cross country

Tigers triumph on hilly Swain course

Oct 14, 2026

There is a saying among runners that says, “For every hill you run up, there is a hill you run down.” That’s pretty much the description of Enger Golf Course that hosts the Swain Invitational in Duluth. The Tigers went north to test this theory as we have since 1984. The results were that hills...

Cross country competes at St. Charles

Oct 14, 2026

The Tiger harriers headed to the St. Charles Invite, and the boys’ varsity got to run against a bunch of future Section 1A opponents that they had yet to see. This was the chance for them to see how they stacked up against them before the Section Meet. Lake City came out ahead of four teams that...

Lots of personal bests for Tiger runners at home meet

Sep 30, 2026

The 49th annual Lake City Invite took place at Hok-Si-La Park on Tuesday. The parking lot and boat landing parking lot were full along with a side of the highway to watch twelve teams toe the starting line. They were rewarded with some great individual and team races. On the girls’ side, the...

Tigers face top-rated runners at Crazy Buffalo invite

Sep 23, 2026

The Tiger harriers ventured south to participate in the Crazy Buffalo Invite held in La Crescent. The eight team meet featured last year’s State Champ boys and some highly ranked girls’ teams. Along with that were a bunch of top-rated individual boys and girls. The Tiger junior high runners...

Yotter sets a school record at a new meet for Tiger Cross Country

Sep 23, 2026

A new meet, a new course equaled a great meet for the Lake City Tigers (LC). The DESC meet, which the Tigers have competed in since 1979, was cancelled due to a lack of teams. The team headed west to Blooming Prairie where they competed against some familiar teams and some new teams. When the...

Cross country team opens season in Rosemount

Sep 16, 2026

The Tiger Cross Country team finally got to their first competition on Friday morning at the Irish Invite that took place at Rosemount High School. We run there because of competition that we face. We’re usually the only Class A school there out of the thirty or so teams competing there. It’s...

Yotter All-State, several Tiger runners All-Conference

Nov 26, 2025

The Lake City High School cross country program has announced the recipients of several post-season honors. Olivia Yotter earned All State honors for finishing in the top 25 at the state Class A cross country meeting. She also qualified for Academic All State by placing in the top 15 at the...

Coaches Cook, Anderson honored by Section 1A Cross Country

Nov 26, 2025

The Lake City School District has announced that Howie Cook, head cross-country coach, has been named the Section 1A Cross-Country Coach of the Year, and that Jim Anderson, assistant cross-country coach, was named the Section 1A Assistant Cross-Country Coach of the Year. Cook has been selected as...

Girls’ season ends with smiles, sixth place finish at state meet

Nov 5, 2025

The University of Minnesota cross country course is a series of continually rolling hills the entire race. There is no portion of it that you can relax and catch your breath if you go into oxygen debt. The young Tigers handled it like veterans and were attacking beginning to finish at the State...

Tiger girls win section cross country title

Oct 29, 2025

The Section 1A Champion Lake City girls cross country team and coaches pose for a photo after the section meet on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Northern Hills golf Course. The win advanced the team to the state meet. See related coverage inside this issue. Pictured, from left, are Coach Howie Cook, Teagan...