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Vol. CXXIX — No. 35  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, September 8, 2026  •  The Last Tuesday of Summer
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Fall Sports

Fall Schedules and Results, in Agate

Scores from the opening week and the schedule through the end of September, as of Monday.

By Curt “Sonny” Halvorsen  •  September 8, 2026

Sports schedule sheets taped to Lakeside gym doors
Fall schedules cover the gym doors as Lakeside settles into the first full month of the school year. — Pilot-Independent photo

Football. Sept. 4: Braham 21, Pike 14. Upcoming: Sept. 11 home vs. Hinckley, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Sandstone, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 home vs. Pine City, 7 p.m. (Homecoming; parade 4 p.m., coronation 5:15.)

Volleyball. Sept. 5 home scrimmage: 3–3 in sets vs. Braham and Cambridge. Upcoming: Sept. 10 at Braham, 5:30/7. Sept. 15 home vs. Sandstone, 5:30/7. Sept. 22 at Hinckley, 5:30/7. Sept. 29 home vs. Cambridge, 5:30/7.

Cross country. Sept. 3 at Sandstone Invitational: boys 7th of 11; girls incomplete team. Braaten 11th of 94. Upcoming: Sept. 12 at Pine City, 10 a.m. Sept. 19 home, 10 a.m. Sept. 26 at Braham, 10 a.m.

Legion banquet. Sept. 17, Northern Tap, 6:30 p.m.

Schedules as posted on the gym doors.

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