Athletics

Men’s basketballThe fourth-ranked Central Lakes College Raiders incurred their third loss in 26 games Wed., Feb. 22 at Fergus Falls, when the M State Spartans took advantage of some home cooking and cold Raider shooting for a 74-59 upset to avenge a 92-66 shellacking in Brainerd on Jan.28. The winners …

The 2012 Central Lakes College baseball season opened Monday, Feb. 20 in Minneapolis, where the Raiders lost to Mesabi Range in a pair of games played at Mall of America field. Scores: 9-1 and 12-2. Josh Edwards and Hunter Young were on the hill for CLC and incurred the losses …

Win No. 23 The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team routed Minnesota West, 101-53, to avenge an earlier loss and sustain a late-season surge toward the goal of a Minnesota College Athletic Conference championship. The nationally ranked Raiders moved the ball and harassed the Blue Jays from the git-go, enabling …

Central Lakes College baseball 2012 starts Monday, Feb. 20 with a doubleheader played in the Mall of America Field (a.k.a. Metrodome) in Minneapolis vs. Mesabi Range. It is the earliest Minnesota College Athletic Conference baseball contest in league history. The Raiders and the Norsemen are slated for a pair of …

Slow start dooms men The Central Lakes College Raiders lost, 69-65, to the Anoka-Ramsey Rams in a Southern Division game Saturday at CLC, falling behind in the first half, 39-24, and unable to recover. The loss was only the second in 24 games for the top-ranked team. The Raiders came …

Raiders 80, Blue Devils 55Central Lakes College’s Maurice Hernandez (shown) led all scorers with 21 points to lead the top-ranked NJCAA Division III Raider men to a 80-55 win over Riverland at Austin Wed., Feb. 8. Brandon Davis scored 14 while Michael Farrington and Kwamaine Johnson scored 10 apiece for …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team returned to the No. 1 ranking in this week’s poll of coaches in Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Raiders had been No. 2 since being dealt their first loss of the season at Minnesota West. The 21-1 team, …

Sophomore All-American defensive end Frank Mays of Central Lakes College has signed a  Letter of Intent to play football at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Florida A & M). Frank will receive a full athletic scholarship to play for the Tallahassee school of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The NCAA Division …

Men get 21st win The Central Lakes College Raiders (21-1) have an opportunity to clinch a postseason No. 1 seed and remove the bitter taste from their mouth after last year’s early playoff exit. They remained focused Sat., Feb. 4 to notch a 97-73 win over Ridgewater in Brainerd. Kwamaine …

Men win 20th Michael Farrington (shown) hit the game-winner with one second left to lift the NJCAA III second- ranked Central Lakes College Raiders over the Rochester Yellowjackets, 77-75, in a Minnesota College Athletic Conference Southern Division game Wed., Feb. 1 at Rochester. CLC went into the half down two …