Little Falls

Boys Golf: Brill, Erdman and Hines finish in top seven for Little Falls at Princeton

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Led by three finishers in the top seven, the Little Falls boys golf team captured third place at Monday’s Princeton Granite Ridge Conference meet. Senior Jon Brill finished four strokes off the lead in fourth place with a 79, while freshman Kyler Erdman and eighth grader Reed Hines tied  Read more »

Softball: Milaca edges Little Falls twice

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls suffered its first two Granite Ridge Conference losses Monday at Milaca, falling 9-7 in the completion of a suspended game and 9-6 in the second contest. Completing a game that was suspended with Little Falls trailing 9-4 in the fourth inning April 21, the Flyers cut the  Read more »

Baseball: Eckman, Hanowski drive in four apiece as Little Falls rallies past Melrose 12-6

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls slugged their way out of a 6-3 hole against Melrose Area, Saturday, scoring nine unanswered runs from the fourth inning on to earn a 12-6 home win and remain undefeated. Senior Joey Hanowski and junior Collin Eckman supplied the bulk of the offensive firepower, each reaching base  Read more »

Baseball: Undefeated Little Falls pummels Princeton 12-0

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After eking out a 2-1 win over Princeton earlier in the season, Little Falls blasted the visiting Tigers 12-0, Friday. Senior Joey Hanowski gave the Flyers a quick 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the first, then senior Matt Valentine broke the game open with a three-run  Read more »

Track and Field: Hines, Toso lead Little Falls at Central Minnesota Mega Meet

Track and Field: Hines, Toso lead Little Falls at Central Minnesota Mega Meet

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com To view more photos from Saturday’s action, check out The Record’s online gallery Junior Amber Hines won the discus and senior Derek Toso took second in two events to lead the Little Falls girls and boys track and field teams at Saturday’s Central Minnesota Mega Meet in Sauk Rapids.  Read more »

Softball: Unbeaten Isle edges Little Falls in extra innings

Little Falls took unbeaten Isle to extra innings, May 5, but a five-run eighth by the visiting Huskies resulted in a 9-4 defeat for the Flyers. Jenks finished a single shy of the cycle and Kabanuk went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Flyers.   Isle      9 17 1 Flyers  4  9  5  Read more »

Kabanuk, Valentine and Zimny named LF Athletes of the Year at activities banquet

Little Falls Community High School honored standout students at its annual activities banquet held at the Falls Ballroom, April 30. Alayna Kabanuk received the Lyn Halstead Female Athlete of the Year Award. Matt Valentine and Preston Zimny were selected as co-winners of the Wetzel Family Male Athlete of the Year Award. Also receiving awards were  Read more »

LFCHS selects March Athletes of the Month

Boys Golf: Erdman, Stumpf lead Little Falls to fifth at home GRC meet

Boys Golf: Erdman, Stumpf lead Little Falls to fifth at home GRC meet

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Freshman Kyler Erdman fired a 42 to tie for seventh and junior Michael Stumpf finished one stroke back to place ninth and lead the Little Falls boys golf team at its home Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) meet, Thursday. The Flyers finished in fifth place as a team, just eight  Read more »

Softball: Conley, Jenks hit back-to-back homers as Little Falls uses 11-run first to top Swanville

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com To view more photos from Wednesday’s game, check out The Record’s online gallery An 11-run first inning highlighted by back-to-back home runs from senior Britian Conley and junior Jamie Jenks fueled a 13-4 win for the Little Falls softball team over Swanville, Wednesday. After sophomore Alea Cekalla worked a  Read more »

Baseball: Top-ranked Little Falls erases 3-0 deficit against Foley to remain unbeaten

Baseball: Top-ranked Little Falls erases 3-0 deficit against Foley to remain unbeaten

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Top-ranked Little Falls got off to another slow start in a make-up game Wednesday, as visiting Foley built a 3-0 lead with runs in the second, third and fifth innings. But the Falcons paid for missing out on opportunities to build an even bigger lead, with two runners caught  Read more »

Softball: Kabanuk, Jenks and Conley each collect two hits, but Becker takes down Little Falls 9-3

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Becker’s offense seized control early against Little Falls, April 27, building a 9-0 lead en route to a 9-3 home win. The Flyers advanced runners into scoring position in the first four innings, but couldn’t break through for a run until junior Chelsey Karnowski’s RBI single in the sixth.  Read more »

Softball: Little Falls knocks off Mora in match-up of GRC unbeatens

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com In a match-up of the final two unbeaten Granite Ridge Conference (GRC), Thursday, Little Falls had an answer for every Mora rally, prevailing 10-8. The two teams traded first-inning runs before the visiting Flyers jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the third. Mora closed within 7-5 in the  Read more »

Baseball: Anderson works out of bases-loaded jam in seventh as top-ranked Little Falls remains unbeaten against Mora

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Three of Mora’s first four batters of the game scored, but Little Falls was able to keep the visiting Mustangs off the board the rest of the way, Thursday, enabling the Flyers to stay undefeated with a 4-3 win. After Mora jumped on top, Little Falls came right back  Read more »

Softball: Cekalla throws four-hitter as Little Falls shuts out Melrose

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Melrose Area kept the Little Falls softball team from pulling away after the Flyers’ two-run first inning in Tuesday’s non-conference match-up. But Flyers sophomore Alea Cekalla didn’t need any more, shutting out Melrose Area on four hits in a 5-0 Little Falls victory. Junior Jamie Jenks drilled three hits  Read more »