Athletics

The Central Lakes College men’s and women’s basketball teams lost at Ridgewater and Minnesota West over the weekend. Men — At Worthington Sunday  Andre Thomas (shown) scored 21 points but the Raider men (3-5) lost to Mn West, 79-74 . Kevin Kueffler added 19 points and Nathan Holm  9.  John Jedneak hit …

Women win The CLC women’s basketball notched its first win of the season, 63-57, today (Sat., Dec. 1) over Riverland. Lindsay Monson (shown) with 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals led the way, while Taalyr Egeness put up 19 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Sierra Benning pushed the …

Men win The CLC men’s basketball team edged Anoka-Ramsey, 81-79, Friday, Nov. 30, for their second straight win, using nearly every athlete on the team. Sophs Brandon Davis (shown, 18 pts.) and Kevin Kuefler (15) led the scoring. CLC Coach Jim Russell called it a team effort, as 10 players …

Sarah Miller of Crosslake, a freshman libero at Central Lakes College in the 2012 volleyball season, has earned All-American status in both the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III and American Volleyball Coaches Association individual honors. She is one of 12 first-team NJCAA picks and 18 players in all …

Kevin Kuefler (shown) scored 20 points and nabbed nine rebounds in a Central Lakes College men’s basketball win, 86-82,  over the Concordia  junior varsity Wednesday in Brainerd. The effort earned his Northern Division Player of the Week honors for Week 3 of the MCAC. Tyler Flugum added 16 points and seven …

The Central Lakes College women’s basketball team lost to the Concordia Cobbers junior varsity, 86-56, Monday. Lindsay Monson led the Raider scoring with 17 points and had 10 rebounds, Taalyr Egeness added 13 points and Sierra Benning 10. FG 24-63 (38 percent). FT 5-9 (55 percent). Overall: 0-4. Next: host Anoka-Ramsey 6 p.m. …

The Central Lakes College men’s and women’s basketball teams are still looking for their first wins of the 2012-13 season. The Raider women (0-3) lost 70-35 to Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC) at Fergus Falls Saturday, Nov. 17, and the CLC men (0-3) fell to the Spartans, 75-70. …

Despite not playing a game last weekend, the Central Lakes College football team moved up to No. 8 from No. 10 in the latest NJCAA poll. The Raiders are awaiting word  regarding a possible post-season bowl game, with several bowl game hosts reportedly showing interest. More should be know sometime …

Sarah Miller, a freshman from Crosslake, was named Northern Division Player of the Year by the Minnesota College Athletic Conference in 2012. The Brainerd High School graduate played in the libero position, which is a defensive or service-receiving specialist. Her role isn’t one that tallies a lot of statistics, said …

Women close the gap The Central Lakes College women continued the growing process Saturday afternoon with a 74-67 loss to Bismarck State at the Brainerd campus in the CLC Fall Classic basketball invitational. Freshman guard Sierra Benning (shown) of Clarissa led the Raiders with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Lindsay Monson …