By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Nearly the entire Royalton girls basketball roster found the scoring column as the Royals’ depth overwhelmed Onamia, 68-40, Tuesday. Senior Megan Wiener had 13 points and senior Kelsey Petron and sophomore Emily Fussy each had 10 to lead the Royals. Seniors Erika Zimmerman (7) and Bridget Tschida (6), juniors Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com With nine minutes to play in Tuesday’s road game at Swanville, Upsala senior Kimmy Mrozek scored her 1,000th point, helping lead the Cardinals to an 88-49 win. Mrozek joins junior teammate Aimee Pelzer and five other Cardinals to have reached the 1,000-point mark in their careers. Mrozek finished the Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Upsala boys basketball team stormed to an 18-point halftime lead before coasting to a 59-48 win at Osakis, Tuesday. Junior Avery Smieja led the way with 14 points and seven rebounds and junior Matt Abeler contributed 10 points. Junior Eric Frieler and sophomore Christian Pekarek each had seven Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A year after getting upset in the Section 6A quarterfinals, the Little Falls boys hockey team made certain there would not be a repeat, Tuesday. It took a little while for the Flyers to get rolling, but once they did, Morris-Benson Area had no chance to stop them, as Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Maple Lake handed the visiting Pierz boys basketball team just its second Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) loss, Tuesday, winning 66-63. Junior Cullin Carter took the reins as the scoring leader for the Pioneers, netting 20 points to go with nine rebounds. Senior Caleb Janson and junior Jess Kasper each Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Whitney Weisz had 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, but visiting Princeton tripped up Little Falls 48-30, Tuesday, in the Flyers’ regular season home finale. Junior Jamie Jenks added eight points, followed by freshman Kendra Pohlman (4) and seniors Mariah Burns (2), Makayla Jorgensen (2) and Jennifer Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Pierz girls basketball team was unable to cling to a slim 29-28 halftime advantage against visiting Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE), Tuesday, falling 55-50. Senior Lindsay Monson helped the Pioneers stay in the game with a near triple-double, recording 19 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks. Senior Lisa Langer also reached Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Sophomore Joelle Ertl scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds, but Eden Valley-Watkins (EVW) topped Holdingford 69-26, Tuesday. Senior Alison Meagher added six points and junior Haley Huls chipped in four for the Huskers. Holdingford plays at Maple Lake, Friday. Eden Valley-Watkins 69, Holdingford 26 EV-Watkins 38 31 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The sixth-ranked Upsala girls basketball team’s defense smothered St. John’s Prep, Monday, allowing just 17 points in the first half and only 10 more in the second en route to a 67-27 win. Junior Aimee Pelzer led the offensive effort with 26 points and seven assists, followed by senior Read more »
Brackets for the state wrestling team tournament were announced this morning. Pierz, ranked 10th in Class A, will square off against top-seeded Jackson County Central. Little Falls, ranked 11th in Class AAA, will meet up with second-seeded Hastings. Both matches will take place Thursday, March 1, at 9 a.m. at the Xcel Energy Center in Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com In addition to Pierz and Little Falls making it to the state wrestling tournament as teams, Little Falls sophomore Rachelle LeBlanc also qualified for state this weekend as an individual in gymnastics. The Flyers had to contend with eight-time defending state champion Perham at Saturday’s Section 8A meet, but Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Little Falls wrestling team captured the Section 8AAA championship in Brainerd, Saturday, and with it a trip to the state tournament. The Flyers opened the day with a 44-23 victory over Sauk Rapids-Rice in the quarterfinals, then advanced to the championship match with a 57-13 demolition of St. Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Pierz wrestling team won the Section 7A tournament in convincing fashion, Friday, topping Mille Lacs Area 53-22 in the semifinals before defeating Holdingford 48-16 in the finals. After the Pioneers cruised past the Raiders in the first match of the night and the Huskers edged Aitkin, the top Read more »
Swanville High School recently announced its choices for January Athletes of the Month. Jordan Sales, son of Bruce and Chris Sales, is the Boys Basketball Athlete of the Month, and Marissa Evans, daughter of Kevin and Mary Evans, is the Girls Basketball Athlete of the Month. “Jordan averaged 10.6 points per game and 6.9 rebounds Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Led once again by junior Maria Hauer, the Little Falls girls Nordic ski team placed seventh at Thursday’s state meet. Hauer, who won the Section 8A individual title, placed 42nd overall in 37:52.5. Junior Mattia Hendrickson was the next finisher, putting together a time of 39:20.8 on the day Read more »
