basketball
State Basketball FAQ
Mar 21, 2017
The Lake City High School boys basketball team makes its first state tournament appearance in 27 years Wednesday, March 22. The Graphic has put together answers to some to frequently asked questions about the game.
When is the game and where?
Tip-off is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at Target...
Tiger boys emerge as sub-section champs
Mar 15, 2017
Under the bright lights of one of Minnesota’s most iconic basketball venues, Lake City avenged two seasons worth of gut wrenching losses to its newfound playoff rival with a 50-38 victory over Saint Charles in the Section 1AA semifinals Saturday afternoon at the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The win has...
Longevity unmatched
Mar 9, 2017
Senior Mitch Marien became Lake City High School’s all-time leader in games played at the boys basketball team’s opening round playoff win over Winona Cotter. Marien’s 98 games surpassed former teammate Brady Kuchinka’s record of 97, set just last season. 1996 graduate Lance Meincke played in 96...
Tiger boys persevere in see-saw quarterfinal battle with Z-M
Mar 8, 2017
Marc Kjos scored 21 points including four clutch free throws in the final 5.5 seconds as Lake City notched a thrilling 64-59 win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in the Section 1AA quarterfinals Monday night at the Mayo Civic Arena. Lake City went eight of nine at the free throw line the final 1:06 to escape...
Tiger boys open playoffs with resounding win over Cotter
Mar 8, 2017
Reid Gastner and Marc Kjos each scored 17 points as Lake City opened the 2017 Section 1AA playoffs with a resounding 78-36 dismantling of Cotter last Thursday night at Lincoln High School. On the night Mitch Marien became the school’s all-time leader in games played with 98. Marien scored 12...
7th grade boys close out 20-win season
Mar 2, 2017
The Lake City Tigers seventh grade boys’ basketball team completed their season last Thursday with a 38-48 loss to the Hayfield Vikings. That game saw the team finish with a record of 20 wins and 9 losses, including a record of 14-3 in the months of January and February. The leading scorer for the...
Girls hoops season ends in Caledonia
Mar 2, 2017
The Lake City High School girls basketball season ended with an opening-round loss to Caledonia, 55-75.
The No. 11 seed Tigers travelled to Caledonia to take on No. 6 seed Warriors Thursday Feb. 23, for the first round of playoffs of the Section 1AA tournament.
The Tiger were unable to keep the...
Letter: Coaches vs. Cancer event serves dual purpose
Mar 2, 2017
To the editor:
Thank you very much to the Lake City community for your support of this year’s girls and boys basketball Coaches vs. Cancer events.
Coaches vs. Cancer events highlight the importance of education and early detection with the intent of creating a world with less cancer. They also...
Tiger boys beat Hayfield to capture HVL Gold division
Mar 2, 2017
Lake City won its third straight Hiawatha Valley League Gold Division crown last Thursday as the Tigers pummeled Hayfield 69-45 in the regular season finale. The Tigers claimed a conference-best 11th division championship since the 1993-94 season when the current format was implemented.
The...
Boys win third straight HVL championship
Mar 2, 2017
History was made Saturday night in Goodhue as Lake City won the overall Hiawatha Valley League championship for a third straight year with a dominating 50-35 win over the Wildcats. The Tigers became just the second team in conference history (Byron 2002-04) to three-peat as overall champions and...
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