Athletics

Slow start dooms men The Central Lakes College Raiders lost, 69-65, to the Anoka-Ramsey Rams in a Southern Division game Saturday at CLC, falling behind in the first half, 39-24, and unable to recover. The loss was only the second in 24 games for the top-ranked team. The Raiders came …

Raiders 80, Blue Devils 55Central Lakes College’s Maurice Hernandez (shown) led all scorers with 21 points to lead the top-ranked NJCAA Division III Raider men to a 80-55 win over Riverland at Austin Wed., Feb. 8. Brandon Davis scored 14 while Michael Farrington and Kwamaine Johnson scored 10 apiece for …

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team returned to the No. 1 ranking in this week’s poll of coaches in Division III of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Raiders had been No. 2 since being dealt their first loss of the season at Minnesota West. The 21-1 team, …

Sophomore All-American defensive end Frank Mays of Central Lakes College has signed a  Letter of Intent to play football at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Florida A & M). Frank will receive a full athletic scholarship to play for the Tallahassee school of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The NCAA Division …

Men get 21st win The Central Lakes College Raiders (21-1) have an opportunity to clinch a postseason No. 1 seed and remove the bitter taste from their mouth after last year’s early playoff exit. They remained focused Sat., Feb. 4 to notch a 97-73 win over Ridgewater in Brainerd. Kwamaine …

Men win 20th Michael Farrington (shown) hit the game-winner with one second left to lift the NJCAA III second- ranked Central Lakes College Raiders over the Rochester Yellowjackets, 77-75, in a Minnesota College Athletic Conference Southern Division game Wed., Feb. 1 at Rochester. CLC went into the half down two …

For the third time this season Central Lakes College’s Maurice Hernandez has been named Player of the Week in the Southern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. For the week ending Jan. 28, Maurice averaged 22.5 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists. He scored a career-high 31 points Jan. …

Men Maurice Hernandez scored 31 points to lead the Central Lakes College men to a 92-66 Southern Division win over the Minnesota State Community and Technical College Spartans Sat., Jan. 28 in Brainerd. It was the first Division loss in five starts for the team from Fergus Falls. The Raiders …

Photo courtesy of  Brian Korthals, Worthington Daily Globe Men Minnesota West trailed 16-1 six minutes in and 37-24 at the half but ended the top-ranked Raiders’ 18-game winning streak in a 63-61 upset in a Minnesota College Athletic Conference Southern Division game at Worthington Wed., Jan. 25. Brandon Davis led …

Maurice Hernandez of Central Lakes College is the Player of the Week in he Southern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference for the week ending Jan. 21. Maurice is from St. Paul, where he starred at Henry Sibley High School. He is a 6-4 forward for the No. 1-ranked …