Pierz junior Evan Woitalla battles to try to keep down Frazee's Hunter Sorenson during the state team quarterfinals, Feb. 28. Woitalla avenged a 4-0 defeat with a 5-0 victory over Sorenson a day later in individual action.

State wrestling: Pierz falls to second-seeded Frazee, third-seeded ACGC

Posted on March 5, 2013 at 11:06 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz encountered a tough draw at the Class A state wrestling team tournament, Feb. …

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 …

Girls Basketball: Upsala, Royalton advance, Pierz and Holdingford fall in section action

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 12:29 am

Girls Basketball playoff scores from Thursday, Feb. 28: Section 5A: Upsala 74, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 37 Upsala opened the postseason with …

Wrestling: Pierz drops pair at state

Posted on February 28, 2013 at 10:21 pm

Pierz fell 47-12 to second-seeded and eventual runner-up Frazee in Thursday’s Class A state wrestling team quarterfinals at the Xcel …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Central Minnesota Girls Basketball: ‘Boser Five’ help Pierz pulverize Pine City

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 12:42 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com With a 42-10 lead at halftime, Pierz’ lead over visiting Pine City was well …

Central Minnesota Boys Basketball: Pierz stuns Kimball again on buzzer beater

Posted on February 22, 2013 at 12:40 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com After requiring overtime to beat Kimball Area earlier in the season, Pierz slipped by …

Wrestling: This time, Pierz comes out on top

Posted on February 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor Holdingford may have been able to snap Pierz’ 21-match win streak in a regular season …

Swanville sophomore Jordan Sales lays in a basket during the second half of Tuesday's game against visiting Browerville.

Area Boys Basketball: Pierz handles Staples, Upsala’s Pekarek scores 1,000th point versus St. John’s Prep

Posted on February 13, 2013 at 2:54 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor Pierz 60, Staples Motley 46 Bednar posted another double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds …

Area wrestling: Holdingford, Pierz and Royalton-Upsala all advance to Section 7A final four

Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:33 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Top-seeded Holdingford, second-seeded Pierz and No. 5 Royalton-Upsala each posted convincing wins to advance …

Area girls basketball: Little Falls tops Mora, Maranatha escapes Upsala for second time

Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:31 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Little Falls 45, Mora 39 Senior Jamie Jenks scored 21 points as Little Falls …

Girls Basketball: Cold start dooms Pierz against Osakis

Posted on February 12, 2013 at 2:53 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz couldn’t recover from a frigid start at Osakis, Saturday, falling 66-47 to the …

Boys Basketball: Bednar, Carter lift Pierz over Maple Lake

Posted on February 12, 2013 at 2:46 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Seniors Mitch Bednar and Cullin Carter powered Pierz to a tightly contested 59-55 home …