Athletics

Central Lakes College Head Football Coach Greg Medeck is calling the 2012 season outlook “promising” as the Raiders gear up for their 2012 debut at Northland (Thief River Falls) at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23. “Camp has been going well,” said the coach and former CLC athlete (1997 & 1998), who …

Dustin Yorek, a two-year starting offensive lineman and former football team captain at Central Lakes College, will play for the NCAA Division III Presentation College Saints of Aberdeen, S.D. when he enrolls as a junior this fall. Yorek, whose playing size for the Raiders was 6-2 and 280, was a …

Central Lakes College football players on Thursday, Aug. 2 will report to campus in Brainerd for pre-season workouts, reports Head Coach Greg Medeck (shown). The team has a game-simulation scrimmage set for Saturday, Aug. 11 at Findorff Field. The following Saturday, Aug. 18 is set aside for a service project. …

By Mike BialkaBrainerd Dispatch 6-15-12 After graduating from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth and entering the working world, Blake Eller realized he wanted to be a baseball coach. The 2004 Brainerd High School graduate, a standout player for the Warriors and in college for the Saints, served the …

Cody Cederberg, Central Lakes College, finished 12th in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III golf tournament June 4-8 at Chautauqua Golf & Country Club, Chautauqua, N.Y. He is a sophomore from Hawley. Cody earned All-American honors. Cody was consistent throughout the event, said Coach Jim Russell. His scores …

Two members of the 2012 Class 4A state high school basketball championship team from Osseo will play for the Central Lakes College MCAC championship men’s team in 2012-13. Joining the roster of the defending Minnesota College Athletic Conference champs from 2012 will be 5-8 guard Benji Subah (left) and 6-5 …

Pat Held, who has had a 43-year coaching career in baseball — there as head coach of the Central Lakes College Raiders — has announced his retirement. Pat is 61. Wife Carolyn, also a baseball nut, is battling cancer. She was CLC’s official scorekeeper this spring when a new record …

Nathan Holm of Pine River-Backus is the school’s all-time scoring leader in basketball. The outstanding forward averaged 24.1 points per game last season while earning All-Northland Conference honors. Nathan broke a 45-year single-game scoring record by totaling 33 points in the Tigers’ big win over Laporte. He finished as the …

Maurice Hernandez of Central Lakes College scored five points in the NJCAA Men’s  Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game in Las Vegas last Saturday as the Division II and III all stars dropped a 121-103 contest to the D I all-stars. Maurice was selected as a result of his selection as …

Central Lakes College softball players have earned post-season honors for the 2012 season, reports Coach Greg Medeck. Jenni Smolke (shown) was named First Team All-State (Minnesota College Athletic Conference) and All-Northern Division. She is a freshman infielder from Brainerd who hit .523 for the season, third best in the Division. …