Fishing guides share how zebra mussels are making fishing a bit more difficult By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Fishing is fun but has its challenges. Added to the list of challenges, notes fishing guide Ross Hagemeister, are zebra mussels. These fingernail-sized invasive species have spread to several lakes and waterways in Otter Tail County. On July… Read More

The Otter Tail Central Junior Legion stole the lead late and defeated Crookston 6-3 on Monday. OTC trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Owen Buehler singled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs. Crookston scored three runs in the fifth inning, but OTC  still managed to pull out the victory.  Crookston scored… Read More

Thirty-five Henning girls participate in softball league The Henning 10u and 12u softball teams wrapped up their first ever season of softball on July 13 in Park Rapids and July 19 in Frazee.  A total of 12 girls from Henning participated on the 12u team. The team was coached by Mike Weller and received the seventh… Read More

The Otter Tail Central 15u baseball team opened the Babe Ruth state tournament at Tony Kawlewski Field in Henning by going 2-0 in convincing fashion against Nevis and Warroad.   OTC defeated Nevis 11-2 and Warroad 14-2 behind great pitching and timely hitting.  The Bulldogs played fantastic defense and ran the bases extremely well.  A solid fourth… Read More

Tournament to be held in Henning, Battle Lake The Otter Tail Central 15u baseball team fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 3-1 loss to Pine River-Backus Red on Thursday. PRBA scored on a groundout by Tucker Mcgee and a sacrifice fly by Carter Lohse in the second inning. The pitching was strong on… Read More

The Henning Hornet trap team recently wrapped up its spring season. The team capped off its season at the state shoot held in Alexandria, Minn., on June 14. The Hornets had a great regular season as they finished as the conference runner up. “We had a great group of seniors and they shot well all season,… Read More

The Otter Tail Central 13u team swept Rothsay 9-5 and 12-5 on Monday.  OTC’s bats came alive Monday night as they crossed the plate 21 times on 17 hits in 2 games.  Ryan Despard led the charge having 4 hits and 5 RBI.  The Bulldogs now move to 12-4 overall and have won their last 5… Read More

Despite seeing its four-run lead whittled down by the end, the Otter Tail Central 15Uteam  still held off Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton for a 4-3 victory on Monday.  DGF scored three runs in the failed comeback on a single by Sovde in the fourth and a groundout by Wesley Hoover in the fifth. Kaleb Hammes was the winning pitcher for… Read More