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Pierz Pioneers at Little Falls Flyers Volleyball 2025

The Pioneers earned their first Granite Ridge Conference win of the season with a 3-1 win at Little Falls over the Flyers. Scores were 25-20, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19.  Autumn Jones led a balanced attack with 10 kills, Eva Schlieman had 8, Mataya Pohlkamp 7 and Macy Sadlovsky 6 kills. Brooklyn Hanneken passed out 32 assists, Sophie Leidenfrost had 26 digs, but the stat of the night was in the serving department, where the Pioneers had 17 aces!  4 each for Sophie Leidenfrost and Shelby Pulak, and 3 each for Autumn Jones, Macy Sadlovsky and Amber Boser.

Pierz Pioneers vs Minnewaska Area Lakers Football 2025

The Pierz Pioneers beat the Minnewaska Area Lakers 30-7 in Week 3 to improve to 3-0 in the Pioneers first road test of the season. Paul Nieman ran for 116 yards, Jaxsen Hardy caught 2 passes from Liam Hennessy for 21 yards, including a 16 yard touchdown catch in the 1st quarter. Both Brayden Foust and Liam Hennessy ran for touchdowns and the defense got a safety, a Jaxsen Hardy interception and fumble recoveries from Westin Hoheisel and Henry Hoffman.  Jayden Zajac led the team in tackles with 9 and registered 1 1/2 sacks. 

Pierz Pioneers at Pequot Lakes Patriots Volleyball 2025

The Pioneers did something no Pierz team had done in a long time, going to Pequot Lakes and actually grabbing a set from the Patriots before falling 3-1. Scores were 18-25, 26-24, 12-25, 8-25. Autumn Jones had 11 kills, Brooklyn Hanneken had 35 assists, and Sophie Leidenfrost had 30 digs. It's the first time the Pioneers have taken a set from Pequot Lakes since 2017.

Pierz Pioneers at Foley Falcons Volleyball 2025

The Pioneers went on the road, losing a 3-0 match in Foley by scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-17.  Amber Boser, Macy Sadlovsky and Autumn Jones had 5 kills each, Brooklyn Hanneken had 19 assists, and Sophie Leidenfrost had 16 digs for the Pioneers.

Pierz Pioneers vs Foley Falcons Football 2025

The Pioneers improved to 2-0 with a 24-0 win at home over the Foley Falcons. Brayden Foust scored a pair of touchdowns in the 1st quarter on a 4 yard scoring run and a huge 91 yard interception return for a touchdown. Preston Saehr booted a 25 yard field goal in the 3rd quarter and Paul Nieman finished off the scoring with a 7 yard TD run in the 4th quarter. Sophomore linebacker Jayden Zajac led the defense with 11 tackles while Brayden Foust had 2 interceptions and Nick Virnig picked off a pass as well. Liam Hennessy recovered a Falcons fumble for the Pioneers 4th turnover of the game. 

Pierz Pioneers vs Milaca Wolves Volleyball 2025

The Pioneers lost 3-1 at the MAC to the Milaca Wolves by scores of 25-20, 19-25, 20-25, 22-25. Autum Jones had a big match with 14 kills and 5 blocks, Macy Sadlovsky added 10 kills and 4 ace serves, Brooklyn Hanneken dished out 36 assists, and Sophie Leidenfrost had 22 digs.

Pierz Pioneers vs Royalton Royals Volleyball 2025

The Pioneers lost 3-0 to Royalton by scores of 25-20, 25-7 and 25-23.  Autumn Jones led the team with 10 kills, Brooklyn Hanneken had 21 assists, and Sophie Leidenfrost had 16 digs. Sophie also went 14-14 serving with 1 ace.

Nisswa Lightning vs Delano A's Class B State Championship 2025

The Lightning were looking for their 2nd State Title in 3 years as they faced the Delano A's in Hutchinson on Labor Day for the Class B State Championship. Having won the Class C State Title in 2022, Nisswa took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st when Kody Ruedisili led off with a double and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Nate DeChaine. After Delano tied it 1-1 in the bottom of the 1st, the Lightning regained the lead in the top of the 2nd on an rbi double from Kody Ruedisili that scored Chris Pederson to make it 2-1. But Nisswa was unable to generate any further offense against the Delano pitching staff, as the A's scored 5 times in the bottom of the 5th to take a 6-2 lead, and added another run in the 6th to make it 7-2.  Then Delano's Toby Hanson led off the 7th with a solo Homer to right to make the final score 8-2 as Delano claimed the 2025 Class B State Championship.

Pierz Lakers vs LeSeuer Braves Class C State Championship 2025

The Pierz Lakers left no doubt about who was the best team in Class C in 2025 as they pounded the LeSeuer Braves 11-1 in 7 innings to win their first ever State Championship!  This time, the Lakers didn't wait until the 2nd inning, as they scored 4 times in the top of the 1st, aided by 3 Braves errors and a huge 3-run double from David Kroger. Pierz added 2 more runs in the 4th, then closed things out in the top of the 7th with a 5-run inning, highlighted by rbi singles from Preston Rocheleau and Kolten Happke, an rbi squeeze bunt by Carter Petron and a 2-run double from Chase Becker. The Lakers got a Complete Game effort from Carter Petron on the mound in the Title game, as Carter struck out 6, walked 2 and allowed only 4 hits and retired 9 of the last 10 men he faced. 

Pierz Lakers vs Roseau Royals Class C Semifinals 2025

The Pierz Lakers made a statement with a 17-5 win in 7 innings over Roseau in the Class C Semifinals in Brownton. Like they did against Courtland in the Quarterfinals, the Lakers used a huge 2nd inning to grab control of this game. Pierz scored 11 times in the top of the 2nd, starting the inning with 3 straight bunt singles, then Kolten Happke was hit by a pitch to force in the 1st run. Chase Becker then walked to drive in another, as did Ryan Chmielewski. An error got another 2 runs home, then Carter Petron singled to drive in 2 more. Kamden Happke then was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 8-0 and the final blow came from Kolten Happke, who cleared the bases with a 3-run triple to put Pierz ahead 11-0. Pierz added a run in the 3rd on an error, then tacked on another 5 runs in the top of the 6th.  Kolten Happke capped off his huge game with his 3rd hit, an rbi single to drive in his 5th run of the game, then Noah Cekalla added a 2-run single, and error got another run in and a wild pitch brought in Cekalla with the final run. Preston Rocheleau went 4.2 innings to get the Win with Matt Swanson, the draftee from Upsala, closing the game with 2.1 shutout innings, striking out 6.  The victory moved the Lakers into the State Championship game for the first time in team history.