The Den

2008 Season Awards

2008-11-15T13:44:01-06:00

The 2008 Awards Program was held November 10, 2008 at the Milaca High School to honor this year’s football team and the 2008-09 Senior class.
The following awards were presented

2008 Captain Awards: Alex Hass, Myles Swenson, Jerad Sikkink, Gibson Holewa, Greg Wright, Stephen Girard

2008 Offensive Player of the Year: Alex Hass 12 QB

2008 Defensive Player of the Year: Jerad Sikkink 12 OLB

2008 Lineman of the Year: Keean Rustad 12 OT

2008 Most Improved Back: Sam Johnson 10 FB

2008 Most Improved Lineman: Travis Bertram 10 OG

2008 Hustler Award: Jerad Sikkink 12

2008 Pack Pride Award: Taylor Leaf 12 WR

2008 Academic All Conference Award: Taylor Leaf 12, Marshal Ash 11, Sam Johnson 10, Marcus Hanenburg 10, Riley Sikkink 10, Leanne Harper, Mgr. 12

2008 West Central All Conference: Alex Hass QB, Myles Swenson WR

2008 West Central Honorable Mention: Jerad Sikkink OLB, Greg Wright MLB

2008 All Section 6 AAA: Jerad Sikkink OLB, Alex Hass QB, Myles Swenson WR

Entire end of the year stats can be found at:
Minnesota Sports ONLINE

Football Awards Program set for November 10th

2008-10-29T01:24:00-06:00

The annual Wolves Football Awards program will be held on Monday, November 10th at the Milaca High School Cafeteria. A meal will be served from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Donations will be taken to cover the cost of the meal.

The Awards Program will begin at 6:45 in the Old Gym. We will be setting up chairs for you to sit back and enjoy the award presentations. All Football players in grades 9-12 are welcome to attend with their parents and families.

Time schedule:
5:30 - 6:30 pm Welcome and meal, video clips of the 2008 season will be shown during the meal.
6:30 move into the old gym for the awards program
6:45 Introduction of staff
9th Grade season review
7:10 JV Season review and awards
7:30 Varsity Season review and awards

Wolves Season Ends at Albany

2008-10-26T15:28:01-06:00

The Milaca Wolves Football season came to an end Saturday night, in Albany, as the #2 state - ranked, Huskies outscored the Wolves 42-16. The semi-final game of the 6AAA Section was played in the mud as the Wolves offense was slipping and sliding without much success. After a short drive by the Wolves, the Huskies used most of the first quarter on a grindout drive that resulted in a touchdown with 3 minutes left in the quarter. The second quarter was the disaster for the Wolves as Albany scored 3 quick touchdowns, one after a costly fumble on the Milaca 20 yard line, a missed pass coverage resulting in a pass to the 5 yard line, and another on a broken play just before half-time.

Milaca’s first score came on a fumble recovered in the Albany endzone by junior, defensive end, Ripp Baker. After a big hit by Baker, the ball popped loose and Ripp fell on it for the Milaca touchdown. Alex Hass ran the ball on a QB keep for the 2 point conversion. Milaca’s other score came on a 52 yard pass from Hass to WR, senior, Jordan Patnode. Jordan broke a tackle and ran the ball into the endzone for the Milaca score. Hass then threw to Myles Swenson for the 2 point conversion.

The slippery field, some costly penalties and defensive miscues all played a part in the loss. Albany now goes on to play New London - Spicer in the 6AAA Section Final to be played at SCSU, on October 31st, at 5:30 pm. NLS defeated Foley 31-10 in the section semi-final.

