Sports
Triton ends Tiger girls’ season in first round of section tournament
Feb 25, 2026
The No. 11-seed Lake City Tigers saw their 2025-26 season come to a close Thursday night, falling to No. 6-seed Triton Cobras 67-42 in the opening round of the Section 1AA Tournament.
Lake City battled early, competing on the defensive end and working to control the tempo, but Triton used a...
Tiger trap team gets new head coach
Feb 25, 2026
When the Lake City Tiger Trap Team meets for its first shoot of the spring season, they’ll be greeted by a new head coach -- but one with a familiar face.
Kyle Muenkel, who has served as an assistant coach for the last four years, is assuming the head coach role held for the past five years by...
Tiger boys seeded 8th in Section 1AA tourney
Feb 25, 2026
The Lake City Tiger boys basketball team received the eighth seed in the 2026 Section 1AA playoffs, which begins tonight (Thursday). The Tigers (13-12) host ninth-seed Chatfield (17-9) at Lincoln High School.
A victory would advance Lake City to the quarterfinal round on Monday, March 2 at 6 p....
Five qualify for Junior Gold, so far
Feb 18, 2026
“The Lake City Junior Bowling Association is proud to announce that we have 5 kids so far qualify for Junior Gold, more are still trying to qualify,” Megan Sumerfelt said. Junior Gold is a National “scratch” (no handicap) bowling tournament for the top U12-U18 for boys and girls in the US. This...
Fans near and far cheer on Taylor Heise as Team USA advances to Olympic gold medal game
Feb 18, 2026
Ken Heise was one of about 50 people gathered at Port 104 Friday afternoon to watch the U.S. women’s hockey team win its Olympic quarterfinal match against Italy 6-0.
Heise’s grandaughter, Lake City native Taylor Heise, wears No. 27 for Team USA.
For years, Ken drove Taylor to school and hockey...
Bombers slip past Tiger boys 61-59
Feb 18, 2026
The growing rivalry between Cannon Falls and Lake City added another chapter last Thursday as the Bombers slipped past the Tigers 61-59 at Lincoln High School in a very competitive contest that featured 11 lead changes and 10 ties.
Lake City managed just eight points over the first nine minutes...
Tiger kick team places seventh at state
Feb 18, 2026
Wow, what an incredible way to end the dance season Lake City Dance Team (LCDT)!
After an amazing send off Thursday afternoon including fire trucks, family, friends, pep band, pep rally involving students in grades seven through 12, a walk through the elementary school and tons of cheering and...
Tiger girls go 1-2 to close regular season
Feb 18, 2026
The Lake City Tiger girls basketball team closed out the regular season this week with a challenging three-game stretch that included two ranked opponents.
The Tigers went 1-2 on the week to finish the regular season at 12-13 overall. Lake City earned the No. 11 seed in the upcoming Section...
Nordic team closes season at ‘JV Champs’
Feb 18, 2026
“JV Champs” is a huge opportunity for high school junior varsity skiers to compete on a high caliber championship course against their JV (junior varsity) conference counterparts.
On Monday, Feb. 9, Lake City faced off against the 12 other Twin City Nordic Ski Conference JV teams on the 5...
Gavyn Lorenson’s 47 points shatter 47-year-old Tiger boys scoring record
Feb 18, 2026
History was made as Gavyn Lorenson scored a school-record 47 points last Tuesday night as Lake City defeated Byron 79-67 to sweep the season series from the Bears. Lorenson finished 13 of 20 from the field, including five of seven from three-point range and was 16 of 17 at the free throw line in...
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