By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls ran away with first place in the boys competition at Friday’s Albany track and field meet, while Holdingford eked its way to the top spot in the girls standings. Leading the way for Holdingford were four event winners, including senior Chelsea Gerads in the shot put (33-feet,  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After the Upsala-Swanville Area (USA) baseball team tallied two runs in the top of the first, Holdingford answered right back with two in the bottom of the inning, April 20. There would be no answer from that point on, as the Cardinals struck for six in the second and  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the top of the first inning and didn’t look back on its way to a 16-3 win at Royalton, Thursday. Junior Alyssa Ohman went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored and senior Katelyn Butkowski had two hits and  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Holdingford softball team took a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE), Tuesday. The visiting Jaguars scored a run in the top of the inning to break up the shutout and keep the game alive, but the Huskers answered right back in the bottom of the  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Seniors David Bialka and Nick Knettel and sophomore Mitch Messman each had multi-hit games for Holdingford, but defending state champion Eden Valley-Watkins (EVW) prevailed with a 12-3 road win, Tuesday. Holdingford hosts Upsala-Swanville Area, Thursday.

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Leading the Pierz girls team at Thursday’s Pioneer Invite with runner-up finishes were juniors Alyssa Boser in the 100 hurdles (18.36) and Megan Hoheisel in the 3,200 (13:32.29), sophomore Bridget Bednar in the high jump (4-feet, 10-inches) and the 4×100 relay team (56.05). Boser added a third-place throw in  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com The Holdingford baseball team faced multi-run deficits in each of its games this week, but scored a combined nine runs in its final at-bats to record a pair of non-conference home wins.   Holdingford 6, Melrose 5 Trailing 5-2 heading into its last at-bat, the Huskers came up with  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford hosted a tri against Albany and Fergus Falls, Thursday, with the girls team taking eight events and the boys winning four. The girls team swept the four relays, with first-place teams of junior Kaitlin Preusser, seventh grader Jo Merten, eighth grader Alli Ruprecht and freshman Emily Wolter in  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford staged a seven-run seventh inning rally to stun Foley 10-9, Thursday. Trailing 9-3, Huskers senior Alison Meagher started the inning with a double and came home to score on a homer by junior Jena Volkers to cut the gap to 9-5. After the next two batters were retired,  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com View more photos from Monday’s game in The Record’s online gallery The Swanville softball team jumped out to an early lead in its season opener at Holdingford, Monday. But the Huskers battled back and broke the game open with a 12-run third inning en route to a 21-5 win.  Read more »

Guard Preston Weber, senior, Pierz Weber posed a match-up nightmare for opposing teams this season, able to overpower foes with his size and blaze by them with his quickness. The senior was the Pioneers’ leading scorer with 19.2 points per game, crossing the 1,000-point threshold during the season, and also hauled in 3.9 rebounds and  Read more »

Guard Aimee Pelzer, junior, Upsala Pelzer, The Record’s Player of the Year, was a dynamic playmaker at both ends of the court this season, helping Upsala reel off a perfect 16-0 Prairie Conference record and a sub-section championship. Pelzer efforts were rewarded with a third conference Most Valuable Player Award and a spot on the  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com View more photos from Friday’s meet in The Record’s online gallery The Pierz boys and Holdingford girls track and field teams established themselves as early Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) favorites, March 23. The Huskers boys and Pioneers girls were right there with them, as the two schools opened their  Read more »

106 pounds Zach Scott, freshman, Holdingford Scott was the catalyst for the Huskers this season, going 35-12 at the opening weight class. Scott excelled even more as the season went along, rolling through the competition at the Section 7A tournament. At state, Scott won three matches, including a 3-2 decision in the consolation semifinals that  Read more »

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Coming off its first ever Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) championship, the Holdingford softball team embarks on its quest for another title this spring. The Huskers will have to do it without five of their top players from a year ago, but bring back three starters and a deep group  Read more »