West Central Area had a strong showing at the Pheasant Conference tournament in Long Prairie on Thursday last week with the girls taking first place with 156 points as a team and the boys receiving fifth place. 

ORTONVILLE — Several area golf teams competed in Ortonville Monday with the West Central Area boys’ and Otter Tail Central (OTC) girls’ teams taking the meet.

The West Central Area boys’ golf team claimed wins in two seperate nine-hole meets Thursday.

ASHBY —The Ashby baseball team picked up a doubleheader sweep against the visiting West Central Area Knights Thursday.

ASHBY —The Ashby baseball team picked up a doubleheader sweep against the visiting West Central Area Knights Thursday.

ELBOW LAKE — On Tuesday, area teams hit the course in a Quad County Conference meet at Tipsinah Mounds Golf Course in Elblow Lake.

The West Central Area boys’ golf team took four out of the six medal spots as the Knights competed in a Quad County Conference meet at Pebble Lake Golf Course Thursday.

The Pheasant Conference closed out the 2021 basketball season in April awarding all-conference awards to area boys and girls’teams.

BATTLE LAKE — In a meet at Balmoral Golf Course, the West Central Area boys’ and Otter Tail Central girls’ teams celebrated a meet win Thursday.

The West Central Area track and field teams competed for the first time in nearly two years as they participated in a meet in Melrose. The Knights boys and girls teams each finished third at the meet.

HENNING — Despite morning weather, the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs baseball team kicked off their 2021 season Thursday as they hosted the West Central Area Knights. The visiting Knights struck early and closed out with a 5-1 victory.

PERHAM — In a close battle, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars outlasted the West Central Area girls’ basketball team 75-71 Tuesday in the Class A state quarterfinals.

FOLEY — In the Class AA state preliminary round, Fergus Falls wrestler Kaden Hartwell (182 pounds) notched his 151st victory and advanced to the state semifinals at St. Michael-Albertville.

ASHBY — Taking on the 19-0 Ashby boys’ basketball team in the Section 6A playoffs seemed like a tall feat for the visiting West Central Area Knights. But a strong shooting night and even stronger defense, the Knights upset the No. 2 (Class A) Arrows 61-38 Saturday.

BARRETT — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team battled off a fast start by the Wheaton Warriors to claim a 70-53 Section 6A playoff victory Thursday.

BARRETT — The West Central Area girls’ basketball team had two reasons to celebrate Wednesday. The first was a 76-37 victory over Brandon-Evansville in the Section 6A playoffs, while the second was senior Lexi Bright breaking the school’s all-time scoring record as she passed 1,746 points.

The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team finished the week with a 3-1 record.

WHEATON — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team was in a heated defensive battle with the hosting Wheaton Warriors Thursday. After a tight first half, the Knights got the edge to take down their host 47-42.

WHEATON — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team was in a heated defensive battle with the hosting Wheaton Warriors Thursday. After a tight first half, the Knights got the edge to take down their host 47-42.

The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team picked up a close win over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle-Browerville 28-27 Thursday.

MOORHEAD — The Fergus Falls girls’ basketball team saw senior Tori Ratz knock down 8-of-10 3-pointers as the Otters cruised to a 83-48 victory over the Moorhead Spuds Thursday.

BATTLE LAKE —The West Central Area boys’ basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to upend the hosting Battle Lake Battlers 74-46 Thursday.

ALEXANDRIA — The Fergus Falls fans celebrated Otter basketball player Dominic Aguilar Thursday as the senior recorded his 1,000th career point, but the hosting Alexandria Cardinals did not join in the festivities as they picked up a 56-40 Central Lakes Conference win.

BARRETT — The hosting West Central Area girls’ basketball put tons of defensive pressure on the Hillcrest Comets and the visitor couldn’t adjust as the Knights captured a 60-34 win Thursday.

UNDERWOOD — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team forced 25 turnovers on the way to a 75-32 victory over the Underwood Rockets Tuesday.

GRACEVILLE — The West Central Area girls’ basketball team picked up a 48-36 victory Thursday as the Knights defeated Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.

The WCA Knights took a 36-18 lead into halftime in a 69-44 win over the Park Christian Falcons on Friday night in Barrett behind some strong bench play.

BARRETT — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team used stifling defense to limit the visiting Brandon-Evansville Chargers to 25% from the field on the way to a 60-30 victory Thursday.

BATTLE LAKE — The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team picked up a dual victory over the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs 63-13 Thursday.

PARKERS PRAIRIE — With both teams battling throughout regulation, the West Central Area boys’ basketball team and the hosting Parkers Prairie Panthers would play into overtime. But after the extra session, it would be the visiting Knights that claimed a 57-51 win Tuesday.

BATTLE LAKE — An early deficit didn’t phase the visiting West Central Area girls’ basketball team Tuesday as the Knights handed the hosting Battle Lake Battlers a 70-55 loss.

BARRETT — The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team claimed a sweep over Crookston (45-29) and Benson (63-14) Tuesday.

MARSHALL — In a Thursday dual, the West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team took on a difficult foe in the Marshall Tigers. After the dust had been settled, the two teams were tied 33-33. Going to a tie breaker, the hosting Tigers claimed a win as they won eight of 14 indivi…

BARRETT — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team jumped out to an early lead and continued the offensive pressure throughout the game on the way to a 62-34 victory over Wheat Thursday.

WADENA — The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team claimed a sweep in Tuesday’s triangular against Breckenridge (66-9) and Wadena-Deer Creek (69-6).

BARRETT — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team  picked up a 52-48 victory over the top 20 ranked Hancock Owls Thursday.

GROVE CITY — The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wresting team fell for the first time this season as they dropped a dual against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 45-24 and to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 43-25 Thursday.

ORTONVILLE — The West Central Area boys’ basketball team picked up an early season road victory Monday as the Knights handed the Ortonville Trojans a 69-38 loss.

BARRETT — Holding a 31-point halftime lead, the hosting West Central Area girls’ basketball team cruised to a 66-19 victory over Ortonville Friday.

BARRETT — The West Central Area girls’ basketball team kicked off its season Thursday welcoming in New London-Spicer. The visiting Wildcats would spoil the Knights opener as they picked up a 55-51 victory.

GRACEVILLE — A strong first-half showing allowed the West Central Area boys’ basketball team to cruised to a 67-28 road victory over Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Thursday.

The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team picked up a sweep in Tuesday’s triangular against United North Central (48-18) and Staples-Motley (63-15).

BARRETT — The West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville wrestling team opened its season with a home triangular, picking up victories over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 43-18 and Breckenridge 69-9.

Due to weather, area sporting events are being postponed Thursday.

The West Central Area girls’ basketball team is coming off a 2019-20 season that saw the Knights go 22-8 and reach the Section 6A finals. In 2021, the Knights return several key components to make another run at a section title.

The Midwest Blue Subdistrict gave out its annual football awards recently as several members of West Central Area/Ashby and Otter Tail Central were recognized.

The West Central Area volleyball team saw two players receive All-Pheasant Conference honors and two other named honorable mention as the conference handed out its end of the season awards.

BENSON — The West Central Area volleyball team wrapped its 2020 season Friday as the hosting Benson Braves swept the Knights 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.

BARRETT — The West Central Area/Ashby football team celebrated a 48-27 victory over Staples-Motley as the Knights finished the year 6-1.