The Pioneers fall 42-32 at home to the Albany Huskies, keeping the game close by utilizing a strategy of patience and careful shot selection, combined with an extremely solid effort on the defensive side of the ball.  Emily Sadlovsky and Kylie Waytashek scored 9 points each to lead Pierz. Paige Meyer scored 15 to lead Albany.

The Pioneers fell behind the Falcons 8-0 and just could never catch up as the Pioneers dropped a 60-40 decision to their Granite Ridge Conference rivals.   Amaya Rocheleau scored 8 points to lead Pierz while Anna Taylor and Emily Sadlovsky scored 7 each. 

The Pioneers defeat the Falcons 64-47 to improve to 17-5 on the season, led by Robbie Schaefer's 15 points, 12 from Jonah Prokott and 10 from Brandon Stuckmayer.  However, the biggest cheers of the night were reserved for Zach Traut, who knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers late in the game.

The Pioneers Dual season comes to an end with a 53-21 loss at Pine River-Backus High School to the #2 seeded Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew.   Trevor Radunz and Mason Zajac win by Fall, while Brandon Funk, Tanner Young and Brandon Schlegel earn Decisions.

The Pioneers manage to escape out of Long Prairie with a 41-36 victory over the Thunder.   Mariah Olesch leads the Pioneers with 10 points as Pierz posts their 4th straight win.

In this edition of Senior Spotlight, we get to visit with Anna Taylor!  Anna and her family moved into the Pierz School District before her Sophomore year and she tells us about what the move has meant for her.  Also, Anna discusses her love of travel and some of the places she's been and places she'd love to go.  Anna also talks about her enjoyment  with being a part of the cast of Cinderella, the school musical.  I'm sure you'll enjoy getting to know another Pierz Senior, Anna Taylor on a Senior Spotlight!

The Pioneers were playing catch-up all night long, trailing the Crusaders 10-0 just 90 seconds into the game and found themselves down 34-21 at halftime. But slowly and surely the Pioneers kept battling and eventually tied the game at 48-48.  But with less than 2 minutes left, St. Cloud Cathedral had pulled back in front 61-51.  Trailing 66-63 with less than :04 left, Peter Schommer was fouled, making the first free throw to make it 66-64 and then intentionally missing the second.  Schommer got his own rebound, and after a brief discussion by the referees, it was determined that Pierz would inbound the ball, trailing 66-64.  The inbounds pass came to Ryan Stuckmayer, who fired up a 3-point attempt from in front of the Pierz bench.  The shot missed, but Ryan was fouled on the attempt and was awarded 3 free throw attempts with just over :01 left.   He made the 1st to make it 66-65, then made the 2nd to tie it at 66-66.  And with a deafening crowd providing the backdrop, Ryan calmly drained the 3rd free throw as well to give Pierz their 1st lead of the night at 67-66.  A desperation heave by the Crusaders was off target as the final horn sounded and the Pioneers had secured one of their most exciting wins in recent memory.

The Pioneers used a strong second half to defeat the Crusaders 58-48 at the MAC.  After trailing by 1 at halftime, the Pioneers outscored the Crusaders 33-22 in the 2nd half to earn the victory. Kylie Waytashek led the way with 17 while both Mariah Olesch and Emily Sadlovsky added 11 each.

The Pioneers earned a key win in Section 7AA with a 79-68 victory over the Huskies. That win was the 7th in a row for Pierz, who got a game-high 19 from Peter Schommer, 16 from Jonah Prokott, 13 from Brandon Stuckmayer and 10 from Michael Leidenfrost.

It's time for another Senior Spotlight, brought to you by You Are There Sports and the Pierz School District.  In this edition, we get to know Kalli Gross and we find out about her work with Peer Helpers as well as EPIC.  Kalli is also a member of the Pioneers Track and Field team and is looking forward to an exciting season.  Kalli also talks about her future plans of going into the nursing profession.  Please enjoy this Senior Spotlight with Kalli Gross.