By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz dug out of an early 4-0 hole to win the opening game of a doubleheader at Kimball Area, Thursday, but couldn’t do it again in the finale, settling for a split. Junior Cody Weiss homered and drove in four runs in the Pioneers’ 7-5 win in the first Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A pair of dramatic finishes led to a split of Thursday’s doubleheader for the Pierz softball team at home against Kimball Area. In the opener, Pierz entered the bottom of the seventh inning trailing 2-0, only to come up with three runs on a walk-off homer by junior Megan Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Anna Poster turned in a round of 53 and junior Katie Kowalzek followed one shot back at 54 to lead the Pierz girls golf team to fourth place at Monday’s Osakis Central Minnesota Conference meet. Freshman Jessica Hawks fired a 57 and senior Beth Woitalla had a 59 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz finished in sixth place in Tuesday’s tightly contested Maple Lake Central Minnesota Conference meet, with the top six teams separated by only 11 strokes. Junior Dustin Herold carded a 43 and senior Michael Meyer and sophomore Evan Woitalla each followed right behind with rounds of 46 to guide Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Eden Valley-Watkins (EVW) scored twice in the first, but Pierz junior Cody Weiss shut down the Eagles the rest of the way, leading the Pioneers to a 5-2 win, Monday. The win clinched a season sweep for Pierz over visiting EVW, which entered the game ranked second in Class Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After falling 8-5 in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader, Pierz came back to win the finale 5-3 to earn a split against Eden Valley-Watkins. In the opening game, juniors Sara Schlegel, Elizabeth Tomala and Miranda Woitalla recorded two hits apiece for the Pioneers and junior Megan Boser homered. Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Dustin Herold continued his run of strong play, tying for the top spot at Friday’s Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (LPGE) Invite with a round of 81. The score led the Pioneers to a fourth-place finish out of eight teams at the 18-hole event. Pierz then grouped its next three 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 Junior Dustin Herold took home medalist honors for the second consecutive meet at the Kimball Invite, April 26, shooting an 18-hole round of 86 to lead Pierz to fifth as a team. Sophomore Evan Woitalla also broke 100 to finish as Pierz’ next highest placer with a 93, followed Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Freshman Jessica Hawks shot a 97 to place fifth overall and lead Pierz to third at Thursday’s 18-hole Kimball Invite. Senior Anna Poster finished with a round of 102 to also place in the top 10. Junior Katie Kowalzek (109) and senior Beth Woitalla (112) capped the scoring for Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) leader Maple Lake used 26 hits to take a pair of games at Pierz, Thursday, winning 7-4 and 10-5. The Irish jumped out to an early lead in the opener and then held off the Pioneers late, keeping the tying run at the plate in Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz squared off in a doubleheader at Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) leader Maple Lake, Thursday, dropping a pair. After falling 10-0 in the opener, the Pioneers took a 1-0 lead into the seventh in the finale. But the Irish scored a run to force extra innings and then picked Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Junior Michaela Rocheleau went 4-for-4 and scored the winning run as Pierz pulled out its second extra-inning, walk-off win in a row 4-3 against Milaca, Tuesday. Two of Rocheleau’s hits went for doubles and she also collected an RBI and a run. Junior Megan Boser finished the night 3-for-4 Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz came out swinging against Class A’s top-ranked defending state champion Eden Valley-Watkins, Tuesday, not letting up until recording a 13-2, six-inning win. The visiting Pioneers seized control early with three in the first and four in the second before putting the game away with a five-run sixth. Senior Read more »
By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com To view more photos from Tuesday’s meet, check out The Record’s online gallery With four teams grouped within a single stroke of one another, junior Dustin Herold and the Pierz boys golf team emerged at the top of the pack at Tuesday’s home Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) meet. Herold Read more »
