cross country

State sendoff for cross country runners

Nov 10, 2021

Lincoln High School held a short pep rally Nov. 5 for the girls cross country team and Reese Anderson as they departed for the state cross country meet Saturday in Northfield (see related story). Above, the athletes and coaches pose for a photo on the Lake City Fire Department fire truck that...

Runners turn in strong performances at state meet

Nov 10, 2021

The Lake City Tiger girls’ cross country team’s season came to an end on the State Meet course at St. Olaf with an eighth place finish. The girls came in as the ninth ranked team in Class A and finished one place ahead of that. The three front runners just missed All State finishes, but...

Tiger runners qualify for state cross country meet

Nov 3, 2021

The Lake City High School girls cross country team and Reese Anderson (at left) of the boys cross country team qualified for the state cross country meet with their performances at the Section 1A meet in Rochester. Above, from left, are Section 1A champion girls team members Natalie Gates, Lauren...

Girls team, Anderson advance to state cross country meet

Nov 3, 2021

The Tiger harriers ran the second race of tournament time at Northern Hills in Rochester. On a rainy, slick course day, the Tigers advanced three individuals and the girls’ team through the Section 1A competition. The boys’ team was in the “just missed” category of the third position after...

HVL conference meet kicks off cross country tournament season

Oct 27, 2021

It’s tournament time, and it starts with the Hiawatha Valley League (HVL) meet! The Tiger harriers started their end of the season run with two firsts, a third, and a fifth. Along with those team places, Lake City had six all conference awards and an individual race champion. The girls’ junior...

Coach: More aggressive style benefits Tiger runners at Packer Invitational

Oct 20, 2021

The Tiger Cross Country teams ventured to the Packer Invitational in Austin and won three of the four races. Reese Anderson won his third individual race of the year in a personal best of 16:22. The girls started the day off with a two point win over Austin in the varsity race. Olivia Yotter...

Cross country runners compete in St. Charles and Iowa

Oct 6, 2021

The Lake City JV and junior high team competed in the St. Charles Invite. The JV team ran the varsity race and the junior high ran a 3200 meter at the junior high level. The two Tiger teams fought through a hot humid day on what kids described as a course that you were either running up hill, or...

Both varsities place sixth at Mega Meet

Sep 29, 2021

The Lake City CCers traveled to Milaca to the Mega Meet which is hailed as one of the largest one day meets in the country. The runners competed in the division four varsity races. Divisions are determined by school sizes. With over fifty teams in each race, the Tigers placed sixth in each...

At home meet, girls place first, boys third

Sep 29, 2021

The Tigers hosted their forty-fourth annual invitational at Hok-Si-La Park. Thirteen teams attended the meet. The day was perfect, sixty degrees and sunny. The times showed what a perfect day it was. The varsities had a great day with the girls taking home the apple pie first place trophy while the...

Tiger individuals take first at D-E invite

Sep 22, 2021

The Lake City Tiger Cross Country team ventured to Eyota for the Dover-Eyota Invite. Lake City runners won both varsity individual titles along with the girls’ title. The boys’ varsity placed second to Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson (LARP). The junior varsity (JV) boys and junior high girls...