Milaca Quick Stats:

Rushing:
Alex Hass 15 for 29 yards
Jerad Sikkink 3 for 22 yards
Sam Johnson 5 for 10 yards
Riley Sikkink 1 for 4 yards
JT Johnson 2 for 3 yards

Receiving:
Jordan Patnode 3 for 70 yards 1 TD
Myles Swenson 1 for 36 yards
Chas Krotzer 1 for 12 yards
Mitch Ruis 1 for 11 yards
Taylor Leaf 1 for 6 yards

Passing:
Alex Hass 4 for 14, 106 yards 1 TD 1 Int
Travis Hanenburg 3 for 5 29 yards

Wolves Defense shuts down Minnewaska 28-7

2008-10-22T09:39:00-06:00

In the first round of the Section 6 AAA, the Wolves defense came to play as they held the Lakers of Minnewaska to 7 points and 176 yards of total offense. Senior, Quarterback, Alex Hass and Senior, Wide Receiver, Myles Swenson added the offensive fire power, as the two combined to score 28 points for the Wolves. Milaca opened the scoring with a 15 yard run by Alex following a 55 yard pass to Myles to move the Wolves into scoring position early in the first quarter. Milaca failed to convert the extra point but took an early lead 6-0. The Lakers countered with a 8 yard passing play to take their only lead of the night at 7-6.

Alex would score again before half time on a 11 yard run followed by a pass to Swenson for the 2 point conversion. In the third quarter, behind the blocking of Girard and Rustad, Hass would score on a 5 yard run.

After Milaca’s defense pinned Minnewaska deep in their own territory, Myles Swenson returned a 40 yard Laker punt for a touchdown, followed by a run by Hass for the 2 point conversion.

Defensively, Milaca had outstanding play by inside linebackers, Senior, Greg Wright, Senior, Ryan Harper, and Juniors, Elliot Hass and Sam Johnson. Outside linebackers, Senior, Jerad Sikkink and Senior, Gibson Holewa were there to take away the outside running game from the Lakers. Milaca’ s secondary of Bunger, Larson and Soper did a great job of keeping Minnewaska’s passing game in check. Myles Swenson added an interception to end a key Laker drive late in the game.

Milaca will now move on to take on Albany in the Section 6 AAA semi-final game on Saturday, at 7 pm in Albany. Other section results: Foley over Staples Motley, Albany 28-6 over Sauk Centre, New London - Spicer over Cathedral 49-21. Foley will travel to NLS in the other semi-final game on Saturday. The winners of these games will play for the Section championship at SCSU field on Friday, October 31st at 5:30 pm

Milaca Quick stats:

Rushing:
Alex Hass 19 for 81 yards 3 TD
Ryan Harper 3 for 18 yards
Sam Johnson 7 for 9 yards
Jerad Sikkink 7 for 12 yards
JT Johnson 1 for 3 yards

Passing:
Alex Hass 7 for 16, 158 yards, 1 TD

Receiving:
Myles Swenson 2 for 68 yards
Jerad Sikkink 3 for 77 yards
Jordan Patnode 2 for 13 yards

6 AAA Football Playoffs Begin Oct. 21st

2008-10-17T02:54:00-06:00

The 6 AAA Section playoffs are ready to start as Milaca will host Minnewaska on Tuesday, October 21st, at 7 pm at Claffy Field in Milaca. The final seeding for the Section is as follows:

Albany #1
vs.
Sauk Centre #8

Sauk Centre #5
vs.
Milaca #4

Foley #3
vs.
Staples Motley #6

Cathedral #7
vs.
New London-Spicer #2

Second round games will be played at the site of the highest seed on Sat., October 25th at 7 pm. The Section Final game will be held at SCSU Field on Friday, October 31st at 5:30 pm

Wolves Dominate Sauk Centre 53-27

2008-10-17T02:29:00-06:00

The Wolves football team bounced back from last week’s loss to Mora to score 53 points against West Central Conference opponent, Sauk Centre. In the first meeting of these two teams, the Wolves found a variety of ways to put points on the board including a 100 yard interception return for a touchdown by senior, Ryan Harper. Ryan picked off a pass on the goal line in the 4th quarter and ran 100 yards for the score. This has to be a record for the Wolves defense.

