Athletics

The Central Lakes College Raiders (1-5) found themselves behind 59-53 against the Ridgewater Warriors (4-3) in a non-division game on Friday night. Having overcome a poor shooting half and erasing a 13 point lead in the process, the Raiders were at the moment of decision. Four minutes later, they had pushed …

Raiders Volleyball setter/hitter Sam Schlangen (Paynesville, MN) was selected to the NJCAA All-American Team for Division III. The 2014 All-America teams were announced Monday for all three divisions.  All-America selections were made by each division’s respective sport committee. All-Region selections and nominations for All-America honors were submitted by each respective …

YUMA, AZ – Despite a final score of 38-14, the 2014 El Toro Bowl presented by Walmart and Sam’s Club was defined by defense. On Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Stadium, the defenses combined for 10 sacks, three turnovers and held the offenses to less than 500 total yards. The …

The #11 ranked CLC Raiders (10-1) have accepted a bid to play #5 ranked Arizona Western (10-1) in the El Toro Bowl in Yuma, Arizona on December 6 at 2 pm CST.  Watch the game live. For more information about the El Toro Bowl.

Bethany Cressman scored 17 points for Central Lakes as the Raiders recorded their first win of the season by beating Minnesota State Fergus Falls 77-69 in a non-division game Tuesday.  Kiana Edwards added 15 points and four assists and Kelly Pearson also scored 15 for the Raiders. Alyshia Angeleno tallied …

Darsean Woodson finished with 17 points and five assists as the Central Lakes College Raiders destroyed Fergus Falls 88-49 Tuesday.  Radamus Jones added 17 points and Davaghndre Jones added 13 points and seven rebounds for the 3-2 Raiders. CLC shot 52 percent from the field and built a 43-29 halftime …

Darsean Woodson finished with 17 points and five assists as the Central Lakes College Raiders destroyed Fergus Falls 88-49 Tuesday. Radamus Jones added 17 points and Davaghndre Jones added 13 points and seven rebounds for the 3-2 Raiders. CLC shot 52 percent from the field and built a 43-29 halftime …

CLC guard Mackenzie Holst was named the MCAC Northern Division Player of the Week ending November 15, 2014. The 5-6 freshman guard from Staples, MN opened her collegiate career with a 29-point performance by shooting 8-for-14 from the field (57 percent), including 4 of 9 from beyond the arc. Holst …

Maybe in Jim Russell’s first year at Central Lakes College in 1997-98 did the Raiders’ head coach have so few returning players. Sixteen years later, only sophomore Alex Koch returns from last year’s Raider team that went 17-13 and finished fourth in the MCAC state/Region 13 tournament.  “It’s all fresh,” …

During her high school basketball career at Pequot Lakes, Cassie (Evenson) Carey developed a reputation as an aggressive, scrappy player, one who took the ball to the rim, dove for loose balls, blocked out on the boards and tried to cause turnovers. She strived to be the kind of player …