Raiders Finish Fourth in MCAC/Region 13 Tournament

The Raiders men's basketball team finished fourth in the MCAC/Region 13 Basketball Tournament. CLC beat MnWest in quarterfinal action on Friday 95-82, but lost to Rochester 77-72 in their semifinal game. The played in the tournament third place game on Sunday losing to Anoka Ramsey by a score of 72-69. The Raiders finish the season with a 24-6 record.

CLC Puts Exclamation Point on 23-4 Regular Season

A successful regular season came to a scintillating conclusion as the Central Lakes College Raiders dominated in every facet of the game in a 112-57 win over the Hibbing Cardinals on Saturday.

Jake Dryer came off of the bench to lead Central Lakes with 16 points, and was followed by Radamus Jones with 15. The Raiders received scoring from 13 players, and all 15 players received playing time.

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Raiders Clutch in Big Win

It was a hungry Northland Pioneers team that faced the Central Lakes Raiders Saturday.

The Raiders sent them home starving as CLC made crucial free throws in the stretch run to defeat the Pioneers 73-63.

The Raiders, behind 14 first-half points from Alex Koch, led 35-33 at the break. In the second half, pulled away thanks to 13-of-16 shooting from the free throw.

Koch led all scorers with 18 points, including 4-5 from behind the 3-point line. Radamus Jones finished with 14 points followed by N'Gai Dixon with 10.

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#1 Ranked Northland Knocks Off Raiders

There were numerous excuses the Central Lakes College Raiders could have used for not showing up for Saturday's game with national power Northland.

No. 1, would be tired legs as they were on the second of back-to-back games after a win over Itasca Friday. No. 2, the Pioneers are the defending NJCAA Division III national champs and entered the game with a No. 1 ranking and a 21-2 record, including 11-0 in Northern Division play. No. 3, would be past history as the Pioneers handed the Raiders a 79-53 defeat in Thief River Falls Jan. 28.

Faced with these reasons, the Raiders showed up anyway and held the Pioneers to their second lowest scoring day of the season. Northland still managed to beat CLC 58-48 to remain undefeated in division play.

Kelly Pearson led all scorers with 19 points. Bethany Cressman finished with 12 points.

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Raiders Help Russell Collect 350

GRAND RAPIDS - Davaghndre Jones recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds during the Central Lakes College Raiders 87-65 Northern Division win over the Itasca Vikings Friday. It was win No. 350 for Raiders head coach Jim Russell.

"It's always been about the kids and the players," said Russell. "They are the ones who win the games. It started from Day One. We built this thing and the kids believe in it. We have great support from the school and community. We just want to keep this growing. It's not about the numbers, but about the process and who is in that process."

N'Gai Dixon added 13 points for the Raiders and Radamus Jones scored 12.

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Raiders Roll Over Mesabi in 16th Straight Win

Alex Koch topped all players with 19 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and the Central Lakes College Raiders rolled to their 16th straight win, 99-68 over the Mesabi Range Norse in a Northern Division game Wednesday night.

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Raiders Lose to Mesabi

Kiana Edwards tallied 14 points in a 60-48 loss by the Central Lakes College Raiders to the Mesabi Range Norse in a Northern Division game Wednesday night.

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Raiders Roll Past Rainy River

Radamus Jones recorded 24 points during the Central Lakes College Raiders 81-71 Northern Division win over Rainy River Saturday. CLC has now won 15 in a row.

Darsean Woodson added 13 points for the Raiders and Davaghndre Jones scored 11.

"It was a great conference win for us," said Raiders head coach Jim Russell. "Rainy River gave us a tough game at home and for us to go up there and get a win was a great team effort on our part."

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Rainy River Tops Raiders

Kiana Edwards tallied 22 points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals during the Central Lakes College Raiders 72-64 Northern Division loss to Rainy River Saturday. Kelly Pearson tallied 19 points and Mackenzie Holst scored 12 for the Raiders, who fall to to 3-5 in the division.

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Men Win 13th Straight

Davaghndre Jones scored 18 points to lead the Central Lakes College Raiders to a 75-62 victory over the Hibbing Cardinals Saturday. Radamus Jones scored 14 and Jayelyn Price 11 and Trey Heinsius contributed nine points and nine rebounds for the Raiders who lead the Northern Division at 6-0 and have won 13 straight games to improve to 16-3 overall.