Quarterback, Alex Hass added 3 rushing touchdowns for the Wolves and threw for 2 more touchdowns as he hooked up with Myles Swenson on a 73 yard touchdown pass and 4 yard pass to Sam Johnson. Tyler Norrgard added a rushing touchdown for the Wolves on a 11 yard run. Ryan Harper also rushed for a 29 yard run in the 3rd quarter.

Sauk Centre moved the ball on the ground in the first half and brought the score to 26 - 14 at halftime. Milaca put 27 more points up in the second half to finish with 53 for the game.

The win brought Milaca’s record to 4 - 4 for the season and gave the Wolves the 4th place seed in the 6 AAA Section Tournament. The Wolves will host Minnewaska on Tuesday, October 21st at Claffy Field at 7 pm.

Milaca Quick Stats:

Rushing:
Alex Hass 15 for 98 yds 3 TD’s
Jerad Sikkink 7 for 42 yds
Sam Johnson 13 for 39 yds
Ryan Harper 1 for 29 1 TD
Tyler Norrgard 2 for 12 yds 1 TD

Passing:
Alex Hass 8 for 10 164 yds. 2 TD’s

Receiving:
Myles Swenson 5 for 148 yds 1 TD
Jordan Patnode 2 for 23 yds.
Sam Johnson 1 for 4 yds 1 TD

Mustangs trample Wolves 48-8

2008-10-11T10:51:00-06:00

The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead and the Wolves were never able to catch up. Tyler Jones from Mora literally ran away with the game as he piled up 156 yards on just 14 carries, scoring 3 touchdowns. Milaca’s only score came in the 2nd quarter on a 1 yard run by Sam Johnson. Alex Hass hooked up with Myles Swenson for the 2 point conversion. Mora upped their record to 4-3, while the Wolves fell to 3-4 with one game remaining with Sauk Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Sauk Centre. The Wolves need a win to keep a hold of the 4th place spot in the Section 6AAA standings.

Milaca quick stats:

Rushing:
Sam Johnson 14 for 86 yds 1 TD
Jerad Sikkink 9 for 86 yds
Alex Hass 10 for 19

Receiving:
Sam Johnson 1 for 33 yds
Jordan Patnode 1 for 10 yds
Taylor Leaf 1 for 5 yds
Myles Swenson 1 for 9 yds

Passing:
Alex Hass 3 for 13, 42 yds
Travis Hannenburg 1 for 4 yds

Wildcat Flurry overcomes Wolves early lead

2008-10-04T10:53:00-06:00

The Wolves went into half time feeling very good about the first half of the game with the Wildcats from New London-Spicer. Milaca scored 19 points in the first half on a 2 yd run by Hass, and a Wright PAT, a 7 yard run by Hass, and a 19 yd pass to Sam Johnson. The Wolves held the Wildcats potent offense to a TD and a field goal in the first half. But things changed quickly in the second half. The Wolves scored quickly on a 79 yard pass to Myles Swenson, who took the ball away from two other defenders to put the Wolves up 25-10. After that score by Milaca, the Wildcats went on a 5 touchdown scoring rampage. With the help of 5 Milaca turnovers, great field position and momentum on the New London - Spicer sideline, the Wildcats scored 36 unanswered points. The Wildcats dominated the second half with their running game.

