Peterson Selected as Regional Coach of the Year

American Volleyball Coaches Association

Jane Peterson has been selected as the 2013 AVCA Two-Year Colleges Regional Coach of the Year. Peterson will represent her region on the 2013 AVCA Two-Year Colleges National Coach of the Year ballot. The awards will be officially presented at the 2013 Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Seattle, Wash. on Thursday, December 19, at the 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Convention.


Jane Peterson, Central Lakes College
NJCAA Division III
It was another outstanding season for Central Lakes volleyball, finishing the season with a 29-3 record and a third place finish in the NJCAA Division III National Tournament. The 2013 campaign marked her 23rd in her illustrious career now holding a 536-229 record as the coach of the Raiders. She coached Lindsay Monson to be one of the top middle blockers in the country, finishing in the top-10 nationally in kills per set (3.94), hitting percentage (.402) and block assists (69). Peterson has led the Raiders to their 10th appearance in the National Tournament including nine of the last 13. She is now a two-time AVCA Region Coach of the Year recipient after taking home the honor in 2007.

CLC Football - All MCAC Team Selections

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has announced their postseason awards for excellence in football. Andrew Johnson, sophomore quarterback for the Raiders was named MCAC Player of the Year. That award also carries the distinction of All-American. CLC finished the season with a record of 9-2 and runner-up in the MCAC State championship game.

Other players receiving honors:

FIRST TEAM MCAC:
Andrew Johnson, St. Agnes, MN, Soph.
Brandon Kiel, Milaca, MN, Soph.
Josh Johnson, St. Agnes, MN, Fresh
Steve Wroblewski, Eaglecrest, CO, Fresh
Sam Moriarty, Rocori, MN, Fresh
Josh Mantel, Mora, MN, Fresh
Ajrian Stone-Caldwell, Eden Prairie, MN, Fresh

SECOND TEAM MCAC:
Logan Novak, Foley, MN, Fresh
Blake Petrich, Staples, MN, Soph
Taz Seibert, Norwood-Young America, MN, Soph
Vadell Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN, Fresh
Alex Galvan, Rochester John Marshall, MN, Soph

HONORABLE MENTION MCAC:
Austin Krumwiede, Martin County West, MN, Fresh
Austin Rucks, Sauk Rapids, MN, Fresh
Jake Kassulker, Brainerd, MN, Fresh
Dominic Hayle, Bemidji, MN, Fresh
Luke Landecker, Pequot Lakes, MN, Soph

Volleyball Team Advances To National Tournament

The 2013 Raider volleyball team advances to the NJCAA Division III national tournament by beating Northland 3-0 in the Region 13B championship game on Saturday, November 9. 

CLC rolled through the tournament without losing a single game. The Raiders shutout Itasca on Friday night winning three straight games to advance to the championship game on Saturday. 

The #2 nationally ranked Raiders improve their season record to 27-2 and will advance to the National NJCAA Division III tournament in Rochester, MN on November 15-16. The tournament is held at the UCR Regional Sports Center at Rochester Community and Technical College.

#2 Ranked CLC Volleyball vs Itasca

The #2 NJCAA nationally ranked Raiders volleyball team plays their final regular season games on Wedensday, October 30 at home vs. Itasca Community College. The 24-2 Raiders are heavy favorites to win over the 14-10 Itasca Vikings.

On October 29, the Minnesota College Athletic Conference named Lindsay Monson Hitter of the Week and Sarah Miller Libero of the Week.

Lindsay continued her stellar play with 4.33 kills/game while hitting .558 as CLC swept two more Northern Division opponents. Monson added 6 blocks (1.0) and 7 digs (1.2). She is a sophomore from Pierz, MN.

Sarah led CLC with 32 digs (5.33) in a pair of wins and continues to key the Raiders attack. Miller receives in all six rotations and had 0 receiving errors for the week. She is a sophomore from Cross Lake, MN.

Sarah was also named NJCAA Division III player of the week on October 23 for her stellar performance in a match-up between two top 10 teams. Miller led the Raiders with three service aces and 21 digs over No. 6 Northland.

CLC Football Team Advances to 2nd Round

Central Lakes College advances to the MCAC semifinal game and will play Northland Community and Technical College on Saturday, November 2 in Thief River Falls, MN. The Raiders (#2 southern division team) advances to the semifinal game by beating MnWest on Saturday 55-26. Northland (#1 northern division team) earned the right to host the game with a win over Mesabi Range by a score of 24-0.

The Raiders are ranked #12 in the country in latest NJCAA Football Poll.

The semifinal winners will play in the State championship game on Sunday, November 9.

MInnesota College Athletic Conference 2013 Playoffs

2nd Round Playoffs

CLC @ Northland 1:00 PM

Vermilion @ Rochester 2:00 PM

1st Round Playoffs

Northland 24 over Mesabi Range 0

CLC 55 over MnWest 26

Rochester 27 over Ridgewater 15

Vermilion 30 over Fond Du Lac 27

Playoff Football: CLC vs. MnWest

Playoff football begins for the CLC Raiders currently the #2 team in the southern division of the MCAC. The Raiders face  #3 MnWest at Findorff Field on the Brainerd campus on Saturday, October 26 at 1 pm. The winner of this game will play the northern division bracket (#1 vs #4) winner in a semifinal game on Saturday, November 2.

The Raiders beat MnWest at home on October 2 in a high scoring contest 50-39. The Raiders trailed in the game by 20 points before rallying to victory.

Raiders Rally, Tie for Division Title

Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • October 20, 2013
by Jeremy Lindholm Sports Writer

Quarterback Andrew Johnson scored the winning touchdown with 14 seconds left, capping a 93-yard drive, as the Central Lakes College Raiders rallied for a 28-21 win over the Ridgewater Warriors in the final game of the regular season Saturday at Findorff Field.

With the win, CLC secured a share of the Southern Division title with Rochester and Minnesota West. Minnesota West stunned previously unbeaten Rochester 32-24 on Saturday. All three schools finished 3-1 in division play.

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