Athletics

The Central Lakes College volleyball team opened its 2012 season against some very good teams at the Ridgewater showcase of powerhouses from Iowa, North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota. The Raiders defeated Dawson Community College of Glendive (3-0) but lost to North Dakota State College of Science (1-3) on Friday. They …

All-Division sophomore Jerry Guerrero’s 40-yard field goal glanced off the upright and through the goal post as time expired to clinch the win as the Northland Pioneers edged our Central Lakes College Raiders, 30-28, in the season opener for both teams Thursday night at Thief River Falls. A 35-yard completion from Northland …

The 2012 Central Lakes College volleyball season begins Aug. 24 and 25 at the impressive Ridgewater College event that brings together top teams from Iowa, Montana, and North Dakota as well as perennial powers from Minnesota. Coach Jane Peterson said her Raiders are blessed with leadership and a strong sense …

Central Lakes College Head Football Coach Greg Medeck is calling the 2012 season outlook “promising” as the Raiders gear up for their 2012 debut at Northland (Thief River Falls) at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23. “Camp has been going well,” said the coach and former CLC athlete (1997 & 1998), who …

Dustin Yorek, a two-year starting offensive lineman and former football team captain at Central Lakes College, will play for the NCAA Division III Presentation College Saints of Aberdeen, S.D. when he enrolls as a junior this fall. Yorek, whose playing size for the Raiders was 6-2 and 280, was a …

Central Lakes College football players on Thursday, Aug. 2 will report to campus in Brainerd for pre-season workouts, reports Head Coach Greg Medeck (shown). The team has a game-simulation scrimmage set for Saturday, Aug. 11 at Findorff Field. The following Saturday, Aug. 18 is set aside for a service project. …

By Mike BialkaBrainerd Dispatch 6-15-12 After graduating from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth and entering the working world, Blake Eller realized he wanted to be a baseball coach. The 2004 Brainerd High School graduate, a standout player for the Warriors and in college for the Saints, served the …

Cody Cederberg, Central Lakes College, finished 12th in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III golf tournament June 4-8 at Chautauqua Golf & Country Club, Chautauqua, N.Y. He is a sophomore from Hawley. Cody earned All-American honors. Cody was consistent throughout the event, said Coach Jim Russell. His scores …

Two members of the 2012 Class 4A state high school basketball championship team from Osseo will play for the Central Lakes College MCAC championship men’s team in 2012-13. Joining the roster of the defending Minnesota College Athletic Conference champs from 2012 will be 5-8 guard Benji Subah (left) and 6-5 …

Pat Held, who has had a 43-year coaching career in baseball — there as head coach of the Central Lakes College Raiders — has announced his retirement. Pat is 61. Wife Carolyn, also a baseball nut, is battling cancer. She was CLC’s official scorekeeper this spring when a new record …