boys basketball

Gastner, Heise and Berge headed to all-star series

Mar 11, 2020

Lincoln High School seniors Reid Gastner, Nate Heise, and varsity basketball coach Greg Berge have been invited to participate in the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Series that will take place Friday, March 27, in St. Cloud and Saturday, March 28, in St. Paul. Forty players from...

Tiger boys upset by 10-seed Pine Island

Mar 4, 2020

A memorable season reached a stunning conclusion Monday night at the Mayo Civic Auditorium as tenth seed Pine Island knocked off second seed Lake City 70-65 in the Section 1AA Quarterfinals. The Panthers opened the game six of six from three-point range and used torrid shooting all night long to...

Tiger boys open tourney with win over Triton

Mar 4, 2020

Lake City opened the 2020 Section 1AA playoffs with an 83-40 blowout victory over Triton last Thursday at Lincoln High School. The Tigers improved to 12-0 at home in the playoffs since 2005 and advanced to the second round of the postseason for a ninth consecutive season. A youthful Cobras squad...

Heise is finalist for Mr. Basketball

Feb 26, 2020

Nate Heise has been named as a finalist for Minnesota Mr. Basketball 2020. The senior is averaging 29.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game for Lake City, who enters the playoffs with a record of 23-3. He has scored 30 or more points in 13 games this season and has recorded...

‘I plan to beat this!’: Basketball team supports band director in cancer fight

Jan 29, 2020

The Lake City Tiger boys basketball team recognized Lake City Tiger band director Paul Holland at its Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser game on Jan. 24. Coaches vs. Cancer is a national fundraiser conducted by basketball teams to raise money to fight cancer. Friday night’s event in Lake City raised $1...

Heise becomes Tigers’  all-time scoring leader

Jan 15, 2020

Lake City High School senior Nate Heise has broken Lance Meincke’s record for most points scored by a varsity boys basketball player for Lake City. Heise scored 25 points against Zumbrota-Mazeppa Jan. 10 for a total of 1,855 career points, surpassing the record of 1,852 points that had stood for 24...

Tiger team, individuals hit milestones over holiday weekend

Jan 2, 2020

Lake City Tiger basketball gave fans several reasons to cheer over the weekend with big victories, a school record, and a personal scoring milestone. The Tiger boys team defeated Mayo High School 90-78 and Osseo 56-43 on its way to a Rotary tournament championship in Rochester over the weekend....

Former Duke, Timberwolves star Christian Laettner holds basketball camp in Lake City

Nov 7, 2019

One of college basketball’s all-time greats was in Lake City over the weekend for a series of basketball clinics. Nearly 140 boys and girls from third grade to high school seniors took part in clinics with Christian Laettner between Friday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 3. Laettner made it to the NCAA...

Heise verbally commits to University of Northern Iowa

May 23, 2019

Lake City High School boys basketball standout Nate Heise announced his post-high school plans in a May 13 Twitter post. “I want to thank my family, Coach Berge, the Lake City community and my AAU coaches for giving me the opportunity to play the sport I love. I would also like to thank all the...

Long-time ref speaks to Lake City Kiwanians

May 1, 2019

Jeff “Willsey” Wills was the guest speaker at the Lake City Kiwanis Club on April 24. A Wabasha native, Wills has been a boys and girls basketball official in the area for 30 years. He recently retired from officiating. The Lake City Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays at noon at Port 104.