Mid MN Sports

Defenders girls 1/25/25

The Defenders girls wrestling team competed at the State Dual Championship Saturday.
The Defenders girls won the Consolation Championship.
In the first round of 16 teams, Pine City beat the Defenders 46-30, which put the Defenders in the consolation bracket.
The Defenders beat Hopkins 54-21 and Hutchinson 54-21.
The Defenders girls beat Brainerd 42-36 to win the Consolation Championship.
The Defenders had Monika Frericks, Kalli Schirmers and Krista Klasen go 4-0 in the four matches.
Defenders results.

Saturday sports 1/25/25

The Melrose gymnastics team will be competing in the State True Team meet at Big Lake starting at noon.

The Defenders girls wrestling team will be wrestling at the St. Michael/Albertville invitational starting at 9:00 AM.

The Prairie Centre girls hockey team will play at International Falls at 2:00 Saturday.
Prairie Centre girls (2-15-1) International Falls (2-15-1)
Section 6A girls hockey standings.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Boys basketball 1/24/25

A good effort results in a win for the Sauk Centre boys basketball Friday night at home. Sauk Centre beat BOLD 56-43. Sauk Centre led at the half 33-18.
Sauk Centre had Chad Herickoff, Jacob Drevlow and Noah Borgerding with 12 each, Jeric Schloegl 9.

The Melrose boys basketball team had a 10 point lead at halftime but West Central came back to win 62-51. Melrose led 29-19 at the half.
For Melrose, Brady Goihl 15, Brandon Revering 14, Sam Wehlage and Riley Elfering with 7 each.
Other boys basketball:
Morris beat Montevideo 56-45
Minnewaska over Eden Valley Watkins 74-58
More boys basketball.

Sauk Centre GBB 1/24/25

Another win for the Sauk Centre girls basketball team. Sauk Centre beat BOLD 69-44. Sauk Centre led at the half 41-23.
For Sauk Centre, Tory Jennissen 18, Elly Herickhoff 11, Maddy Schuster 10,Cierra Kortan 9.
Other girls basketball:
Minnewaska over W-DC 62-34
Royalton over Holdingford 63-42
Albany beat Little Falls 47-45
More girls basketball.

Sauk Centre girls basketball coach Scott Bergman

Fusion swim-dive 1/24/25

The Fusion picked up another win Friday night at Bemidji 119-66.
Fusion results.

Fusion coach Nathan Meyer

Prairie Centre boys hockey 1/24/25

A big win for the Prairie Centre boys hockey team at the Sauk Centre Arena Friday night. Prairie Centre beat Willmar 4-1.
Scoring for PC, Leyton Fuchs. Demario Lopez, Will Hoffman, James Rieland.
James Rieland with his 100th point.
PC box score.
More boys hockey scores.

Prairie Centre boys coach Chad Wehrman

Defenders wrestling 1/24/25

The Defenders boys wrestling team split their two matches at Thief River Falls Friday night.
Defenders over Roseau 44-25.
Thief River Falls over the Defenders 50-20.
Defenders results.

Melrose dance team 1/24/25

The Melrose Rosettes dance team placed 2nd in Jazz and 3rd in Kick at New London Spicer Friday.

Friday sports 1/24/25

It's a boys and girls basketball double header Friday night for the Sauk Centre basketball teams in the West Central Conference. The Sauk Centre boys will play first at 6:00 against BOLD. The Sauk Centre girls will play BOLD at 7:15. There will also be a boys JV game at 4:30. All 3 games in the senior high gym will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS. Click on Live broadcast in the upper left to watch. The varsity girls game also on 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre boys (8-5 WCC 4-2) BOLD (9-5 WCC 5-2)
West Central Conference boys basketball standings.
Section 6AA boys basketball standings.
Sauk Centre girls (15-0 WCC 6-0) BOLD girls (10-6 WCC 4-3)
West Central Conference girls standings.
Section 6AA girls basketball standings.
Basketball State rankings.

