Athletics

Carlie Sweet, a 5-11 Central Lakes College forward from Brainerd, was named Northern Division Player of the Week in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference for the week ending Feb. 9. Carlie tallied a double-double for the Raiders (9-12 overall, 8-2 in the Division) in a win over Hibbing. She scored …

In Northern Division basketball from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Sat., Feb. 9, Central Lakes College defeated Hibbing  in the Brainerd campus gymnasium. The CLC women won, 81-67, and the Raider men triumphed, 80-56, to avenge their 54-53 loss at Hibbing Jan. 12. The scoring leaders for the women were Carlie …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team broke loose from a two-point halftime lead to escape Fond du Lac, 75-62, in Northern Division play Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Cloquet. Bryan Gichaba (shown) scored a team-high 17 and snared eight rebounds to lead the Raiders to their fifth straight win and …

Andre Thomas, a 5-foot, 8-inch Central Lakes College play-maker from Chicago, is the Northern Division Co-Player of the Week in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference for the week ending Feb. 2. Andre averaged 17 ppg, 5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 3.5 spg for the 2nd place Raiders while shooting 60% …

The Central Lakes College women’s basketball team on Sat., Feb. 2 avenged an earlier loss to Rainy River by winning, 63-56, in the Brainerd gym. Lindsay Monson finished with 19 points, while Ashley Arneson provided outside punch with 12 points. Jalynn Lamb (shown) scored 10 points as the Raiders won for …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team on Wed., Jan. 30 won its third straight game, 71-59, at Northland (Thief River Falls) to move the season record to 11-7 (5-2 in Northern Division). The CLC women bowed to the Division-leading Northland team, which is nationally ranked, 73-44, to end a …

Sierra Benning of Clarissa, a 5-4 sophomore guard for Central lakes College’s women’s basketball team, has been named Northern Division Player of the Week in the latest report from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Her effort in the week that ended Jan. 26 earned her the honor. She averaged 14 …

Central Lakes College basketball teams defeated Itasca Sat., Jan. 26 in games played in Brainerd. The Raider men won, 79-64, led by Kevin Kuefler’s 15 points and 14 each from Kahreem Horsley and Andre Thomas. CLC upped its record to 3-2 in the Northern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic …

The Central Lakes College men’s and women’s basketball teams defeated Mesabi Range Wed., Jan. 23 in the Brainerd campus gym. The women moved their Northern Division MCAC record to 4-1 with a 71-54 triumph, their fourth straight in a 5-11 season. Lindsay Monson scored 20 to lead the way as …

The Central Lakes College Raiders scored 56 second-half points to rally and beat Vermilion 78-75. The Raiders trailed 39-22 at the half and found themselves down 31-10 early in the half before getting their legs under them. “We had a really long road trip because our bus broke down,” Raiders …