The Raiders baseball team split a doubleheader with Ridgewater Wednesday at Findorff Field, losing the first game, 10-6 and winning the second, 10-0 behind two-hit pitching by Taz Seibert, went the distance. The freshman from Hamburg didn’t walk a batter while fanning Warriors. Coach Pat Held said this one was …

Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs, a band from Trinidad, performed Wednesday in the cafeteria at Central Lakes College as a kick-off for Friday’s Celebration of Nations at CLC. The lunch-hour theme included a sample of ethnic food, Caribbean Chicken. Along with featured musical performers, assorted ethnic treats will be …

The 45th annual photo contest at Central Lakes College, Brainerd campus, is currently on display with one of the largest collections of photos in the history of the contest, according to contest coordinator Larry M. Kellerman. This year 72 photographers from 33 Minnesota communities entered a total of 490 photographs …

Four Central Lakes College students recently competed in the Vocal Solo portion of the MN State Colleges and Universities Two-Year Fine Arts Association Music Festival at Breezy Point. Chelsea Anderson of Verndale, Robert Howell of Minneapolis, Peter Lucken of Melrose, and Janiqua Robinson of Hinckley performed one art song for …

First graders from St. Francis Elementary School, Brainerd, visited the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Tuesday, attending the children’s theatre class production of “Alice’s Excellent Adventure in Wonderland” in the Dryden Theatre, and then taking brief tours of the Humphrey Center for American Indians, and the Dental Assisting, Criminal …

The Baseball Raiders of Central Lakes College swept Minnesota West in tennis-like scores, 6-2 and 6-4, Tuesday at Findorff Athletic Complex. In the opener, freshman Jared Hoemberg (shown), former Bertha-Hewitt standout, and Peter Lucken, a Melrose sophomore, hit home runs and combined to drive in three of the Raiders’ six …

CLOQUET — Kaylie Hanson tripled in Game One and doubled in Game Two to lead the Central Lakes College softball team to a sweep of Fond Du Lac in a Northern Division doubleheader Tuesday. CLC is enjoying a five-game win streak. The Raiders won the first game, 12-3, as they …

“A Choral Tapestry,” a free Central Lakes College Spring Choir Concert, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3 in Chalberg Theater on the Brainerd campus. Director Michelle Sakry-Winkelman, who is retiring after 22 years, said the event will include music performed by the Chamber Singers, Cantare’ Concert Choir, …

Carlie Sweet (shown) went 3-for-6 with a double and 250-foot grand slam in a 20-4 Raider softball rout of Vermilion Sunday at Findorff Field on the Central Lakes College campus in Brainerd. “It was the longest (softball) home run I’ve ever seen,” said CLC Coach Greg Medeck. Six CLC players …

Josh Edwards (shown) notched the only two hits for our baseball Raiders in a 5-1 loss to the Rochester Yellowjackets Saturday in Rochester. CLC also dropped the second game, an extra-inning 5-4 heart-breaker to a quality team. The two teams were tied 2-2 at the end of the seventh inning. …