OTC posts 588 yards of total offense on Friday By Chad Koenen Publisher Otter Tail Central’s offense erupted for 66 points and 588 yards of total offense as the Bulldogs defeated the Hillcrest Comets by a score of 66-19 on Friday night.  Mason Dalluge had a big night for the Bulldogs as he rushed 4 times for… Read More

The Henning volleyball team improved to 4-4 on the season after last weeks games.   On Thursday, the Hornets hosted a scrappy Bertha-Hewitt team and lost 1-3. On Saturday, they traveled to Benson, where they went 2-1 for the day. In pool play they Hornets defeated Rothsay 2-0 and then fell to Westbrook-Walnut Grove 0-2. They… Read More

Boys team takes fifth place at meet in Ada By Chad Koenen Publisher Sophomore Nora Froslee captured first place individually, and the boys team took fourth place as a team at the Heart of the Valley Golf Club in Ada on Thursday night.  Froslee finished with a time of 19:56.6 to edge Ella Arntson of Riverside Christian… Read More

OTC to host Hillcrest in Henning on Friday night By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs have ushered in a new era of football as the team is competing in 9-man football this fall. The 9-man schedule is off to a rousing start as the Bulldogs are 2-0 overall and have outscored their opponents… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Teigan Bjerke skies over a Goodridge/Grygla defender in the back of the end zone on Thursday night for not only the first touchdown of the season for Otter Tail Central, but the first touchdown as a 9-man program. The Bulldogs recently dropped from Class A to 9-man and were able to come… Read More

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