Milaca quick stats:

Rushing:
Sam Johnson 17 carries 84 yds
Jared Sikkink 3 carries 59 yds
Alex Hass 12 carries 28 yds
Tyler Norrgard 6 carries 8 yds

Passing:
Alex Hass 8 for 14 227 yds 2 TD’s 2 int

Receiving:
Myles Swenson 4 for 185 yds.. 1 TD
Jordan Patnode 2 for 8 yds
Sam Johnson 1 for 19 yds 1 TD
Tyler Norrgard 1 for 15 yds

Milaca’s Second Half Comeback falls short to Albany 40-38

2008-09-27T11:12:00-06:00

It was non-stop excitement at Claffy Field as the #2 ranked Albany Huskies and the Milaca Wolves put on a thriller of a football game. Each team scored 6 touchdowns, but the Wolves failed to convert the extra points needed to keep pace with the Huskies. The Wolves jumped out to an early 6-0 lead on a pass from Hass to Swenson covering 25 yds. The try for extra point failed, but Milaca was on the board first. Albany countered with a 30 yd pass that brought them inside the 10 and they latered scored on a 1 yd run and added a 2 pt. conversion to lead 8-6. Albany then scored on a 41 yard pass to go up 14-6.

Sophomore, Sam Johnson brought the Wolves back into the game with a 14 yd run for a TD, but again the Wolves failed on the extra point try leaving the score 14-12. On the ensuing kickoff, Albany ends Milaca’s threat with a 75 yard kick return to go up 20-12 and then puts the Wolves down 27-12 at halftime with a 9 yd pass play.

The second half was a different ball game with Milaca outscoring the Huskies 26-13. Albany scored quickly on a long pass that brought them again inside the 10 yd line. The Wolves would not give up, they came back with a passion to win with Alex Hass scoring early in the 3rd quarter on a 32 yd run and he added the 2 points on a 3 yd run to bring the Wolves back to a 34-20 score. Hass then finds Swenson on a 20 yd pass to bring the score to 34-26 and the fans have something to cheer about. Sam Johnson then brings the crowd to their feet behind some great blocking by Rustad, Girard and Patnode to score on a 32 yard run around the left side. Another score by Sam on a 1 yard run puts Milaca ahead 38-34 ! But with just over 2 minutes left, Albany moves into scoring position on a sideline pass that left many wondering if the catch had really been made. It put Albany in scoring position and they take the lead on a 3 yd run to go up 40-38.

The fans that saw this ball game will not soon forget the excitement of the 2nd half comeback by the Milaca team. The energy coming from the stands gave the Milaca team the push to compete against one of the best football teams in central Minnesota.

Milaca quick stats:

Rushing:
Sam Johnson 17 for 163 yds 3 TD
Alex Hass 16 for 97 yds 1 TD
Jerad Sikkink 6 for 20 yds
Tyler Norrgard 7 for 16 yds

Passing:
Alex Hass 8 for 21 100 yds 1 TD 1 int

Receiving:
Myles Swenson 4 for 60 yds 2 TD
Jordan Patnode 4 for 40 yds

JV teams Defeat Pierz and Melrose

2008-09-23T13:03:00-06:00

It was a great NBT game last night for the JV players that went to Pierz. The Wolves dominated the Pioneers 36-20. Cody Goor scored twice on pass receptions. One from Travis Hanenburg and one from Marcus Hanenburg. Cody also added a punt return for a TD. The punt return team set up a beautiful wall to the left side, fortunately, Cody ran to the right and scored anyway without any blocking. Marcus Hanenburg added his own touchdown with great blocks by Brent Gerrard and Tyler Girard. Riley Hoskins added the other touchdown finally completing Coach Mikla’s favorite play: Waggle Right, Fullback Screen Left. Great Blocking on the play by Marshall Hopp and Jim Peterson. Players of the game: Trench: Clinton Sampson; Gamebreaker: Cody Goor; Hits of the Week: Mitch Ruis and Joe Hemmerich’s foot (on the ball).

While the bulk of the JV Football team traveled to Pierz last night a few stayed at home and, with the help of the 9th grade squad, defeated the Melrose Junior varsity 34-30.

Key Performances:
Trench Player - Dylan Moorlag - Stud Defensive End and Offensive Tackle
Game Breaker - Brandon Kiel - Three Touchdowns
Hit of the Week - Keenan Hayes - Two Interception returns for TD and excellent Special Team Play

Congratulations to all for a great game.