Mid MN Sports

Prairie Centre boys hockey

The Prairie Centre boys hockey team is on the ice getting ready for the season. The team will have their scrimmage on Saturday at the Sauk Centre arena.
Prairie Centre coach Chad Wehrman tells us about the team.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer talks about the Section Championship.

Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner talks about the Section 6A meet.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer talks about the diving competition at The Section 6A meet Friday.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

State tournament

State championship match Class AA: Hawley over Southwest Christian 3-1, 25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 25-22
Third place Class AA: Albany over Chatfield 3-0, 25-14, 25-22, 25-20

State volleyball semi final:
Class AA, Southwest Christian over Albany 3-0, 25-12, 25-18, 25-17.
Class A: Mayer Lutheran over West Central 3-1, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14.

State volleyball tournament:
Class AA: Albany over NLS 3-1, 25-12, 24-26, 29-27, 26-24
Class A: West Central over Kittson Co. Central 3-1, 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-14.

Volleyball State tournament Class AA bracket, click here. Class A bracket, click here.
State volleyball tournament information, click here.

State football final: Class AAA Albany over Fergus Falls 28-27.

Football State tournament Class AAA bracket, click here.
State football tournament information, click here.

State cross country meet 11/2/24

The Sauk Centre boys cross country finished in 8th place at the State Cross Country meet.
Click here for all the results.

Sauk Centre coach Jim Metcalf

Section 6AAA football 11/1/24

Section 6AAA football final: Albany over Minnewaska 29-21
Other football scores.

Section 6AA volleyball 10/31/24

Section 6AA final: Albany over Sauk Centre 3-2, 16-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-25, 15-11.
Other VB scores.

The Section 6AA championship match will be played Thursday night at 7:00 at Sauk Rapids-Rice high school. The winner will advance to the State volleyball tournament.
The Sauk Centre volleyball team will play Albany. The match will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY - NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio. The only live stream that will be available is with NSPN. It is a pay per view. Click here for more information.
#2 Sauk Centre (24-4) #1 Albany (27-2)
Section 6AA volleyball standings.
Section 6AA volleyball bracket.
State volleyball rankings.
State VB tournament Class AA bracket.

The entire match, Sauk Centre vs Albany.

Sauk Centre volleyball 10/29/30

It was a win for the Sauk Centre volleyball team in the Section 6AA semi final. Sauk Centre beat Royalton 3-0, 27-25, 25-16, 25-12.
Sauk Centre will play Albany for the Section 6AA championship Thursday night.
Albany beat Milaca 3-0, 25-18, 25-18, 25-7.
Other volleyball scores.

Sauk Centre volleyball coach Jim Klaphake

Section 6AA volleyball 10/29/24

It's the semi final matches in the Section 6AA volleyball playoffs coming up Tuesday night at Sauk Rapids/Rice high school.
The Sauk Centre volleyball team will play Royalton. The match will be the second match on Tuesday, scheduled for 7:30. The first match between Albany and Milaca will start at 6:00.
The Sauk Centre match will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY-NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio. There will be no live stream available.
#2 Sauk Centre (23-4) #3 Royalton (22-6)
#1 Albany (26-2) #5 Milaca (20-8)
The Albany match will be broadcast on 1150 AM radio. Listen on line at KASM.
The two winning teams will play Thursday for the Section 6AA championship.
Section 6AA volleyball standings.
Section 6AA volleyball bracket.
State volleyball rankings.
State VB tournament Class AA bracket.

Section 6AAA FB 10/26/24

Section 6AAA football final Saturday:
Albany over Sauk Centre 44-8
Minnewaska beat NLS 26-22
Other football scores.

The Section 6AAA football playoffs will have the two semi final games played Saturday afternoon. The Sauk Centre football team will play at Albany at 3:00.
MIDMNSPORTS will broadcast with AUDIO - ONLY, NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio. Albany will provide a live stream, click here.
Try this, open up two windows on your computer, one with MIDMNSPORTS, the other with the Albany live stream. You may have to sync the broadcast by pausing one of the windows. The audio may be ahead of the video, pause the audio for a couple of seconds.
#4 Sauk Centre (3-6) Albany (8-0)
Section 6AAA football standings.
State football rankings.
Section 6AAA tournament bracket.
The other semi final game has NLS at Minnewaska at 2:00.
Minnewaska (5-3) NLS (5-4)
Minnewaska live stream, click here.

Section 6AAA football playoffs:
Sauk Centre over Melrose 16-8
NLS beat Montevideo 56-21

Sauk Centre at Albany Saturday at 3:00
NLS at Minnewaska Saturday at 2:00

Sauk Centre touchdowns:
Alex Helgeson pass from Isaac Hokanson. Helgeson two point run.
Jeric Schloegl 10 yard run. Schloegl two point pass from Hokanson.

Melrose touchdown:
Devin Bauer pass from Jackson Mayers. Two point pass to Sam Wehlage.

Other FB scores.

