By Chad Koenen Publisher Henning scored early and often as it made quick work of Bertha-Hewitt on Thursday night by a score of 74-38. The Hornets, who shot 47 percent from the field and 10-24 from behind the 3-point line, led by a score of 43-18 at halftime. “We did a nice job coming ready to play… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs fell to Perham by a score of 65-3 in their lone action of the week on Tuesday night in Henning. Julien Umlauf secured the lone Bulldog win of the night by a 6-3 decision at 114 lbs. Perham won eight of the next 10 matches by either a… Read More

Photo by Chad Koenen Members of the Henning boys basketball team held a meet and greet, as well as autograph session following the conclusion of Thursday’s game against New York Mills. Fans in attendance received a free picture and could get an autograph or picture with a member of the basketball team. This is the first… Read More

Loss drops Henning to 5-7 overall, 2-4 in conference The Henning girls basketball team only had one game this past week.   On Tuesday night the Hornets hosted the Verndale Pirates in a Park Region Conference battle.  Verndale came in with a 9-2 record and playing well so the Hornets had to play well, but certainly… Read More

Hornets improve to 12-1 overall By Chad Koenen Publisher The ninth ranked Henning Hornets picked up one of their biggest wins of the season on Saturday at the Breakdown Classic in Perham. The Hornets, who are ranked ninth in the state, upended fifth ranked Ada-Borup West by a score of 63-61 in overtime. Ada-Borup West came into… Read More

Photos by Dani Koenen, contributed Several Henning youth basketball teams fared well at tournaments over the weekend. The fourth grade girls team (top left) placed second at the New York Mills tournament on Friday night, while the sixth grade girls (bottom right) and the fifth grade girls (bottom left) placed second and third respectively. The fourth… Read More

Contributed photo The Henning Hornet junior high basketball season concluded just before winter break. They had another successful season with the seventh grade team finishing with a record of 8-5. The eighth grade team finished with a record of 7-6. The team is pictured above: front row: Tucker Balbach, Isaac Eckhoff, Caden Wiederich and Easton… Read More

Scwartz, Dittberner finish in third place at tournament By Chad Koenen Publisher Kale Rich took second place at heavyweight and 11 wrestlers placed at their weight class at the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie tournament on Saturday. Rich advanced to the finals following a pair of pins over Cohen Ellis of Crosby-Ironton and Toby Bryan of Roseau in a combined… Read More

Contributed photo Henning School had 5 first place finishers at the District Hoop Shoot in Wadena last weekend. Capturing first place was: 12-13 boys division Easton Misegades, 12-13 Girls division Stella Iliff, 10-11 boys division Reggie Emter, 10-11 girls division Ady Bergstrom, and 8-9 boys division Reegan Hoelscher. Each of the first place finishers will… Read More

Photo by Dani Koenen, contributed Above: The Henning fourth grade girls basketball team took first place at the Wadena-Deer Creek tournament on Saturday. Team members include: Front row: Kyleigh Larson, Jayden Ross, Koli Torgerson, Willow Beattie and Johanna Saari. Back row: Gracie Springer, Justice Keeley, Mila Umland, Makayla Menze, Korie Koenen and Shelby Loock. Left: The… Read More