The Fall Athletics Season has arrived, and Central Lakes College football and volleyball teams are preparing for a full schedule of competition, including battles with Minnesota College Athletic Conference teams. Practices for the football team take place adjacent to the nicely grassed Findorff Field across from campus, while the volleyball team is training in the updated Raider gymnasium, where all home matches are played. First home games: Volleyball, Aug. 31 vs. St. Cloud Technical, 6:30 p.m.; Football, Sept. 3 vs. Northland, 1:30 p.m.