The Pioneers use an 8 yard touchdown run with just over 1 minute remaining and then get a game-ending interception by Kolten Happke to seal a hard-earned 14-6 win over the Lakers in Brainerd.  The Pioneers struck first with a 25 yard touchdown pass from Noah Cekalla to Zach Jones at the end of the 1st quarter.

The Pioneers lost 3-0 to a strong Huskies squad by scores of 23-25, 13-25, 22-25 in a match filled with powerful hitting, precision passing, timely blocking and extremely solid defensive play.

The Pioneers nearly upset the unbeaten Crusaders by building a 2-1 lead only to see St. Cloud Cathedral rally to win the final 2 games for the 3-2 victory.  Game scores were 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 12-25, 10-15.

The Pioneers drop a 3-1 decision to the Flyers in a Saturday matinee by scores of 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25.  Little Falls ups their record to 3-1 while Pierz falls to 2-2.

The Pioneers beat the Mainstreeters 36-12 to improve to 3-0. Noah Cekalla threw for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns to Zach Jones, including a 52 yard strike as the 1st half clock expired.  Michal Leidenfrost ran for 113 yards and scored twice and also had an interception as Pierz won their 17th consecutive game.

The Pioneers swept the Thunder 3-0 in Granite Ridge Conference action by scores of 25-8, 25-18 and 25-21 for their 2nd straight victory.

The Pioneers improved to 2-0 with a 45-22 win over the Dutchmen as Noah Cekalla threw for 4 touchdowns and Michael Leidenfrost ran for 129 yards and returned a kick-off for a touchdown to spark the Pioneers to their 16th consecutive victory overall.

The Pioneers defeat the Royals 20-8 in the season opener as Ross Boser and Michael Leidenfrost rushed for scores and Noah Cekalla finds Zach Jones with a 20 yard scoring strike. Tyler Swenson and Will Gorecki connected for a 30 yard TD in the 2nd quarter for the Royals touchdown.

The Pioneers fell 3-1 in Foley in the highly-anticipated season debut for both teams.  After the Pioneers won the opening game 25-23, the Falcons won 3 straight by scores of 25-18, 25-23 and 26-24.  

Rick Grammond of You Are There Sports visits with Dan Saehr, ready to enter his 2nd season as the Pierz Pioneers Head Coach and coming off an undefeated State Championship year in his first season.