Playoffs begin today for the Albany Huskies baseball team

The Albany Huskies host Pierz in the quarterfinals of the Sub-Section 6AA-East baseball playoffs. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Laker Field in Avon.

Albany softball team drops out of playoffs

An exciting four-game winning streak was halted on Thursday night in the playoffs.

A narrow 6-5 loss to neighboring rival Holdingford last night was followed by an 11-1 loss in the elimination game to Paynesville Area for the Albany Huskies softball team in the double-elimination round of the Sub-Section 6AA-East tournament. They finish the season 6-12 overall.

Holdingford went on to lost to Milaca by an 11-5 score in the evening game.

Milaca plays Staples-Motley next Tuesday in the winner's bracket final game. The winner of that game advances to the Section 6AA championship, while the elimination bracket sorts out who comes out of the remaining teams. Still alive are Holdingford, Pequot Lakes and Paynesville Area.

A host of Huskies track and field athletes advance to Section 5A

A large group of Albany Huskies track and field athletes had a great showing at Tuesday's Sub-Section 5A-19 meet in Holdingford.

Stay tuned for more.

Albany softball wins playoff opener

The Albany Huskies softball team is playing their best ball right now, and their timing couldn't be better.
On Monday in the Sub-Section 6AA-East playoff opener, the Huskies dug deep and plated five runs in the top of the ninth inning to erase third-seeded Little Falls (7-10) from contention in an 11-6 win.

Albany, seeded sixth with a 6-10 overall record, now plays second-seeded Holdingford at 5 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Rivers Edge Park in Waite Park. The Huskers are 10-5 overall and shut out Foley 10-0 in their playoff opener on Monday.

Huskies softball sweeps Foley

The Albany Huskies softball team defeated Foley 3-2 and 5-2 in a Granite Ridge Conference double-header tonight.

Huskies softball drubs Princeton, Huskies baseball takes two in double-header

Princeton went 0-3 tonight against the Albany Huskies in softball and baseball Granite Ridge Conference action.

In softball, the Huskies won 11-1, while the baseball team defeated Princeton 10-2 and 3-1 in a double-header.

Holthaus takes 5th at State Wrestling, Huskies girls' basketball falls in semis

Staples-Motley's girls' basketball team ended Albany's season with a 62-57 win in the Sub-Section 6AA-North semifinal round on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies finish 24-4 overall after going 16-0 in the Granite Ridge Conference to claim the championship in their first season as members of the league. The 24 wins are the most in a season for the Huskies since the 2007-08 season, when they went 30-2 and won the Class 2A state championship.

At the state wrestling tournament, junior Carter Holthaus earned a 6-4 win by decision in the fifth place match at the 152-pound division of the Class 2A state tournament.