Sports

Tiger wrestlers return to ninth grade duals after multi-year absence

Jan 14, 2026
On Monday, Jan. 5, for the first time in many years, the Tigers were in a position to be able to compete in the Minnesota Ninth Grade Wrestling League duals. This is a dual style tournament for wrestlers in seventh through ninth grade. The Tigers would have to forfeit three weights (94, 100 and...

Tiger girls win 23 of 39 matches at home Jan. 8

Jan 14, 2026
The Lake City High School girls wrestling team played host to Rochester Mayo, South St. Paul and Stewartville on Thursday, Jan. 8. 60 girls competed in the meet through the 13 weight classes. Lake City Girls competed in 39 different matches, winning 23 and picking up 20 by pin. This week the...

Tiger girls beat Kasson-Mantorville 49-32

Jan 14, 2026
The Lake City Tiger girls basketball team put together a strong all-around performance Jan. 6, earning a 49–32 road victory over Kasson-Mantorville. Lake City set the tone early with solid defense and balanced scoring, limiting the KoMets’ opportunities while steadily building a lead. The win...

Tiger boys’ first home game in weeks is a win over Kasson-Mantorville

Jan 14, 2026
Lake City played its first home game in three weeks last Tuesday night and defeated Kasson-Mantorville 65-47 in Hiawatha Valley League play. Both teams had trouble generating offense in the early stages as Lake City led just 8-4 after six minutes. 11 points from Gavyn Lorenson helped ignite the...

Playing on the road, Tiger boys hand No. 6 ranked Bombers their second loss

Jan 14, 2026
Gavyn Lorenson scored 30 points, including two key baskets in the final two minutes as Lake City rallied past sixth-ranked Cannon Falls 64-61 on the road last Thursday night. Cannon Falls took control early, opening the game on an 8-1 run over the first four minutes. The Tigers responded with a...

Lake City skiers race in Minneapolis

Jan 14, 2026
The first ski meet of the new year for the Lake City cross country (XC) ski team brought balmy weather and a January thaw to skiers at Theodore Wirth last Tuesday. The annual combined race between the Minneapolis Conference and Twin Cities Nordic Ski Conference (TCNSC) pitted 16 teams together for...

Exchange student from Italy speaks to Kiwanis Club

Jan 14, 2026
Lincoln High School exchange student Sara Lasi from Italy spoke to the Lake City Kiwanis Club. Lasi is one of five such students this year, believed to be the most ever. Sara is living with Kiwanian Heather Thomas’ family and enjoying her stay there since she loves skiing, which is a passion of...

Dose part of tournament champion volleyball team

Jan 14, 2026
Lincoln High School senior Grace Dose recently won a tournament with Arcadia, Wis., winter volleyball team “Tenacity.” The team won a 16-team event in Wisconsin Dells on Jan. 4. Dose will play volleyball in the fall at the University of Wisconsin - Superior. She is the daughter of Joe and Katie...

Noll was assistant coach on national champion football team

Jan 14, 2026
Michael Noll, a Lake City local and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls assistant defensive line coach, helped the college football team bring home a victory for the ages on Sunday, Jan. 4. The Falcons won 24-14 against North Central (Ill.) in an upset at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the...

Success for Eric Anderson at U.S. Biathlon

Jan 14, 2026
Last week, Lake City local Eric Anderson competed in the United States Biathlon Youth and Junior Trials in Lake Placid, N.Y. and qualified as a roster member for all three USBA European competitions for the second year in a row. The sport combines rifle marksmanship and cross-country skiing. The...

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