Lake City High School

Mehrkens perfect  during reserve week

Apr 26, 2017

Lincoln High School eighth grader Simon Mehrkens (pictured) had the Lake City High School trap shooting team’s first perfect score during reserve week shooting on April 22. The event was the final preparation before competitive shooting begins for the team April 29 at Dumfries Sportsman’s Club. Top...

Tiger duo finishes 8th  at state speech meet

Apr 26, 2017

Ariana Carlson (left) and Anna Walker finished in eighth place for Duo Interpretation at the state speech meet April 22 at Apple Valley High School. “Their rendition of Humpty Dumpty Egg Splodes got laughs for four rounds bringing a fantastic end to a wonderful season,” Coach Anna Karsten said.

Tiger boys fall to Wingers in golf season opener

Apr 20, 2017

The Lake City High School boys golf team opened their season on Monday, April 17, by hosting the Red Wing Wingers at Mt. Frontenac Golf Course. Lake City lost the contest by a score of 306-313. The Tigers could not overcome the Wingers one-two punch of Cecil Belisle and Spencer Kronbeck who...

Tigers fifth at speech section meet

Apr 13, 2017

The Lake City High School speech team placed fifth at the section meet April 8 and advanced a duo to the state meet. Leading Lake City were Victor Holland, sixth in Extemporaneous Speaking, the Duo team of Nate Martin and Wyatt Becker, placing sixth, Sarah Ziebarth, fifth in Storytelling, Olivia...

Speech Tigers take third in subsection, advance 15 to section meet

Apr 6, 2017

The Lake City High School speech team placed third at the sub-section meet held over the weekend. Placing seventh were Alex Holmgren in Discussion, Erin Lichtblau in Extemporaneous Speaking and Lia Spence in Extemporaneous Reading. Placing eighth in Original Oratory and advancing to sections is...

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...

Tiger speakers take second at conference meet

Mar 22, 2017

The Lake City High School speech team finished second at the Hiawatha Valley League conference meet. Placing 6th was Charles Johnson in Original Oratory. Placing fifth were Morgan Pavelka in Drama, the Duo team of Anna Walker and Ariana Carlson, Victor Holland in Extemp. Speaking, and Allison...

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...

Letter: A farewell to a fellow traveler

Mar 16, 2017

To the editor: The gates of heaven swung open widely on Monday morning as Steve Ritzenthaler joined the ranks of musicians playing there. Stephen J. Ritzenthaler taught instrumental music in our Lake City School District for 32 years, starting in the fall of 1969 at the age of 24 years old. Under...

Updated: Band to premiere new composition