Taylor Heise

Heise brings home gold

Feb 25, 2026

By now you might have heard that Lake City native and Red Wing High School graduate Taylor Heise is an Olympic gold medalist. Maybe you watched Thursday, Feb. 19, as Team USA, after trailing 1-0 for much of the game, pulled their goalie with just over two minutes remaining in the game and scored...

Friends and Neighbors: Civic Pride

Feb 25, 2026

I just looked up the definition of “Civic Pride.” Here is the short version from the Cambridge Dictionary online: “a feeling of belonging to and being proud of the town or city where you live.” Two events happened in Lake City within a week of each other that sparked a lot of civic pride—not...

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...

Town supports home-grown Olympian

Feb 11, 2026

A cardboard cut-out of Olympian Taylor Heise at her old school, Bluff View Elementary School in Lake City. It’s one of many displays of support that have appeared around Lake City. The sheets on the wall record the results of Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Heise scored...

Heise ready to skate for Team USA

Feb 4, 2026

Lake City native Taylor Heise and the Team USA women’s hockey team are about to compete at the Milan-Cortina winter Olympics, and excitement is building. “Many people have been asking for game times and how to watch,” Amy Heise, Taylor’s mother, said. “We carry USA Network with Dish TV and I can...

Dream comes true for Taylor Heise, who is bound for the Winter Olympics

Jan 7, 2026

It’s official, Lake City native Taylor Heise is an Olympian. Heise will compete as a member of the Team USA women’s hockey team in February in Italy. The roster reveal happened Friday, Jan. 2, on the “Today Show” on NBC. “It’s a dream come true to be an Olympian,” she said over the weekend. “So...

Heise and Frost win back-to-back PWHL titles

Jun 11, 2025

Lake City native Taylor Heise and the Minnesota Frost clinched their second straight Walter Cup on May 26, defeating the Ottawa Charge 2–1 in a dramatic overtime game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. After Kelly Pannek opened the scoring in the second period and Tereza Vanišová tied it late...

Heise and Frost teammate throw out first pitch at Twins game

Sep 18, 2024

Lake City native and professional hockey player Taylor Heise and her Minnesota Frost teammate Grace Zumwinkle threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Minnesota Twins game Monday, Sept. 9, at Target Field. “Throwing out the first pitch at a twin’s game has been on Taylor’s wish list for a long...

July 8 proclaimed ‘Taylor Heise Day’ in Lake City

Jul 17, 2024

Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols proclaimed July 8 “Taylor Heise Day” in Lake City in recognition of Heise’s accomplishments in the sport of hockey and her positive impact on the Lake City community and beyond. Heise grew up in the Lake City area and attended Bluff View Elementary School. Her parents...

Heise hoists Walter Cup

Jun 5, 2024

Lake City native Taylor Heise was already the first player selected in the first draft ahead of the first season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. She’s since made her mark on the league’s inaugural season with a few more firsts. On Wednesday, May 29, in Boston, Heise and her PWHL -...