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The Prior Lake wrestling team celebrates its section 2AAA team championship on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Submitted photo / Sunny Nelson

Wrestling team earns trip to state

Robb Jeffries | February 17, 2025

Prior Lake wrestling is making its first trip to the state tournament in a decade. The Lakers bested 25-time state champions Apple Valley in the section 2AAA championship dual Friday, Feb. 14 at Eastview High School, 36-30. Prior Lake got pins from...

A Scott County Sheriff's Office vehicle. Courtesy photo / Scott County Sheriff's Office

A new future for emergency training?

Chris Mosley | February 13, 2025

An aging infrastructure at the county’s training facility has Prior Lake city leaders looking for a new home to train its emergency responders. The answer may come with a price tag of more than $34 million. During the city council’s Feb. 11 work...

PLAY It Up Classic draws hundreds of hoopers

Randy Geister | February 13, 2025

Hundreds of teams gathered in basketball gyms across Prior Lake and Savage this weekend for the PLAY It Up Classic tournament. Hosted by Prior Lake Athletics for Youth, the tournament raises funds to support the basketball program. A total of 148 teams...

Cade Wozney drives to the hoop in a game against Lakeville South in the 2024-25 season. Courtesy photo / Caty Mawing Photography

Laker roundup: Girls hockey makes playoff run

Randy Geister and Robb Jeffries | February 12, 2025

The News Compass will highlight some of the Lakers varsity competition each week. Here is how Prior Lake fared on the ice and court. Girls hockey A fine season by the Prior Lake girls hockey team came to an abrupt end in the Section 2A playoffs Tuesday,...

PLSAS to St. Paul: Fix the funding formula

PLSAS to St. Paul: Fix the funding formula

Renee Winick | February 12, 2025

During its latest meeting, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board refined its legislative platform, opting to call on the state to update its 54-year-old education funding formula. The platform will be used when board members and district officials...

Spring youth soccer registration now open

Staff report | February 6, 2025

Registration is now open for the Prior Lake Soccer Club's spring youth recreational program. For players in grades 4-8, six of the seven season games will take place on Fridays in May and early June, with the final round of games on Saturday, June...

The Prior Lake girls hockey team looks on during the 2024-25 season. Submitted photo / Caty Mawing Photography

Girls hockey preparing for playoffs

Randy Geister | February 6, 2025

The No. 4-seeded Prior Lake girls hockey team begins the Section 2AA playoffs on Friday, Feb. 7 , against #5 seed Shakopee at Dakotah Ice Center. These teams have played twice this year, with the Lakers coming out on top both times. The last meeting...

Twelve Prior Lake seniors signed national letters of intent on Feb. 5, 2025, to compete in athletics at the collegiate level. Submitted photo / Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Laker roundup: 12 sign NLIs

February 5, 2025

Twelve senior athletes from Prior Lake High School signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, February 5. The NLI is a document used to indicate a student-athlete’s commitment to participate at an NCAA college or university. The athletes that...

Fire department adjusting to increased calls

Chris Mosley | January 30, 2025

Public safety leaders in Prior Lake provided an update on operations to the city council Tuesday, Jan. 28. The fire department became the primary medical response department midway through 2024 and as a result, call responses have spiked. The department...

Prior Lake's Reese Guggemos is one of three seniors on the 2024-25 cheer squad. She performs here at Santa's Cheer Shop, which was held at Prior Lake High School on Dec. 7, 2024. Submitted photo / Caty Mawing Photography

Laker roundup: Cheer squads prepping for nationals

Staff report | January 29, 2025

As the calendar turns over from January to February, the Prior Lake High School cheer teams find themselves in the midst of a busy schedule, including another trip to compete against the nation’s top cheer squads. On Friday, Jan. 31, Twin Oaks Middle...

State delegation provides legislative update to PLSAS board

State delegation provides legislative update to PLSAS board

Renee Winick | January 29, 2025

Three members of Prior Lake and Savage’s delegation in the state legislature joined the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board Jan. 27 to discuss their education priorities for the 2025 session. Rep. Jessica Hanson, DFL-Burnsville, Rep. Ben Bakeberg,...

Prior Lake senior Ethan Kosin swims freestyle in the state True Team meet on Jan. 18, 2025. Submitted photo / Shawn Beaudette

Boys swimming places at True Team meet

Shawn Beaudette | January 27, 2025

In True Team competition, the Prior Lake boys swim team put together a series of strong performances to earn a top-eight finish at the University of Minnesota on Jan. 18. Facing the best competition in Minnesota, the Lakers started strong, with Ethan...