Little Falls senior Travis Spillum goes up for a short hook shot over Zimmerman senior Jake Wilson (15) during the Flyers’ 60-31 road win, March 1. Spillum grabbed four rebounds as Little Falls clinched the Granite Ridge Conference championship.

Boys Basketball: Little Falls routs Zimmerman to clinch Granite Ridge Conference championship

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 1:08 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls already had secured a part of the Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) title …

Little Falls boys basketball game postponed

Posted on March 5, 2013 at 9:38 am

Tonight’s Section 8AAA boys basketball quarterfinal game between Little Falls at Alexandria has been postponed to Wednesday night at 7 …

Little Falls senior Joe Reis trips up Champlin Park senior LaQuan Wallace for a takedown in the third period during the state wrestling tournament, March 1. Reis nearly pinned Wallace after falling behind 17-3, but ran out of time in a 17-9 defeat.

State wrestling: Mitch Lange, Trevor Scott earn fourth place

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:50 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Royalton-Upsala junior Mitch Lange and Holdingford senior Trevor Scott each earned fourth place to …

Little Falls senior Taylor Drager (12) chases down the puck during the Section 6A championship game against St. Cloud Apollo in St. Cloud, Feb. 28. Drager netted the opening goal of the game, but the Eagles came back to win 6-3 to advance to state.

Boys Hockey: St. Cloud Apollo knocks off Little Falls in Section 6A finals

Posted on February 28, 2013 at 10:28 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com In the first meeting of the season, Little Falls was able to slow down …

Area boys basketball: Upsala clinches Prairie Conference title while Little Falls secures at least a share of Granite Ridge

Posted on February 27, 2013 at 2:04 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A chance at clinching the Prairie Conference title was on the line for Upsala …

Girls Basketball: Top-seeded Alexandria defeats Little Falls in playoff opener

Posted on February 27, 2013 at 1:51 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Top-seeded Alexandria knocked off visiting Little Falls 64-21 in Tuesday’s opening round of the …

Little Falls junior Rachelle LeBlanc earned a third-place finish in the Class A state gymnastics all-around competition at the University of Minnesota’s Sports Pavilion, Feb. 23. Pictured on the medal stand are (from left): Detroit Lakes eighth-grader Molly Lyngaas, Austin eighth-grader Maddie Mullenbach, Alexandria senior Briquelle Bowden, Austin junior Sela Fadness, LeBlanc and Melrose Area junior Jailyn Brinkman.

Gymnastics: Little Falls’ LeBlanc captures third in state all-around

Posted on February 27, 2013 at 1:26 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor A day after climbing the medal stand at state, Rachelle LeBlanc handed her mother and …

Area Boys Basketball: Pierz edges Eden Valley-Watkins, Upsala hits triple digits twice

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 11:10 am

Area boys basketball action from Feb. 21 – 23: Little Falls 72, Mora 63 Little Falls picked up a crucial …

Boys Hockey: Little Falls earns return trip to section finals

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 10:56 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com It wasn’t a duplicate of the 6-0 destruction from a month earlier. It didn’t …

Area girls basketball: Upsala earns share of Prairie Conference title, Pierz clips Kimball

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:47 am

Area girls basketball action from Feb. 21 – 23: Upsala 66, Royalton 37 The end of the regular season was …

Weisz anchors three first-place relays for SDSU

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:50 am

Little Falls graduate Whitney Weisz, a freshman on the San Diego State University (SDSU) women’s swimming and diving team, helped …

Korver signs for college football, track at Northwestern

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:49 am

Little Falls senior Isaiah Korver has signed a Letter of Intent to continue his football and track and field careers …

Area wrestling: 20 area wrestlers qualify for individual state tournament

Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:15 am

Area wrestling action from Feb. 22 – 23: Section 8AAA tournament: Little Falls turned 11 semifinalists into four state qualifiers …

Little Falls senior Luke Majerle looks to attack during Tuesday’s Section 6A quarterfinals against visiting Morris-Benson Area. Majerle had two goals and two assists to help lead the Flyers to a 5-1 victory.

Boys Hockey: Majerle powers Little Falls through playoff opener

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 12:38 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Top-seeded Little Falls took the first step in its quest to repeat as Section …

Granite Ridge Boys Basketball: Eckman shoots Little Falls past Albany

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 12:36 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls maintained sole possession of first place in the Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) …