Football

Matanich letters in football at Luther

Feb 26, 2020

The Luther College football team held its annual end of the year awards banquet Saturday, Feb. 15 and recognized the 2019 letter winners and team award recipients.Joshua Matanich, a 2019 graduate of Lincoln High School, was presented his first collegiate letter.During the 2019 campaign, Matanich...

Football Tigers receive awards at season-end banquet

Nov 6, 2019

The Lake City Tigers boys football team celebrated their season with an awards banquet.

Strong comeback against Breck falls short of win in semifinal section action

Oct 30, 2019

Lake City rallied from 28 points down to tie top seed Breck in the section 4AAA semifinals Saturday night early in the second half but the Mustangs scored 26 unanswered points to emerge victorious 54-28 to advance to the section championship game against Cannon Falls. Justin Wohlers was...

Tigers power past Richfield in quarterfinal Section 4AAA win

Oct 30, 2019

Ben Nutt rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns to power Lake City past Richfield 42-22 in the Section 4AAA quarterfinals last Tuesday night. The Tigers scored twice in the final six minutes to preserve the win and notch a playoff victory for the second consecutive season. Lake City received...

Gridders strong effort comes up short againt PEM

Oct 23, 2019

Lake City piled up 377 yards of total offense in the regular season finale but it wasn’t enough as Plainview-Elgin-Millville (PEM) prevailed in a 42-29 shootout. Two big turnovers and a blocked punt were three key plays that went in favor of the Bulldogs in an otherwise very evenly played contest....

Tigers are stymied by a strong Stewartville squad

Oct 16, 2019

Winter arrived a few weeks early on Friday night as Stewartville, ranked fifth in class AAA, romped to a 61-0 victory over Lake City. Josh Buri rushed 17 times for 250 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter as Stewartville led 32-0 at halftime and never looked back en...

Tigers struggle on offense loss to Chatfield

Oct 9, 2019

Freshman Sam Backer rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns as Chatfield won its homecoming game 28-6 over Lake City. A mistake laden contest that lasted nearly three hours featured eight combined turnovers and over 160 yards in penalties.The teams exchanged fumbles in the opening minute of the...

Homecoming spoiled by solid Cannon Falls performance

Oct 2, 2019

Cannon Falls spoiled homecoming in Lake City as the Bombers rolled up 556 rushing yards in a convincing 58-14 victory. The Bombers amassed 440 total yards by halftime and held a commanding 46-7 lead after two quarters of play.Cannon Falls fumbled the ball but retained possession on the first two...

Gastner leads Tigers in snapping 17-game losing streak against Lourdes Eagles

Sep 18, 2019

Reid Gastner accounted for three touchdowns to power Lake City past defending state AAA champion Rochester Lourdes 27-14 on Friday night in a stunning upset. The Tigers notched one of the biggest wins in program history by ending a 17-game losing skid to the Eagles that dated back to 2003.Lake...

Tiger gridders travel to southwestern Wisconsin for non-district win

Sep 11, 2019

A lengthy road trip into southwestern Wisconsin resulted in a resounding victory for Lake City as the Tigers dominated Seneca/Wauzeka-Steuben 36-6 Friday night in non-district action. Lake City held a commanding 36-0 lead at halftime as the Bluegolds failed to register a first down in the opening...