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Men Earn Northern Division Win Over Mesabi

Men's Basketball

Radamus Jones tallied 25 points to help the Central Lakes College Raiders to an 86-80 Northern Division win over the Mesabi Norsemen Saturday.

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Women's Basketball

Kelly Pearson and Bethany Cressman each scored 14 points during the Central Lakes College Raiders 62-59 Northern Division loss to the Mesabi Norse Saturday.

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Raider Women Fall to Vermilion

Kelly Pearson scored 20 points and Mackenzie Holst 18 for the Central Lakes College Raiders in a 69-57 loss to Vermilion in a Northern Division game on Wednesday.

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Raider Men Win Again

Wednesday night's game was a signature win for the Central Lakes College Raiders as they defeated Northern Division power Vermilion 81-73 behind 16 points from N'Gai Dixon and 15 points from Davaghndre Jones.

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CLC Secures Comeback Win

Early in the first half of their Northern Division matchup against Itasca, the Central Lakes College Raiders were on the wrong side of an 18-4 score.

Bethany Cressman led the Raiders with 18 points, and Kelly Pearson finished with 16. Cressman also pulled down 14 rebounds and Pearson dished out five assists as the Raiders stayed undefeated in division play at 2-0 and won their third game in a row with the 69-63 victory.

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Raiders Earn Ninth Straight Win

The Central Lakes College Raiders have had a strong start to the 2014-2015 season, but Saturday's 105-21 Northern Division win over Itasca may have been their most impressive one yet. 

Davaghndre Jones scored 21 points to lead the Raiders. Chris Ayers was next with 12, and Radamus Jones and Alex Koch each finished with 11 to lead CLC to its ninth straight win.

It was also the fourth time this season the Raiders have topped the 100-point mark.

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Raiders Reach Double Digit Wins

Three Raiders surpassed 20 points as Central Lakes rolled past Riverland 96-83 in Saturday's Winter Classic in Brainerd.

Radamus Jones scored 24, Davaghndre Jones 22 and N'Gai Dixon 21 as the Raiders improved to 10-3.

Darsean Woodson added 10 points for CLC.

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Raiders Pick Up Second Win

Mackenzie Holst scored 20 points and Bethany Cressman went for 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Central Lakes College Raiders to a 68-57 victory over Riverland in Saturday's Winter Classic at Brainerd.

Anglea Mosbeck collected seven points and 17 rebounds and Kelly Pearson scored 11 for the Raiders, who picked up five points, four assists and three blocks from Kiana Edwards.

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Raider Men's Team Race Past Ridgewater

If you are planning to go to a Central Lakes College Raiders men's basketball game this season, you may want to do some pre-game stretching before entering the gym. At the pace the Raiders are playing at, watching the action can seem like a form of physical exertion.

Often times in the early part of the season, the Raiders are discovering what they have as a team and what parts fit where. One thing is already certain this season. 

The pace is going to be fast and the action is going to be furious. The Raiders gave a sample of that Friday night as they ran over the Ridgewater Warriors 108-62 in a non-division game and improved to 5-3 overall.

CLC's Jake Dryer led all players with 21 points and he was followed by Radimus Jones with 17. Davaghndre Jones scored 11 points and Jerry Truss chipped in with 10.

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Ridgewater Edges Raider Women's Team in OT

The Central Lakes College Raiders (1-5) found themselves behind 59-53 against the Ridgewater Warriors (4-3) in a non-division game on Friday night.

Having overcome a poor shooting half and erasing a 13 point lead in the process, the Raiders were at the moment of decision. Four minutes later, they had pushed the Warriors to a 59-59 tie and overtime period. Although CLC came out on the short end of a 72-68 score, head coach Cassie Carey found positives in the Raiders' performance.

Led by point guard MacKenzie Holst, who hit four early threes and finished with 19 points, the Raiders jumped on the Warriors in the first half and led 32-26 at the half.

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Women's Team Earns First Victory

Bethany Cressman scored 17 points for Central Lakes as the Raiders recorded their first win of the season by beating Minnesota State Fergus Falls 77-69 in a non-division game Tuesday. 

Kiana Edwards added 15 points and four assists and Kelly Pearson also scored 15 for the Raiders. Alyshia Angeleno tallied 12 points and Jenny Skoog followed with 10 points and six rebounds for CLC.

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