Football

Junior high football season ends

Oct 25, 2017

The Lake City Tiger junior high football teams completed their seasons on Oct. 17. The eighth grade team, pictured above, finished the season with a 7-1 record. Front row, from left: Brandon Heim, Tony Pike, Tanner Laska and Tristan Richardson; second row, from left: Cormic Heins, Dylan Rumley,...

Strong first half play keeps Tigers close

Oct 25, 2017

Fifth-ranked Class AAAA Kasson-Mantorville scored 22 fourth quarter points to come from behind to defeat Lake City 28-21 last Wednesday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The KoMets got all they could handle from the Tigers as they erased a 14-0 halftime deficit to finish the...

Grid Tigers hampered by poor field conditions; fog

Oct 18, 2017

La Crescent quarterback Zach Todd was eight of eight passing for 108 yards and three touchdowns as the Lancers defeated Lake City 18-0 on Friday night. Lake City had a season low offensive output rushing for 119 yards on a field that looked like a quagmire more than a gridiron. The playing...

First win eludes Tiger football gridders

Oct 11, 2017

The first win of the 2017 season continues to elude Lake City as Byron used a strong second half to edge the Tigers 20-12 on a soggy Friday evening in Southeast District Red Division play. Parker Schurhammer played another phenomenal game for the Tigers and was instrumental in building a lead for...

Football Tigers fall 17-7 to PEM

Oct 4, 2017

Plainview-Elgin-Millville (PEM) used a strong rushing attack to control the clock and grind out a 17-7 victory over Lake City on Friday night. The Tigers appeared poised to take the lead with 4:30 to play, but a costly fumble dashed the comeback effort. The Bulldogs capitalized on the turnover as...

55 years separate  Macalester snapper and kicker

Sep 28, 2017

Watching fellow Lincoln High School alumnus Matt Glasenapp (right) play for his alma mater, Macalester College, as they beat Carleton 31-20 Sept. 2 brought back memories for Andru Peters (left) of his own football career at Macalester 55 years earlier. “For me (as center) would have been fun being...

Tiger efforts fall short in bid to upset Lourdes

Sep 27, 2017

A big third quarter led second-ranked class AAA Rochester Lourdes to its 17th consecutive win dating back to last year as the Eagles defeated Lake City 46-36 at Rochester Regional Sports Stadium on Friday night.The Tigers gave the defending state champions all they could handle in the opening 24...

Pine Island spoils Tiger football homecoming bid

Sep 20, 2017

Josh Navratil’s 12-yard touchdown with 3:42 remaining proved to be the difference as Pine Island spoiled homecoming in Lake City with a 19-18 victory on Friday night. The Tigers outplayed the Panthers for a majority of the contest, but for the second consecutive week were hurt by the big play as...

Lake City Tigers lose to powerhouse Stewartville

Sep 13, 2017

Stewartville used five touchdowns of 52 yards or more to defeat Lake City 42-15 Friday night in Southern Football Alliance action. Stewartville got on the board first with a 52-yard touchdown scamper by Kaleb Hamlin. The early momentum didn’t last long however as for the second straight week,...

Grid Tigers drop season opener

Sep 6, 2017

The Lake City Tigers football team opened the season on the road with a non-conference game against the Caledonia Warriors on Friday night. The Tigers fell 39-7 to the two-time defending Class AA state champs. The Warriors scored on their first three offensive possessions and built a 20-0 lead...