The Melrose boys basketball team has a home game Friday against West Central. 9th grade game at 4:30 in the main gym, followed by the JV, then varsity at 7:15. Melrose will have a live stream, click here.
Melrose (4-11 WCC 2-5) West Central (8-5 WCC 3-3)
West Central Conference boys standings.
Section 6AA boys standings.

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team has a game against Willmar at the Sauk Centre Arena at 6:00.
Prairie Centre (10-7) Willmar (6-13)
Section 6A boys hockey standings.

The Fusion boys swimming and diving team will have a meet at Bemidji at 6:00.

The Defenders boys wrestling team will compete in a triangular at Thief River Falls starting at 5:30.

The Melrose and Sauk Centre dance teams will be at New London Spicer at 5:00. NLS will have a live stream, click here.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Melrose GBB 1/23/25

Two free throws by Lex Vesel with :05 left gave the Melrose girls basketball team a 62-61 win at home over Morris Thursday night. Morris led at the half 28-27.
Melrose had Shantel Gruber with 13 points, Lex Vesel and Grace Herdering with 12 each.
Other girls basketball:
Minnewaska over Montevideo 66-45
More girls basketball.

Melrose GBB coach Jordan Welle.

Prairie Centre boys 1/23/25

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team had their game go into overtime Thursday night. Breck/Wahp won the game 4-3 in OT.
For PC, Aiken Lambrecht, Leyton Fuchs and Eli Warring scored.
PC box score.
More boys hockey scores.

Prairie Centre boys coach Chad Wehrman.

Thursday sports 1/23/25

It's West Central Conference girls basketball Thursday night for the Melrose girls basketball team. Melrose plays at home vs Morris. The JV game is at 5:45, varsity at 7:15. Both games will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS.
Melrose (4-11 WCC 1-6) Morris (4-12 WCC 0-6)
Melrose girls HUDL highlights.
Morris girls HUDL highlights.
West Central Conference girls standings.
Section 6AA girls basketball standings.

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team has a game at Breck/Wahp at 7:00.
Prairie Centre (10-6) B/W (6-11-1)
Section 6A boys hockey standings.
Section 6A hockey report.

The West Central Conference will have their dance team competition on Thursday at 6:00 at Montevideo.
Montevideo will have a live stream, click here.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Boys basketball 1/21/25

The Sauk Centre boys basketball team played a good game Tuesday at home and beat Minnewaska 63-46. Sauk Centre led at halftime 31-21.
Four players in double figures, Chad Herickhoff 20 points and 21 rebounds, Jacob Drevlow 14, Noah Borgerding and Jeric Schloegl 11 each.

The Melrose boys basketball team played at home against Montevideo. It was Montevideo winning the game 52-40. Montevideo led at the half 32-22.
Melrose had Brady Goihl and Sam Wehlage with 9 each, Nathan Welle and Teague Dusha 5 each.
Melrose boys HUDL highlights.
Other boys basketball:
BOLD beat West Central 68-67
Morris over Osakis 71-60
Albany beat Eden Valley Watkins 80-26
Holdingford over Swanville 78-61
More boys basketball.

SC BBB coach Kevin Kuefler.

Fusion 1/21/25

Three pool records were set at the Sauk Centre pool as the Fusion beat Willmar 122-61.
Fusion results.

Fusion coach James Schreiner

MIDMNSPORTS 1/20/25

This week on MIDMNSPORTS:
Tuesday: Sauk Centre boys basketball at home vs Minnewaska
Thursday: Melrose girls basketball at home vs Morris
Friday: Sauk Centre boys and girls at home vs BOLD

Tuesday sports 1/21/25

Another good match up in boys basketball in the West Central Conference. The Sauk Centre boys basketball team will be at home Tuesday night vs Minnewaska. The JV game is at 5:45, varsity at 7:15. Both games will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS, the varsity game also on 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre (7-5 WCC 3-2) Minnewaska (7-7 WCC 1-4)
West Central Conference boys standings.
Section 6AA boys basketball.
Sauk Centre boys HUDL highlights.
Minnewaska boys HUDL highlights.

