Athletics

The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team crushed St. Cloud Technical and Community College, 114-55, Tues., Dec. 14 in St. Cloud. The win was CLC’s 13th straight without a loss. The fourth-ranked NJCAA Division III Raiders led, 68-21, at the half. Marcus Ayala sizzled from beyond the arc, making four …

Sat., Dec. 11 CLC men win 12th straightGRAND RAPIDS – The No. 4 nationally ranked Central Lakes College Raiders made it 12 straight with Saturday’s 100-67 victory over Itasca.Marcus Ayala shot 5-of-6 from 3-point to finish with 25 points for the Raiders. John Hicks broke out for a season-high 14 …

Central Lakes College (10-0) has moved up one spot from last week in the National Junior College Athletic Association men’s basketball poll for Division III schools in the U.S. The Raiders are fourth in the Dec. 7 national ranking — one place below Southern Division rival Rochester from the Minnesota …

The Central Lakes College women’s basketball team defeated Hibbing Tues., Dec. 7, 66-55, for their third straight win, No. 7 in 10 games this season. Scoring: Stephanie Neugebauer 15, Katie Hochsprung 14, Nikki Pearson 13, Carlee Davich 10, Kelsey Wheeler, Brittany Gravelle, and Elizabeth Mattson 4 each, Betsy Helmeke 2. …

The fifth-ranked Central Lakes College men’s basketball team improved to 10-0 behind 35 points by Howard Lake sophomore Nash Faulk on Sat., Dec. 4 in Brainerd. CLC defeate the Mesabi Range Norse, 83-74. Maurice Hernandez finished with 16 points, and Kendall Brown totaled 12. The Raiders shot 38 percent coming …

Central Lakes College’s women upset the nation’s sixth-ranked NJCAA Division III basketball team, Mesabi Range, on Sat., Dec. 4 to avenge a 53-50 loss to the Norse on Nov. 19. Behind 17 points from Nikki Pearson of Staples and stifling interior defense, CLC won 64-61. The loss was the first …

The Central Lakes College Raiders football team lost to Glendale Community College, 23-13, in the Valley of the Sun Bowl on Sat., Dec. 4 in Arizona. The 2010 CLC season record ends at 10-2 for the Minnesota College Athletic Conference runner-up. It was the 12th bowl victory for the Gauchos …

The 15th-ranked Central Lakes College Raider football team plays 19th-ranked Glendale (Az.) Community College in the Valley of the Sun Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. Central) at Glendale’s field in the Arizona suburb. This is the longest-running community college bowl game in the U.S. at …

CLC 77, Northland 61Big contributions from the bench helped the unbeaten Central Lakes College men’s basketball team defeat Northland, 77-61, Sat., Nov. 27. While Marcus Ayala’s 21 points and Nash Faulk’s 16 points led the way, it was the bench that helped the Raiders improve to 8-0. Maurice Hernandez had …