basketball
Tiger boys basketball wraps up season with awards banquet
Apr 19, 2017
The Lake City Tigers boys basketball team held its 2016-17 season banquet Sunday, April 9 at Lincoln High School, recapping what was a historic and record-breaking year. For the first time in school history, the Tigers won 23 or more games in three consecutive seasons. The Tigers won a conference...
Letter: Team, band and fans did former superintendent proud
Apr 13, 2017
To the editor:
My family and I had the opportunity to cheer the Lake City High School boys basketball team during a couple of games at the recent state tournament.
It meant a lot to us to see our student-athletes play with such joy, grit, and energy. We also enjoyed watching our coaches take so...
Tiger boys end exceptional season with loss to NRHEG
Mar 29, 2017
The riveting journey of the 2016-17 Lake City boys basketball season reached its conclusion Friday afternoon at Concordia University in Saint Paul as the Tigers tangled with New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) in the class AA consolation championship game.The Panthers were a one-man...
Lake City comes back strong against Jackson County Central in consolation
Mar 29, 2017
Lake City bounced back from a quarterfinal loss in a big way with a resounding 62-41 victory over Jackson County Central in the class AA consolation semifinals at Concordia University. The Tigers used a superb defensive effort to stymie the potent Huskies offense, which averaged an incredible 76....
Coach: Support for basketball team was tremendous
Mar 29, 2017
To the editor:
To the Lake City parents, students, pep band, and fans who supported our boys basketball team up at the state tournament last weekend - thank you.
On behalf of our boys basketball players and team, I want to thank the Lake City community for their tremendous support last week at the...
Post-season honors for Tiger player and coach
Mar 29, 2017
Marc Kjos was named to the Minnesota state boys basketball Class AA all-tournament team over the weekend. Kjos, a junior, averaged 17 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game during the tournament. The team is selected by media attending the tournament. Tiger Head Coach Greg Berge was named...
Class AA state tournament preview
Mar 22, 2017
This week, Lake City will be making its seventh appearance in the Minnesota boys basketball state tournament. The Tigers made previous appearances in 1915, 1918, 1978, 1979, 1983, and 1990. Lake City has won three state championships in school history, including back-to-back titles in 1978 and...
Tiger boys upset Caledonia to earn a state tournament berth
Mar 22, 2017
After nearly three decades, the wait is finally over. The Lake City boys basketball team is heading back to the state tournament for the first time since 1990 as the Tigers stunned heavy favorite Caledonia 55-51 to win the Section 1AA championship. Marc Kjos poured in a career-high 27 points,...
Like fathers, like sons - State basketball bond spans a generation
Mar 22, 2017
If Lake City High School freshmen Nathan Heise and Reid Gastner want to know what they’ll experience when their team plays in the state tournament, they don’t have to look far for answers.
Their fathers, Tony Heise and Cris Gastner, were members of the last Tiger boys basketball team to qualify...
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