The Melrose boys basketball team will have a home game Tuesday against Montevideo. JV at 5:45, varsity 7:15. Melrose will have a live stream, click here.
Melrose (4-10 WCC 2-4) Montevideo (11-1 WCC 5-0)
Boys basketball State rankings.
Melrose boys HUDL highlights.
Montevideo boys HUDL highlights.

The Fusion boys swimming and diving team will have a meet vs Willmar at the Sauk Centre pool at 6:00.
Sauk Centre will have a live stream, click here.

The Prairie Centre girls hockey team plays Detroit Lakes at the Long Prairie Arena at 7:00.
Prairie Centre (2-14-1) Detroit Lakes (6-12)
Section 6A girls hockey.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Fusion 1/18/25

The Fusion boys swimming and diving team competed in the State Class A True Team meet Saturday at the U of M. The Fusion placed 9th overall.
Meet results.

Fusion coach Nathan Meyer.

Defenders 1/18/25

The Defenders boys wrestling team competed at Park Centre Saturday. The Defenders finished 10th out of 17 teams.
Defenders results.

Melrose Rosettes 1/18/25

The Melrose Rosettes dance team were the champions in the Jazz and Kick competitions at the Rocori invite on Saturday.

Boys basketball 1/17/25

A win for the Melrose boys basketball team Friday at home. Melrose beat Benson 49-42.
Melrose had Brady Goihl 16, Riley Elfering 11, Sam Wehlage 8.

The Sauk Centre boys basketball team played at Morris Friday. Morris won the game 57-49.
Sauk Centre had Jacob Drevlow 23, Damian Ahrens 6, Noah Borgerding 6.
Other boys basketball:
BOLD beat Minnewaska 64-50
Albany over Pierz 89-44
More boys basketball.

Melrose BBB coach Ryan Dusha.

Sauk Centre girls basketball 1/17/25

The Sauk Centre girls basketball team stays unbeaten on the year with a win at Albany 56-40.
For Sauk Centre, Elly Herickhoff 22, Tori Jennissen 17 and 15 rebounds, Cierra Kortan 8, Jenna Riley 6.
Congratulations to Sauk Centre girls basketball coach Scott Bergman on win #500 in his career.
Sauk Centre girls HUDL highlights.
Other girls basketball scores.

Friday sports 1/17/25

West Central Conference boys basketball coming up Friday night. The Melrose boys basketball team plays at home vs Benson. The JV plays at 5:45, varsity at 7:15. Both games will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS, the varsity also on 105.5 FM radio. Click on Live broadcast in the upper left to watch.
Melrose ( 3-10 WCC 1-4) Benson (11-5 WCC 0-3)
Melrose boys HUDL highlights.
Benson boys HUDL highlights.
West Central Conference.
Section 6AA boys basketball.

The Sauk Centre boys basketball team has a WCC game at Morris Friday night. The JV at 5:45, varsity 7:15. Morris will have a live stream, click here.
Sauk Centre (7-4 WCC 3-1) Morris (7-5 WCC 2-3)
Sauk Centre boys HUDL highlights.
Morris boys HUDL highlights.

The Sauk Centre girls basketball team has a non conference game at Albany. Two teams in Section 6AA. The JV at 5:45, varsity at 7:15. Albany will have a live stream, click here.
Sauk Centre (14-0) Albany (5-9)
Sauk Centre girls HUDL highlights.
Albany girls HUDL highlights.
Section 6AA girls basketball.
Girls basketball State rankings.

The Prairie Centre girls hockey team has a game at Litchfield at 7:00.
Prairie Centre (2-13-1) Litchfield (6-13)
Section 6A girls hockey.

The Defenders girls wrestling team will wrestle in a Quad at Mora starting at 5:00. Mora will have a live stream, click here.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Girls basketball 1/16/25

In West Central Conference girls basketball Thursday night, Sauk Centre won at home over Melrose 57-31. Sauk Centre led at the half 31-18.
For Sauk Centre: Tory Jennissen with 21, Elly Herickhoff 13, Maddy Schuster 9.
Melrose: Avery Braegelmann 13, Lex Vesel 7.
Other girls basketball:
Minnewaska beat Morris 82-25
West Central over Montevideo 58-32
Albany beat Milaca 54-50
More girls basketball.

