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 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 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 Holdingford continued its late-season surge, Thursday, sweeping Kimball Area 7-4 and 2-1 to extend its winning streak to five. Senior Allison Meagher went 3-for-4, senior Erin Mensinger had two hits and two RBIs and senior Katelyn Butkowski picked up two hits to lead the Huskers offensively. Junior Alyssa Ohman  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A year after placing second at its true team section meet, the Holdingford girls track and field team moved one spot up the standings to earn a trip to state at Monday’s 5A competition in Minnewaska. The Huskers scored 643 points during the meet, narrowly outdistancing runner-up Morris/Chokio-Alberta by  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After each team struck for two runs in the first inning, a pitchers’ duel developed between Eden Valley-Watkins and Holdingford, Monday. Finally, with the score still knotted at 2-2, host Holdingford was able to break through in the bottom of the seventh, winning the game 3-2 when junior Jena  Read more »

The Pierz boys finished third and the girls squad took fourth at Thursday’s Ogilvie meet. The Pioneers boys were led by two sprint relays, with the 4×100 team of seniors Preston Weber, Ben Huffman, Dustin Waytashek and Michael Marshik (46.86) and the 4×200 team of seniors Tyler Kieffer, Caleb Janson, Waytashek and Marshik (1:37.9) taking  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Sam Butler handcuffed the Eden Valley-Watkins lineup from the opening pitch, throwing a four-hitter to lead Holdingford to a 3-0 road win, Monday. Sophomore Cody Bialka went 2-for-4, senior David Bialka homered and sophomore Jake Nelson drove in a run to provide Butler with the offensive support he  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After falling 11-1 in the opening game of Thursday’s doubleheader, Holdingford battled back to top visiting Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) 7-4 in the finale. Senior Amy Scegura started on the mound and pitched five innings to earn the win in the second game. Juniors Ashley Breth and Jena Volkers each  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford took the lead in its first at-bat and did not relinquish it, cruising to a 9-2 win at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE), Monday. Juniors Jena Volkers and Alyssa Ohman each went 3-for-4 and combined to scored six runs to lead the Huskers. Junior Ashley Breth added a single and a  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Luke Doll doubled in sophomore Mitch Merten in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and give Holdingford a 4-3 home win over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE), Monday. Merten finished with a pair of hits for the Huskers, while Doll, senior David Bialka and sophomore Mitch  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Pierz boys team swept the top three spots in the long jump and won three other events to claim third place at the Blascziek Invite in Holdingford, Friday. Sophomore Tyler Millner posted the top mark for the Pioneers in the long jump with a leap of 19-feet, 7-inches,  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com To view more photos from Monday’s game, check out The Record’s online gallery With Pierz down to its final out, senior Logan Meyer came through with a clutch two-run single at Holdingford, Monday. Then, Meyer slammed the door shut in the bottom of the seventh, striking out the side  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford scored a pair of early runs to take a 2-0 lead into the fifth inning of what started as a pitchers duel at Pierz, Monday. Then, both offense erupted, resulting in a frenetic back-and-forth finish that ended with Pierz walking off with an 8-7 triumph in eight innings  Read more »