The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has named several Raider student-athletes to the 2025 Spring MCAC All-Academic Team.  Recognized individuals combined athletic and academic accomplishments while competing at a member MCAC institution during the 2025 Spring semester. The honored student-athletes listed all met sport-specific athletic requirements and possess a cumulative grade …

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2024-25 graduates. These students have completed degree, diploma or certificate programs. High honors students earned a 3.75-4.0 GPA. Honors students earned 3.25-3.74 GPA. The list includes all but those students with data privacy requested. Central Lakes College is a comprehensive community and …

This June, the Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center invites audiences to journey to the underworld and back with Hadestown: Teen Edition, a moving reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice told through a sweeping, folk-infused score. Featuring over 25 rising stars from across the Brainerd Lakes Area, this youth-led …

Two Raiders were named to the 2024-25 MCAC Spring Sports All-Sportsmanship Team. The MCAC All-Sportsmanship Team is a new honor, and the head coaches of each athletic team chose members of this select team. Each head coach named one athlete from their team based on criteria they set, with the expectation …

Five Raiders were named to the NJCAA Region 13 2025 DIII All-Region 13 softball team. Coaches from the MCAC North Division, the MCAC South Division, and the Independent colleges selected the team. Raiders include: Kaitlyn Geschwill Morgan Kloss Natalie Kossan Lily Roehl Kierra Kohoutek

Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, has announced its 2025 spring semester honors lists. The President’s List includes 277 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4.0 while enrolled for at least 12 credits. The Dean’s List includes 234 students who earned a grade-point average of 3.25 to …

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has announced the 2025 MCAC Softball All-Division awards and the All-MCAC Team. Raiders honored include: MCAC North All-Division Team First team Kaitlyn Geschwill (Player of the year!) Morgan Kloss Natalie Kossan Lily Roehl Kierra Kohoutek Second Team Cali Cross Megan Hattenberger Coach of the Year: …

The Bent Pine Journal, Central Lakes College’s award-winning literary and arts publication, recently announced the student award winners of its 6th volume.  Run by the Bent Pine Journal Club, this journal publishes art and writing from CLC students, staff and faculty. New this year, the Lakes Area Writers Alliance funded …

The Central Lakes College Performing Arts Center presents The Exonerated, a powerful and haunting documentary play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, running May 22–24 on the Central Lakes College Dryden Theatre stage. First produced in 2002, The Exonerated is based on the true stories of six individuals who were wrongfully convicted …

Central Lakes College (CLC) is proud to announce it has received a grant from Age-Friendly Minnesota to support two key initiatives designed to engage and connect older adults in the Brainerd Lakes region. The grant award of $52,229 will fund a series of four community-based Listening Sessions for adults aged 55 and older, as …