Football

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...

Matanich to play defensive line at Luther College

Aug 28, 2019

Joshua Matanich, a 2019 graduate of Lincoln High School in Lake City, is a freshman defensive lineman on the Luther College football team. Luther's head coach is Caleb Padilla, who begins his second year at the helm of the program, returns 31 letter winners that include six starters on...

Future Tigers football camp teaches young players new skills

Jul 10, 2019

From June 17-21 kids in first through sixth grade participated in a Future Tigers Football Camp. Campers were taught offensive, defensive and special teams skills by current Lake City High School football players. Campers also participated in four-on-four touch football games throughout the week.

Football Tigers receive awards at season-end banquet

Nov 14, 2018

The Lake City Tiger football team held their awards banquet on Nov. 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Tigers playoff hopes end in semifinals

Oct 31, 2018

After an upset victory in the section quarterfinals, Lake City was faced with the difficult task to slow down the potent rushing attack of Saint Croix Lutheran. The second seed Crusaders have been to state seven years in a row, finishing as the runner-up in the past two seasons. A big early hole...