By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Dustin Herold shot a 43 in Tuesday’s meet at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) to secure a second-place season finish and spot on the All-Central Minnesota Conference team. Senior Kyle Fuhrman followed one stroke back of Herold at 44 as the Pioneers finished fourth at the meet and on the Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Holdingford girls track and field team seized six event titles to earn a second-place finish at Tuesday’s Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) Championship. Sophomore Tyler Millner was a CMC champion in two events to lead the Pierz boys team to third. Girls results Senior Chelsea Gerads and eighth Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Little Falls softball team closed out the regular season with a 7-6 home win over Granite Ridge Conference champion Mora, Tuesday, its second win over the Mustangs this season. The Flyers jumped out to an early lead with a four-run first inning, only for Mora to battle back Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Royalton junior Matt Silbernick tossed a three-hitter to lead the Royals to a 5-3 win at Ogilvie, Tuesday. Silbernick also struck out seven batters while issuing only one walk to earn the win. Senior Tyler Sieben went 1-for-3 with a double and a run to lead the Royals at Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Upsala grabbed a 4-0 lead in the second inning, but Royalton tallied the final 19 runs to earn a 19-4 victory in the regular season finale for both teams. Sophomore Katelyn Kasella supplied three hits, four runs and three RBIs for the Royals, while senior Allison Popp went 3-for-4 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Check out more photos from Tuesday’s meet in The Record’s online gallery Little Falls posted six top-three finishes to take fourth at Tuesday’s Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) Championship. Sophomore Rachelle LeBlanc cleared 10-feet, 6-inches to take first place in the pole vault, while junior Amber Hines took second in Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com With seven event champions and seven more runners-up, the Little Falls boys track and field obliterated the field and captured the first-ever Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) championship, Tuesday. The Flyers dominated the sprint events and added two firsts in the field to nearly double the output of second-place Foley, Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls fell behind 3-2 after three innings at Mora, Tuesday, but outscored the Mustangs 8-1 the rest of the way to remain unbeaten with a 10-4 victory. Senior Mitch Gregory tied the game in the fourth with an RBI double, then junior Collin Eckman put the Flyers ahead Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz dropped its final two regular season games 5-1 and 12-2 at home versus Rockford Area, Tuesday. Juniors Micheala Rocheleau and Miranda Woitalla doubled for Pierz in the opener. Junior Elizabeth Tomala and Woitalla scored the Pioneers’ two runs in the finale, with juniors Megan Boser and Sara Schlegel Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Maple Lake shut out Holdingford 8-0 in the first game of a doubleheader, Tuesday, before slipping past the host Huskers 5-4 in eight innings in the finale. Junior Haley Huls and sophomore Sam Maciej each had two hits for Holdingford in the second game. Holdingford opens section play Friday Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Cody Weiss and Pierz came out on top 2-0 in a pitchers’ duel against Holdingford, Monday. Weiss shut out the Huskers on four hits, fanning eight, including two strikeouts with the bases loaded in the seventh to close out the game. Senior Logan Meyer went 2-for-3 with a Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Freshman Jessica Hawks tied for second individually with a 44 to help Pierz break 200 and place fourth as a team in Monday’s Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) meet at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE). Senior Anna Poster trailed three strokes behind Hawks with a 47, followed by senior Beth Woitalla and junior Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford scored five runs in the first inning and junior Alyssa Ohman didn’t allow Pierz to get any closer, Monday. Ohman tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out nine to lead the Huskers to an 8-0 victory. Senior Katelyn Butkowski and junior Haley Huls each doubled for Holdingford. Sophomore Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Katie Kowalzek shot a 50 to lead Pierz to fourth place at Friday’s Kimball Area/Eden Valley-Watkins (KEVW) Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) meet. Following right behind her for the Pioneers were freshman Jessica Hawks with a 51 and seniors Beth Woitalla (53) and Anna Poster (54). Eighth graders Kayla Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Megan Boser tripled, homered and drove in four runs to power Pierz to an 8-6 home win over Foley, Friday. Sophomore Tiara Hopkins added a double at the plate and earned a complete-game win on the mound. Foley 6 9 0 Pierz 8 7 4 Pierz—Megan Boser: Read more »