Section 6AA volleyball 10/25/24

Section 6AA volleyball Friday:
Sauk Centre over Minnewaska 3-0, 25-21, 25-10, 25-18
Royalton beat Holdingford 3-0, 25-19, 25-14, 25-18
Albany over St. Cloud Cathedral 3-0, 25-15, 25-12, 25-21
Milaca beat Pequot Lakes, 3-2, 25-15, 27-25, 20-25, 11-25, 15-12
Other VB scores.

The Section 6AA volleyball tournament moves into the quarterfinal round Friday night. The higher seeded team will play at home.
The Sauk Centre volleyball team will play at home against Minnewaska at 7:00 Friday. The Sauk Centre match will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY - NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio. Sauk Centre will provide a live stream, click here.
Try this, open up two windows on your computer, one with MIDMNSPORTS, the other with the Sauk Centre live stream. You may have to sync the broadcast by pausing one of the windows. The audio may be ahead of the video, pause the audio for a couple of seconds.
#2 Sauk Centre (22-4) #7 Minnewaska (18-9)
Section 6AA volleyball standings.
Section 6AA volleyball bracket.
State volleyball rankings.
State VB tournament Class AA bracket.
Other quarterfinal matches:
#1 Albany (25-2) at home vs #8 St. Cloud Cathedral (11-16) Albany live stream, click here.
#3 Royalton (21-6) at home vs #11 Holdingford (14-13) Royalton live stream, click here.
#4 Pequot Lakes (18-10) at home vs #5 Milaca (19-8) Pequot Lakes live stream, click here.
The winning teams will play again on Tuesday at Sauk Rapids in the semi finals.

Sorry about the sound quality.

Sauk Centre volleyball coach Jim Klaphake

WCC swim-dive 10/25/24

The West Central Conference swimming and diving meet was held Friday.
Melrose took first place, Sauk Centre 2nd.
WCC meet results.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner

Section 6A cross country 10/25/24

The Sauk Centre boys cross country team will advance to the State cross country meet after winning the Section 6A meet in Wadena Thursday.
Also qualifying for the State as an individual for Sauk Centre:
Tori Linscheid, 8th grade, Kahlen Suelflow, sophomore.
Logan Wiehoff, sophomore. Jacob Drevlow, junior.
Section 6A cross country results.

Section 6AA VB 10/23/24

Section 6AA volleyball Wednesday:
Royalton over Melrose 3-1, 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23.
Holdingford over Staples/Motley 3-1, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19.
Milaca over Pierz 3-0, 25-21, 25-13, 25-17.
Pequot Lakes beat Pillager 3-0.
Minnewaska over Osakis 3-1.
St. Cloud Cathedral over Foley 3-2.
Other VB scores.
Friday night volleyball:
#2 Sauk Centre (22-4) at home vs #7 Minnewaska (18-9)
#1 Albany (25-2) at home vs #8 St. Cloud Cathedral (11-16)
#3 Royalton (21-6) at home vs #11 Holdingford (14-13)
#4 Pequot Lakes (18-10) at home vs #5 Milaca (19-8)

Section 6AA volleyball playoffs 10/23/24

The Section 6AA volleyball playoffs begin on Wednesday. There are 14 teams in the Section, the top 2 seeded teams will get a first round bye and will play Friday night. The remaining teams will play Wednesday with the higher seeded team playing at home.
The Melrose volleyball team will play at Royalton Wednesday night at 7:00. The match will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY - NO VIDEO.
#3 Royalton (20-6) #14 Melrose (10-16) Royalton live stream, click here. Try this, open up two windows on your computer, one with MIDMNSPORTS, the other with the Royalton live stream. You may have to sync the broadcast by pausing one of the windows.
#1 Albany (25-2) BYE
#2 Sauk Centre (22-4) BYE
#4 Pequot Lakes (17-10) at home vs #13 Pillager (11-16) Peqout Lakes live stream, click here.
#5 Milaca (18-8) at home vs #12 Pierz (9-17) Milaca live stream, click here.
#6 Staples-Motley (17-9) at home vs #11 Holdingford (13-13) Staples-Motley live stream, click here.
#7 Minnewaska (17-9) at home vs #10 Osakis (10-16) Minnewaska live stream, click here.
#8 St. Cloud Cathedral (10-16) at home #9 Foley (11-12) St. Cloud Cathedral live stream, click here.
Section 6AA volleyball standings.
Section 6AA volleyball bracket.
State volleyball rankings.

Section 6AAA football playoffs 10/22/24

The Section 6AAA football playoffs will begin on Tuesday. There are 6 teams in the Section. The top 2 seeded teams will not play Tuesday, the other 4 teams will play a first round game. Higher seeded team will play at home.
Games Tuesday at 7:00.
The Sauk Centre football team will play at home vs Melrose at 7:00.
The game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY - NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre will provide a live stream, click here. Try this, open up two windows on your computer, one with MIDMNSPORTS, the other with the Sauk Centre live stream. You may have to sync the broadcast by pausing one of the windows.
#4 Sauk Centre (2-6) at home vs Melrose (2-6)
#3 NLS (4-4) at home vs Montevideo (0-8) NLS live stream, click here.
The winners play again in the semi finals on Saturday.
The winner of the Sauk Centre and Melrose game will play at #1 Albany (8-0) at 3:00 Saturday.
The winner of the NLS and Montevideo game will play at #2 Minnewaska (5-3) at 2:00 Saturday.
Section 6AAA football standings.
State football rankings.
Section 6AAA tournament bracket.

