golf

Matzke wins junior event held in Rochester

Jul 29, 2020

Two junior players, Lauryn Stolzenberg and Jordyn Dicke, competed in a Minny Tour age 10-12 division event held at the Summit Golf Course in Cannon Falls on July 23.Lauryn fired a solid 42 on the par 27 golf course to place second overall in a field of seven players, while Jordyn carded a 53 to...

Lake City girls play well in area junior tour events

Jul 22, 2020

Local golfers Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen, Emma Berge and Ella Matzke recently competed in junior golf events.Jordana competed in a two day Players Tour event held at Somerby Golf Course in Byron and the Jewel Golf Course in Lake City on July 13 and 14. Unfortunately day two of the event was...

Two local golfers go 1-2 in Minny Tour event

Jul 15, 2020

Lauryn Stolzenberg and Jordyn Dicke competed in a Minnesota PGA Minny Tour event held at Little Willow Golf Course in Rochester on July 8.Lauryn edged Jordyn by two strokes 54-56 placing first and second in the age 10-12 division.“Both girls had fun and enjoyed competing in the event. It’s really...

Junior golfers compete at Mount Frontenac event

Jul 1, 2020

Mount Frontenac Golf Course held a PGA Junior Tour event on June 25 as four Lake City golfers, Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen, Ella Matzke, Emma Berge and Mattie Mears competed.Windhorst-Knudsen won the age 13-15 with a 79, followed by Matzke 87, Berge 99, and Mears 105. Jordana and Ella went 1-2 in a...

Junior golfers compete in PGA Junior Tour events

Jun 24, 2020

Two Lake City golfers, Jordana Windhorst-Knudsen and Mattie Mears, competed in a Minnesota PGA Junior Tour event at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course in River Falls, Wis. on June 18.Windhorst-Knudsen won the age 13-15 division with an 84 while Mears shot 108 to place eighth in a field of 10 players.On...

Lake City golfers compete in senior showcase event

Jun 17, 2020

Two senior golfers, Ava Wallerich and Marah Rothgarn, of the Lake City girls golf team competed in the Girls Senior Showcase held at Bunker Hills Golf Course on June 10.The Minnesota PGA offered this event as a way to honor the 2020 high school senior golfers who had their high school golf season...

Golfer records rare albatross

Jun 11, 2020

Thomas Huettl of Lake City carded a hole in one on the 365-yard par 4 seventh hole at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson, Wis. on Sunday, June 7. Huettl, a member of the Concordia University golf team in St. Paul, was golfing with Concordia assistant coach Peter Maki. Huettl used a driver to record...

Some outdoor activities return

Apr 23, 2020

Local outdoor businesses authorized to reopen under an order from Gov. Tim Walz are doing so while taking care to follow guidance on COVID-19 prevention. Facilities allowed to reopen or remain open under the April 17 order include bait shops, outdoor shooting ranges and game fairs, public and...

Heart attack survivor thanks emergency responders: ‘It’s like a miracle’

Dec 4, 2019

On Aug. 9, Rich Noll, 74, of Waterford, Wis., was nearing the end of a round of golf in Lake City when his heart stopped. John Drinkall, a retired firefighter and paramedic who was golfing with Noll, administered CPR while Noll’s wife Linda called 911. Drinkall continued with CPR for 10 minutes,...

LC grad Thomas Huettl named college's male athlete of the week

Oct 30, 2019

Thomas Huettl is the Concordia University St. Paul and CAR Homes male athlete of the week. Huettl, a sophomore at the university, earned the distinction after leading the Concordia Golden Bears to a first-place finish at the Blue Tiger Invitational. Individually, he placed fourth out of 44 golfers...