Central Minnesota Boys Basketball: Bednar shoulders the load as Pierz topples Holdingford

Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:14 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Four players reached double figures as Pierz delivered a 66-36 drubbing to visiting Holdingford, …

Royalton-Upsala sophomore Joe Jensen, top, powers Mille Lacs Area freshman Hunter Sumner to his back with a bar arm during Tuesday’s home dual. Jensen won with a 19-4 technical fall at 113 pounds to help lead the Royals to a 61-12 victory.

Area Wrestling: Holdingford busts Pierz winning streak at 21

Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:08 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Holdingford will likely have to do it again Friday. But the Huskers proved it …

Central Minnesota Girls Basketball: Section powers knock off Pierz

Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:05 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz traveled to a pair of Section 6AA powerhouses this week, falling 60-42 at …

Wrestling: Pierz powers past pair of Central Minnesota Conference opponents

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:42 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz bulldozed a pair of Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) foes at Tuesday’s Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) …

Boys Basketball: Pierz leads second-ranked Melrose for a half, but Dutchmen dominate down stretch

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:35 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com For the second time this season, Pierz stuck with second-ranked Melrose Area for a …

Girls Basketball: Pierz can’t quite keep up with CMC leader Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 1:21 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz kept up with Central Minnesota Conference (CMC) leader Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) deep into …

Pierz senior Ben Boser, left, dekes around a Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa defender in Tuesday's home game. Boser finished with nine points in the 75-42 defeat.

Boys Basketball: Defending state champ Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa proves too much for Pierz

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 1:16 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com What figured to be a tall task going in ended up being even tougher …

Wrestling: Eighth-ranked Pierz stampedes Long Prairie-Grey Eagle

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 12:50 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz sailed past host Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (LPGE) in non-conference action, Tuesday, rolling 65-9 …

Girls Basketball: Pierz erases big deficit, but can’t hold on against Foley

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz erased a nine-point halftime deficit to take a one-point lead in the second …

Pierz junior Evan Woitalla doesn't allow Paynesville Area freshman Jordan Karels to escape during the final dual of the Pierz quad, Friday. Woitalla finished off Karels with a pin in 46 seconds as the Pioneers won 53-12.

Wrestling: Pierz sweeps home quad to improve to 17-2

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 9:26 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor Pierz steamrolled through its three foes at its home quad, Friday, defeating Sauk Rapids-Rice (55-18), …

Girls Basketball: Rockford erases 16-point gap to defeat Pierz

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Pierz started strong, at one stage building a 16-point lead, but host Rockford Area …

Boys Basketball: Pierz ties game with Templin’s last-second three, then tops Kimball in overtime

Posted on January 18, 2013 at 1:32 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Senior Josh Templin hit a game-tying three-pointer with half a second remaining to send …

Pierz senior Alyssa Boser (35) shoots a jumper during the closing minutes of Tuesday's game. Boser finished with nine points, five rebounds and four assists in the Pioneers' 54-41 home win over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

Girls Basketball: Rocheleau scores career high as Pierz rallies past Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 2:56 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com View more photos from Tuesday’s game in The Record’s online gallery via this link Pierz …

Wrestling: Pierz flattens Ogilvie, Pine City to improve to 14-2

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 10:56 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Outside of two forfeits, the Pierz wrestling team dropped just one bout on the …

Boys Basketball: Kasper, Bednar post double-doubles as Pierz rallies past Rockford

Posted on January 15, 2013 at 10:21 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Despite trailing the entire first half, the Pierz boys basketball team rallied to pull …