lorenson scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as Lake City advanced in the Section 1AA playoffs with a 65-42 win over Pine Island last Monday night at the Mayo Civic Center Arena. The Tigers and Panthers are no strangers...

Tiger boys beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa to advance to second straight section final

Mar 13, 2024

Lake City dispatched Zumbrota-Mazeppa 63-46 Saturday morning in the Section 1AA semifinals at the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium to move one step closer to returning to the Minnesota Class AA State Tournament. Keegan Ryan dominated the game, notching his fifth consecutive double-double with 23...

Top-seeded Tiger boys throttle Albert Lea to open playoffs

Mar 6, 2024

Freshman Gavyn Lorenson scored a career-high 14 points in his first playoff game as Lake City throttled Albert Lea 72-37 last Thursday night at Lincoln High School in the opening round of the Section 1AA playoffs. All five Lake City starters scored as part of an 18-2 run over the opening five and...

Boys overcome sloppy start to win 65-50

Feb 28, 2024

Hunter Lorenson tied a career-high with 28 points and Keegan Ryan added 16 as Lake City concluded the regular season with a 65-50 victory at Kasson-Mantorville Friday night. The Tigers overcame a sloppy start, as they committed a turnover on four consecutive possessions to open the game....

Keegan Ryan scores 1,000th point in blowout win over La Crescent-Hokah

Feb 21, 2024

Keegan Ryan scored 26 points becoming the 12th boys basketball player in school history to reach the 1000-point plateau as Lake City blew out La Crescent-Hokah 92-52 last Monday night at Lincoln High School. Ryan had two early three-pointers as Lake City jumped to a 15-9 lead after six minutes as...

Boys basketball: Tigers come up short in back-and-forth game with section rival

Feb 21, 2024

In a game that featured nine lead changes and eight ties, it was a decisive 11-3 run by Cannon Falls over the final four minutes that lifted the Bombers past Lake City 69-61 Friday night in an intense battle between the top two teams in section 1AA. The first five minutes saw the lead change...

Tiger boys go on 29-0 run en route to victory over Pine Island

Feb 14, 2024

Five Lake City players finished in double figures as a dominant 29-0 run spanning both halves lifted the Tigers to a 78-49 victory over Pine Island last Tuesday night at Lincoln High School. The Tigers recovered from a sluggish start to the game that saw Pine Island open a 9-3 lead after four...

Boys beat Z-M 66-52