Athletics

The Central Lakes College volleyball Raiders lost a 3-1 Northern Division match to Mesabi Range at Virginia Friday, Sept. 16. Scores were 19-25, 24-26, 25-16, 19-25. Carlie Sweet finished with 10 kills and Melissa Widman tallied 25 digs but the Raiders couldn’t hold on to a lead in the second …

The Central Lakes College volleyball team defeated Hibbing in three straight sets Wednesday in North Division play. Freshman hitter-seter Abbi Knutson (left) of Watkins notched 37 set assists and freshman middle hitter Carlie Sweet of Brainerd knocked out 12 kills as the Raiders swept, 25-18, 25-21, and 25-19. Sophomore hitter-setter …

The Central Lakes College men’s golf team finished fourth in a five-team, two-day Hibbing Invitational meet Sept. 11 and 12 at Giant’s Ridge, Biwabik. Play occupied the Quarry and Legend courses, and the 36-hole team totals were 1. North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, Iowa: 633; 2. Minnesota State …

The Central Lakes College volleyball Raiders have completed the “pre-season” tests against some strong opponents in preparation for the Northern Division campaign that starts Wednesday at Hibbing. Last Saturday the team challenged North Iowa Area Community College before narrowly losing, 25-20, 16-25, 10-15 at the Rochester Invitational. NIACC is a …

The Central Lakes College football team scored three second-half touchdowns to capture a 28-7 Minnesota College Athletic Conference win over Mesabi Range Saturday, Sept. 10 in Virginia. The Raiders are now 3-0 heading into a home game Saturday, Sept. 17 vs. surprising Itasca, (1:30 p.m., Findorff Field, Brainerd) which lost …

In the first day of the Rochester Volleyball Invitational Friday, Sept. 9, Central Lakes College showed improvement against tough competition. The Raiders dropped their first match to nationally-ranked Indian Hills of Iowa, 13-25, 11-25. They bounced back to defeat Minnesota West, 25-23 12-25, 15-13. In the third match of the …

Central Lakes College sophomore golfer Cody Cederberg of Hawley on Wed., Sept. 7 carded an 18-hole score of 70 strokes to win medalist honors for the second straight meet, and the Raider men (341) took second place behind the hot-shooting Minnesota State (317) unit from Fergus Falls. Mesabi Range finished …

The Central Lakes College football team is 2-0 after a 40-12 win vs. Northland at Findorff Field Saturday. QB Carson Wessinger (left) from the U.S. Virgin Islands led the attack, throwing three TD passes in his 17 completions to amass 193 yards through the air. He attempted 30. The defense …

Minnesota State Community and Technical College defeated the Central Lakes College volleyball team Friday, Sept. 2, 3-1. CLC started slowly, losing the first set, 17-25, before getting a 25-18 win. Then the Spartans captured the match with wins of 21-25 and 23-25 over the home team. Abbi Knutson managed 34 …

The Raiders escaped St. Cloud Technical College in the home volleyball opener Wednesday, Aug. 31, winning 3 of 4 games. Second-year veteran Melissa Widman (left) led the way with 13 digs, 10 kills, 2 ace serves and 2 blocks for the Raiders, who take a 3-2 record into their second …