Melrose BBB 1/16/25

The Melrose boys basketball team played Thursday night, Osakis won at home 60-44 over Melrose. Osakis led at the half 28-24.
Melrose had Brady Goihl with 18, Brandon Revering 8 and Teague Dusha 7.
Other boys basketball:
Benson beat Swanville 81-54
Morris over Paynesville 80-42
More boys basketball.

Prairie Centre boys 1/16/25

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team played Thursday night in Sauk Centre. It was Sauk Rapids/Rice winning the game 7-3.
Scoring for PC: Hagen Brunkhorst, Keegan Christians, Alex Trierweiler.
PC box score.

PC boys coach Chad Wehrman

Gymnastics 1/16/25

The Melrose gymnastics team had a win at Benson 142.650 - 139.300.
Melrose results, click here.

Defenders boys 1/16/25

The Defenders boys wrestling team split a pair of matches Thursday night at the Melrose gym.
It was West Central winning 43-28.
The Defenders beat BOLD 41-33.
For the results, click here.

Thursday sports 1/16/25

It's the first meeting between the Sauk Centre and Melrose girls basketball teams. The two teams will play at the Sauk Centre gym Thursday night. The JV game starts at 5:45, the varsity game at 7:15. Both games will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS, the varsity game also on 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre (13-0 WCC 5-0) Melrose ( 4-10 WCC 1-5)
West Central Conference standings.
Section 6AA girls basketball.
Girls basketball State rankings.
Sauk Centre girls HUDL highlights.
Melrose girls HUDL highlights.

Two boys basketball teams in Section 6AA will meet Thursday night. The Melrose boys play at Osakis. The JV plays at 5:45, varsity at 7:15.
Osakis will have a live stream, click here.
Melrose (3-9) Osakis (6-2)
Section 6AA boys basketball.
Melrose boys HUDL highlights.
Osakis boys HUDL highlights.

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team will play their third game this week Thursday night against Sauk Rapids/Rice at the Sauk Centre Arena at 7:00.
Prairie Centre (10-5) Sauk Rapids/Rice (8-6-1)
Section 6A boys hockey.

There's wrestling Thursday night for the Defenders boys. It's a triangular with BOLD and West Central at the Melrose gym at 5:00.

The Melrose gymnastics team has a meet at Benson at 6:00 Thursday.

Other Conference schedules:
West Central Conference.
Granite Ridge Conference.
Central MN Conference.
Prairie Conference.
Central Lakes Conference.
Wright County Conference.

Prairie Centre boys 1/14/24

It's 8 wins out of their last 9 games for the Prairie Centre boys hockey team. Prairie Centre won at Redwood Falls 7-3 Tuesday night.
For PC, Keegan Christians with his 1st career hat trick, Aiken Lambrecht, James Rieland, Alex Trierweiler and Leyton Fuchs.
PC box score.
More boys hockey scores.

Prairie Centre coach Chad Wehrman

Sauk Centre BBB 1/14/25

A very good win for the Sauk Centre boys basketball team Tuesday night. Sauk Centre won at Annandale 67-63.
For Sauk Centre, Jacob Drevlow 21, Chad Herickhoff 19 and 14 rebounds, Damian Ahrens 10.
Sauk Centre boys HUDL highlights.
Other boys basketball:
Montevideo beat Redwood Valley 80-59 Montevideo boys HUDL highlights.
Albany over St. Cloud Cathedral 78-43 Albany boys HUDL highlights.
More boys basketball.

Melrose GBB 1/14/25

The Melrose girls basketball team played at home Tuesday night. Paynesville won the game 64-61. Paynesville led at the half 29-26.
For Melrose, Lex Vesel 15, Avery Braegelmann 11, Brooke Welle 9, Kaitlyn Klasen 8.
Melrose girls HUDL highlights.
Other girls basketball:
Minnewaska over BOLD 59-54
More girls basketball scores.