A new era of football is underway at Otter Tail Central as the Bulldogs opened their 2023 season against Goodridge/Grygla. The game was the first for OTC as a 9-man football program, after spending the past several seasons in Class A. The Bulldogs wasted little time getting on the scoreboard when Jack Mekalson threw his first… Read More

Photos by Sara Faaaliga Members of the Otter Tail Central youth football program participated in a scrimmage against Border West at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. The third/fourth grade team (right) and the fifth/sixth grade team (above) played one hour each on the home field of the Minnesota Vikings.

Photo by Chad Koenen The Deer Creek Shockers split a pair of games in the Region 14C tournament last weekend. After falling to Midway by a score of 8-7 on Friday night, the Shockers cruised past Park Rapids by a score of 19-1 on Saturday in the elimination bracket. Sunday’s game against top seeded Perham in… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen Henning hosted teams from Colorado, North Dakota, Missouri and Minnesota as part of the 2023 Midwest Plains Babe Ruth 13-15 Region Tournament last week. The tournament was held at Tony Kawlewski Field and featured an opening ceremony with the Underwood Marching Band and color guard from the Underwood American Legion (right), as… Read More

Bulldogs fall to Parkers Prairie in regular season finale Otter Tail Central 15U watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-3 loss to Parkers Prairie on Monday. Parkers Prairie scored on a single by Rounds and a groundout by Radtke in the first inning. OTC struggled to put runs on the board and… Read More

Photos by Chad Koenen The Deer Creek Shockers wrapped up their regular season on Friday night with a commanding 14-4 win over Wolf Lake. The Shockers finished the regular season with a record of 8-8 overall and 4-6 in the Hi-10. They will open the Region 14C playoffs on Saturday night in Deer Creek against the… Read More

Otter Tail Central Red lost the lead late in a 12-10 defeat to DGF Silver on Monday. The game was tied at 9-9 with DGF Silver batting in the bottom of the sixth when Matthew Eilertson singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. OTC Red lost despite out-hitting DGF Silver 10-7. OTC Red got things started… Read More

Contributed photo Mid-Central Equipment took first place at the annual Henning Festival softball tournament on July 8. The tournament was held in conjunction with the annual Henning Festival celebration. 

Henning to host Midwest Plains Regional Tournament July 27-31 Otter Tail Central 15U Black nabbed the lead late in the game in a 6-1 victory over Frazee on Monday. The game was tied at 1-1 with OTC 15U Black batting in the top of the sixth inning when Max Mekalson drew a walk, scoring 1 run. OTC… Read More

The Henning 10u and 12u softball seasons have come to an end at the end of season league tournaments. This is the third year that a summer softball program has been offered for Henning students. The Hornets were able to have weekly games against teams from New York Mills, Wadena-Deer Creek, Park Rapids, Nevis, Staples-Motley… Read More