Sports

Frank brings home gold from East Ridge

Jan 25, 2017

The Lake City wrestling team had a respectable showing Saturday at the East Ridge Ruckus individual tournament, finishing eighth out of 17 teams and placing five individuals in the top six at their weights.Junior Tanner Frank, the third seed, won the championship at 113 after pinning his first...

Torch: The effect of sports injuries

Jan 12, 2017

Sports injuries show the negative parts of athletics, and unfortunately they are common, and for the most part unavoidable. When one’s health is hampered in any sport, it not only affects the athlete, but also the people around them. The injury itself is very painful, but at times the recovery...

Boys down Lourdes in Thriller

Jan 11, 2017

Marc Kjos’s backdoor layup with 23.5 seconds remaining proved to be the game winning field goal and Mitch Marien added a pair of free throws with 8.3 seconds left as Lake City escaped with a dramatic 59-56 victory at Rochester Lourdes on Friday night. In a game that featured 23 lead changes and 11...

1 champ, 2 runners-up emerge from Clash of the Titans

Jan 11, 2017

The Lake City wrestling team produced one champion and two runner-ups Saturday at the Clash of the Titans Invitational at Tartan High School in Oakdale.Senior Carl Koslowski won the championship at 145, while fellow senior Denilzo Baltazar finished second at 132 as did junior Tanner Frank at 113.As...

Tiger girls serve lunch at Hope Lodge

Jan 5, 2017

Members of the Lake City High School girls basketball team served lunch to people staying at the Sandra J. Schulze American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Rochester Dec. 27. The lodge provides lodging to people undergoing cancer treatment in Rochester. “What a great experience,” Coach Clay Olstad...

Torch: Home or away?

Jan 5, 2017

High school is filled with friday night lights, Tuesday night basketball games, and Thursday night baseball games. Whether they are located in the Lincoln High gym or at Lourdes High School. Parents travel endless miles to watch their sons and daughters play what they are passionate about. On...

Wrestlers split two at Kenyon-Wanamingo

Dec 28, 2016

The Lake City wrestling team split a pair of duals last Thursday in a triangular at Kenyon-Wanamingo. In the opener the Tigers whipped Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 54-27, and in the finale Lake City was defeated by the Kenyon-Wanamingo (K-W) Knights 69-0. K-W is the defending state Class A...

Wrestlers fall in close match to Saint Charles

Dec 21, 2016

The Lake City wrestling team lost a close dual 31-29 to St. Charles last Thursday on the home mat. The Tigers led early but the Saints were able to overtake Lake City on the strength of bonus points.“Most of the match went the way I thought,” said Coach Doug Vaith. “But the bonus points they...

Torch: Basketball 101

Nov 30, 2016

Basketball is one of the most popular sports throughout the world. Basketball is a great team sport. “It really brings guys together during basketball,” Marc Kjos, a junior at Lincoln High, shares. Basketball’s conditioning is very short rapid movements going the length of the court. You have to...

Athletes recognized for classroom achievements

Nov 23, 2016

Student athletes in fall sports at Lincoln High School were recognized for their achievement in the classroom as well as their participation in Minnesota State High School League sponsored activities. “Spotlight on Scholarship” is for all junior and senior student/athletes who attained a 3.0 grade...