MIDMNSPORTS

This week on MIDMNSPORTS:
Tuesday: Sauk Centre football at home vs Melrose. AUDIO ONLY. 7:00.
Wednesday: Melrose volleyball at Royalton. AUDIO ONLY. 7:00
Friday: Section 6AA volleyball. AUDIO ONLY. 7:00.
Saturday: The winner of the Sauk Centre-Melrose football game at Albany at 3:00. AUDIO ONLY.

State True Team 10/19/24

It was a 7th place finish for the Melrose girls swimming and diving team at the State True Team meet held Saturday at the U of M.
State True Team meet results.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

Sauk Centre VB 10/17/24

Championship match: Hawley over Sauk Centre 2-1, 27-29, 27-25, 15-10
Sauk Centre over Detroit Lakes 2-0
Sauk Centre over Park Rapids 2-0
Sauk Centre over Hillcrest 2-0

The Sauk Centre volleyball team will play at the Fergus Falls tournament on Thursday. MIDMNSPORTS plans on broadcasting, although it depends on the internet at the Fergus Falls gym. So the live stream may not work.
Fergus Falls tournament schedule.

Football 10/16/24

Football Wednesday night:
Minnewaska over Melrose 56-14
Rockford over Sauk Centre 20-0
Albany beat Montevideo 52-7
Annandale over NLS 35-3
Section 6AAA football standings.
Playoffs start on Tuesday.
Other football scores.

Football 10/16/24

It's the final game of the regular season for the football teams coming up Wednesday night.
The Melrose football team will play at Minnewaska Wednesday night at 7:00. The Melrose game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS and 105.5 FM radio. The playoffs begin next Tuesday.
Melrose (2-5) Minnewaska (4-3)
Section 6AAA football standings.

The Sauk Centre football team plays at Rockford at 7:00. Rockford will provide a live stream, click here.
Sauk Centre (2-5) Rockford (2-5)

Other Section 6AAA FB games:
Albany (7-0) at home vs Montevideo (0-7) Live stream, click here.
NLS (4-3) at Annandale (6-1) Live stream, click here.

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

Volleyball 10/15/24

The Sauk Centre volleyball team won at home over Melrose 3-0, 25-19, 25-17, 25-9.
Sauk Centre is the West Central Conference champion at 13-1.
Other VB scores.

Sauk Centre VB coach Jim Klaphake

Cross country 10/15/24

The West Central Conference cross country meet was held in Melrose Tuesday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre boys team took first place. The Melrose girls finished 2nd.
WCC cross country results.

Tuesday sports 10/15/24

It's a big volleyball match up Tuesday night as the Sauk Centre volleyball team plays at home against Melrose. The JV starts at 5:45, varsity at 7:15. Both matches will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS, the varsity match also on 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre (WCC 12-1) Melrose (WCC 6-7)
West Central Conference standings.
Section 6AA VB standings.
State VB poll.

The West Central Conference cross country meet will be held in Melrose Tuesday afternoon starting at 3:45.

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

MIDMNSPORTS

This week on MIDMNSPORTS:
Tuesday: Sauk Centre volleyball at home vs Melrose
Wednesday: Melrose football at Minnewaska
Thursday: Sauk Centre volleyball at Fergus Falls tournament

Section True Team swim-dive 1012/24

The Melrose swimming and diving team took first place at the Section True Team meet, Sauk Centre 3rd.
Section True Team results.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner

Football Friday 10/11/24

Football Friday:
Howard Lake over Sauk Centre 21-0
Melrose beat Rockford 28-27.
Melrose scored a touchdown late in the game, a 9 yard pass to Hudson Bitz from Riley Elfering, with 2:31 left. The two point conversion pass caught by Devin Bauer.
The Melrose defense stopped Rockford at the Melrose 17 to win the game.
Other FB scores:
Albany over Minnewaska 21-0
Pierz beat Montevideo 67-34
NLS over St. Cloud Apollo 55-23
More FB scores.

Football Friday 10/11/24

The Sauk Centre football team plays at home Friday night at 7:00 vs Howard Lake. The Sauk Centre game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS and 105.5 FM radio.
Sauk Centre (2-4) Howard Lake (3-3)
Section 6AAA standings.

The Melrose football team has a game at Rockford at 7:00.
Rockford will provide a live stream, click here.
Melrose (1-5) Rockford (2-4)

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

Volleyball 10/10/24

Volleyball Thursday:
West Central over Melrose 3-1, 25-19, 23-25, 28-26, 25-12.
Sauk Centre over Montevideo 3-0, 25-6, 25-11, 25-10.
Other VB scores.

Melrose VB coach Colleen Schmiesing

Sauk Centre swim/dive 10/10/24

The Sauk Centre swimming and diving team beat Morris-Minnewaska 106-78.
Sauk Centre results.

SC coach James Schreiner