Sports
Torch: How to be a successful student athlete
Nov 23, 2016
Manage priorities, have a plan, sacrifice, strive to be the best, and work hard. These are all essential components in order to be a successful student athlete. Students at Lincoln High School are often involved in multiple athletics, as well as being a premier student. They succeed in both of...
Torch: Pressure at state
Nov 23, 2016
The process might be exhausting, but the outcome is worth it.
Throughout high school athletics, athletes strive all season to make it to the state tournament. The crowds are larger, competitors are at their best, and a player’s emotions are at their highest.
Athletes have to learn how to handle...
Mural personalizes Lincoln High School foyer
Sep 22, 2016
Three expansive murals recently installed in the Lincoln High School foyer celebrate over a century of student involvement in sports, activities and the arts.
Under the headings of “Lake City Tigers,” “Tradition,” and “Excellence,” the floor to ceiling murals are covered in photos. Some feature...
Tiger baseball presents team awards
May 26, 2016
The Lake City High School baseball team awarded varsity letters and team-voted awards at an informal team picnic May 18 in Lake City. From left are Coach Dave Scharpen, Jarret Thomas (Top Defensive Player and Mr. Hustle Award winner), Drew Bailey (Most Improved), Alex Scharpen (Team Most Valuable...
Blowout ends two-game skid for Tiger boys
Jan 6, 2016
Lake City erased the frustrations of a two game skid in a big way with an 87-64 blowout win over winless Bloomington Kennedy Dec. 31 at the Mayo Civic Center Exhibit Hall. The 87 points represent the highest point total scored this century by a Tigers squad and the second-highest total in school...
Heise skates for U.S. in world championships
Jan 6, 2016
A Lake City 15-year-old will help the USA Hockey U18 womens team defend its world title this weekend in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Red Wing High School sophomore Taylor Heise is the second youngest member of the U.S. team. She is the daughter of Tony and Amy Heise.
From Jan. 1-6, Heise and...
Ranked Tiger boys win third straight
Dec 3, 2015
Free throws proved to be the difference as the ninth-ranked Lake City High School boys basketball team notched a hard-fought victory at Pine Island on Tuesday night 63-56 to open Hiawatha Valley League conference play.
The Tigers made 18 of 26 shots from the charity stripe, including nine of 12 the...
Girls basketball team overcomes slow start to win season-opener
Dec 3, 2015
After opening their season on the wrong end of a 10-0 run, the Lake City High School girls basketball team bounced back to defeat Zumbrota-Mazeppa 53-48.
The Tigers took the lead with three minutes left in the first half and never relinquished it, according to first year head coach Drew Olinger.
“...
Former wrestling coach returns with a new perspective
Dec 3, 2015
The Lake City wrestling team has a new coach this season. Well, not really new, just different from the past nine seasons. Doug Vaith, who coached Lake City from 1986 to 2006, returns to the helm vacated by Lonnie West, who stepped down at the end of last season.
“The opportunity was there, and I...
For football team, new rules and an early start
Aug 12, 2015
Lake City High School head football coach Trevor Narum watches handoff and blocking drills on the first day of practice Aug. 10. The practice was both earlier and later than usual. This year the Minnesota State High School League moved the start of practice up one week and eliminated a scrimmage in...
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