By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Sophomores Kyle Gerads and Jordan Gombos went 3-0 as the Holdingford wrestling team won two of three duals at Browerville-Eagle Valley, Friday. The Huskers opened the day with back-to-back blowout victories, topping Parkers Prairie 66-9 and West Central Area-Ashby 58-18 before falling 49-24 to Border West. Top-ranked senior Mike Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The top team in the Central Minnesota Conference lived up to its billing, Friday, as Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) defeated the Holdingford girls basketball team 70-27. Junior Haley Huls was the Huskers’ leader on offense, netting 10 points. Sophomore Joelle Ertl (6), seniors Jacqueline Vogt (4) and Mariya Pierskalla (2), Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com For the second game in a row, the Upsala boys basketball team held its opponent to 42 points, Tuesday. This time, the Cardinals notched an even bigger victory, scoring 10 more points in an 86-42 win over visiting Holdingford. Five players finished with at least 11 points for Upsala, Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Haley Huls scored 16 points and junior Jena Volkers had 11 points and four rebounds, but the Holdingford girls basketball team fell 54-43 against Maple Lake, Tuesday. Sophomores Sam Maciej (8) and Jodi Middendorf (3) and seniors Mariya Pierskalla (3) and Erin Mensinger (2) also contributed offensively for Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Maple Lake dealt the Holdingford boys basketball team a 57-30 Central Minnesota Conference home loss, Friday. Junior Alex Hiltner led the Huskers offensively with eight points, while juniors Sam Butler, Beau Maciej and Cody Schwinghammer each added five points. Sophomore Cody Bialka (4), senior Caleb Gosiak (2) and sophomore Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford topped Royalton-Upsala 56-21 at its home tri, Thursday. Zach Scott, Clem Gerads, Trevor Scott, Mike Jarnot and Nathan Brinker picked up falls for the Huskers. Andy Poster, Cory Wensmann and Austin Hackett pinned their opponents for the Royals. Holdingford wrestles in a tri at Albany and Royalton-Upsala wrestles Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Jena Volkers scored 19 points and was joined in double figures by sophomore Joelle Ertl (12) and junior Haley Huls (11). Together, the Holdingford trio provided more than enough offense to lead the Huskers to a 50-30 home win over Royalton, Tuesday. Senior Megan Wiener led the Royals Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The 11th-ranked Holdingford wrestling team earned a 39-22 Central Minnesota Conference road win, Tuesday, taking down Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE). Senior Galen Piwowar and freshman Zach Scott picked up falls for Holdingford. Piwowar’s pin started a streak of seven consecutive wins for the Huskers in the middle weights to seize control Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Sophomore Cody Bialka made his only score of the game count against Kimball Area, Jan. 12. With eight seconds remaining, Bialka sank the go-ahead basket, giving Holdingford a 45-44 home win. Junior Cody Schwinghammer scored 13 points to lead the Huskers and junior Taylor Millbrandt added 11.
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Holdingford wrestling team finished a close second in a three-team race at the Paynesville Invite, Friday. Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta won the tournament, with 185 1/2 points, five ahead of the runner-up Huskers and eight ahead of third-place Paynesville Area. Holdingford was led by four individual champions and finished with Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After being tied 19-19 at halftime, Holdingford broke out with a big second half, leading to a 54-39 win over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE), Friday. Sophomore Jodi Middendorf scored 12 points and junior Haley Huls had 10 points, six rebounds and four steals to lead the Huskers. Junior Jena Volkers added Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Holdingford boys basketball team ran into a powerful squad from Princeton, Tuesday, falling 79-57. Juniors Alex Hiltner (14) and Taylor Millbrandt (10) reached double figures to lead the Huskers. Juniors Sam Butler (9) and Beau Maciej (7), senior Andrew Hellmann (6) and freshman Matt Vasilj (5) followed with Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Led by senior 138-pound champion Mike Jarnot, the Holdingford wrestling team finished in a tie for fifth place at the Foley Invite, Jan. 7. Jarnot pinned his first two opponents before advancing to the finals with a 15-2 major decision. In the championship match, Jarnot, the top-ranked wrestler at Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Ertl and Volkers each scored 10 points and picked up three steals, but the Huskers couldn’t rally from a 22-8 halftime deficit, Thursday. Huls added six points and Vogt picked up three. Holdingford plays at Staples-Motley, Thursday. Kimball Area 42, Holdingford 35 Kimball Area 22 20 – 42 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Caleb Janson extended his school rebounding record with 15 more Tuesday, helping lead Pierz to an 84-46 win over Holdingford. Janson broke the school record held by Shane Poepping since 1991 with 744th career rebound against Sauk Rapids-Rice, Friday. Janson also scored 18 points, second to senior Preston Read more »
