Henning to face Upsala in opening round of Class A tournament By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning Hornets, who are 30-0 overall and ranked first in the state, received the top overall seed in Class A and will take on the eighth seeded Upsala Cardinals in the opening round of the state tournament on Thursday, March… Read More

Contributed photo Otter Tail Central youth wrestlers Boone Curtis, Boone Schmidgall and Raphael Johnson qualified for NYWA state and state invite that will be held on March 28 in Rochester. Boone Schmidgall placed second and advances to NYWA state, Boone Curtis placed fourth in a bracket with 15 and qualified for NYWA state invite and… Read More

Henning makes fourth trip to state in past eight years By Chad Koenen Publisher There once was a time, prior to 2019, when the Henning Hornets playing in the state basketball tournament seemed like a distant memory. After having to wait 53 years for a return to state, Henning is making it a bit of an… Read More

Contributed photos On Saturday, March 8, nine Otter Tail Central youth wrestlers competed in a district wrestling tournament for the right to advance to the regional tournament to be held in Bemidji March 21-22. Competing, but not advancing were Ben Sweazey fourth, Gunner Johnson third, Kinsley Johnson third, Landon Fish fourth, Rhett Thompson fourth and… Read More

Henning receives top seed in competitive Section 6A By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning fans filled the school gym on Friday night as the orange and black faithful watched the Hornets wrap up a perfect 26-0 regular season with a 75-57 win over Underwood. The game could be a bit of a preview of Saturday’s section quarterfinals… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Henning Hornets had their season come to an end on Thursday with a tough 71-38 loss to the top seeded Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Comets. The loss comes on the heels of an impressive 53-47 win over Border West in the opening round of the section tournament.  Henning finished the season with a… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Ava Rousu and Tayden Soma represented the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs at the state wrestling tournament in St. Paul over the weekend. Rousu, who is the first female wrestler in program history to qualify for state, dropped her opening round match up at 155 lbs. against seventh ranked Mandi Lu of Blaine by… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning third grade boys basketball team took first place in the white division at the Detroit Lakes tournament on Saturday. They defeated Brandon-Evansville and Detroit Lakes White in pool play and Fargo Shanley in the championship game.

Photo by Chad Koenen Henning and Otter Tail Central senior Tayden Soma walked to the center of the mat after securing an 8-5 decision over Tony Nichols (kneeling) in the semi-finals of the Section 6A tournament on Friday afternoon. Soma would later go on to finish in second place and advance to the state wrestling meet. 

By Chad Koenen Publisher It may have been difficult to tell who was more excited on the mats at Shakopee High School just over two weeks ago—Henning High School freshman Ava Rousu or head girls wrestling coach Brendan Hart after her section championship wrestling match.  ¶  After Rousu was able to defeat Sophia Lindgren of Princeton… Read More