Mid MN Sports

Baseball 7/22/23

The Sauk Centre Titans closed out the regular season with a 13-9 win at Kensington Saturday afternoon. The Titans will play in the Region 16C tournament next weekend. The tournament bracket will come out Sunday night.

In the Stearns County League playoffs Saturday, Elrosa beat Greenwald 12-3. It was Spring Hill beating New Munich 10-3.
In games Sunday, Elrosa will play Spring Hill at noon, Greenwald will play New Munich in the second game. Both games will be played at New Munich.
MIDMNSPORTS will broadcast both games on Sunday.

SC softball 7/19/23

The Sauk Centre 17u softball team wrapped up their summer season with a split at Upsala Wednesday. Sauk Centre won the first game 11-3 behind the pitching of Jenna Riley. Upsala took the 2nd game 18-4.
The 17u Sauk Centre team finished at 5-3 on the summer.

Legion baseball 7/14/23

Legion baseball final: Paynesville over Melrose 12-6. The Melrose Legion season has come to an end.
Legion baseball final: Albany over Paynesville 12-2 in 5 innings.

American Legion baseball 7/10/23

The American Legion baseball playoffs begin Monday night.

Legion baseball final: Paynesville over Melrose 17-1 in 5 innings.
Melrose will play again Friday.

Glenwood/Lowry over Sauk Centre 10-0 in 6 innings.
Sauk Centre will play again Thursday.

Legion baseball 7/6/23

Legion baseball final: BBE over Sauk Centre 11-1 in 5 innings.

The Melrose Legion baseball team will not play Thursday night.

Softball 6/29/23

Softball final Thursday:
Game 1, Sauk Centre over Melrose 6-4.
Game 2, Melrose over Sauk Centre 10-7.

Legion baseball 6/27/23

Legion baseball final: Osakis over Sauk Centre 5-3.

Monday Legion baseball 6/19/23

Legion baseball final: Glenwood-Lowry over Sauk Centre 10-0 in 5 innings.

The Melrose Legion baseball team did not play Monday night.

Baseball 6/12/23

American Legion baseball Monday:
Royalton over Melrose 2-0
Morris over Sauk Centre 6-0

The State baseball tournament begins Tuesday. Here's information on the tournament.

Three time State champion Brandon Kampsen on MIDMNSPORTS.
(sorry about the audio issues)

State track and field 6/8/23

Another State Championship for Brandon Kampsen. This time in the 800 with 153.56. Broke his own school record.
Sauk Centre's Brandon Kampsen is the State Champion in the 1600. Kampsen had a first place time of 4:18.50. New school record time.
Sauk Centre boys track and field school records.

Corey McCoy placed 12th in the discus with 133.10

Sauk Centre's Brandon Kampsen took first place in his heat in the 800 at the State meet 1:57.15. Kampsen will run in the finals Friday.
The Sauk Centre boys 4x400 relay team placed 9th in their heat 3:36.02 at the State meet.
Class A meet, here's all the information on the State meet, click here

The State track and field meet begins Thursday at St. Michael-Albertville high school. Sauk Centre will have several athletes competing in the Class A meet. Here's all the information on the State meet, click here. Heat sheets and lane assignments.
Competing at the State meet will be Brandon Kampsen in the 800 and 1600, Corey McCoy in the discus and the 4x400 relay team of Reese Blodin, Derick Sorenson, Nathan Lahr and Brandon Kampsen.

Softball Thursday 6/8/23

17U softball Thursday: Sauk Centre over BBE 3-0, BBE over Sauk Centre 5-1.

State softball 6/8/23

The State softball tournament begins Thursday in Mankato. Here's all the information for the softball tournament.

Monday sports 6/5/23

The Section 6AA baseball tournament continues Monday. Here's the bracket and the schedule for the games.
Championship game: Foley over Eden Valley Watkins 6-4. Foley will advance to the State tournament.

Thursday championship bracket: Foley over Eden Valley Watkins 6-3. Those two teams play again Thursday night, the winner goes to the State.
Tuesday elimination game: Foley over Albany 11-6. Foley over St. Cloud Cathedral 5-3
Monday baseball:
Albany over Pierz 7-0
Foley over Holdingford 3-0
Winners bracket:
Eden Valley Watkins over St. Cloud Cathedral 3-0

The Melrose American Legion baseball team has a game at Kimball at 6:30 Monday.
Monday final: Kimball over Melrose 8-2.

Amateur baseball 6/2/23

There's something special happening next Wednesday at the Freeport baseball field. Fox 9 television begins their "Town Ball Tour". The first stop will be in Freeport. The Freeport Black Sox will play Avon at 6:30. The game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS.
Here's more on the "Town Ball Tour."

Sauk Centre track and field 5/31/23

The Sauk Centre track and field team competed at the Section 5A meet at St. John's Wednesday. The Sauk Centre boys team took first place. In the 800, Brandon Kampsen broke the school record and the Section meet record. Advancing to the State meet next week will be Kampsen in the 800 and 1600, Corey McCoy in the discus and the 4x400 relay team of Reese Blodin, Derick Sorenson, Nathan Lahr and Brandon Kampsen. Here are the results.

Playoffs 5/31/23

Thursday Section 6AA softball:
Pequot Lakes over Pierz 1-0 and 3-0. Pequot Lakes will advance to the softball State Tournament.
Section 6AA softball bracket.

Thursday Section 6AA baseball:
Winners bracket:
Eden Valley Watkins over Pierz 4-2
St. Cloud Cathedral over Foley 4-3
Loser bracket:
Holdingford over Staples/Motley 9-2
Albany over Pillager 11-1
Section 6AA baseball bracket.

Wednesday Section 6AA softball: Pequot Lakes over Kimball 3-0.

Wednesday Section 6AA baseball:
Eden Valley Watkins over Holdingford 11-1
Pierz over Staples/Motley 10-0
Foley over Albany 5-4
St. Cloud Cathedral over Pillager 15-1

In the Section 6AA softball playoffs, Melrose won their first game 6-1 over St. Cloud Cathedral. In the second game, Kimball beat Melrose 5-1. The Melrose softball season comes to an end.
Pierz over Pequot Lakes 2-1.
Section 6AA softball bracket.

In the Section 6AA baseball tournament:
Albany over Melrose 9-0.
Pierz over Sauk Centre 9-0.
The Melrose and Sauk Centre baseball seasons have ended.
Section 6AA baseball bracket.

Sauk Centre HOF

Sauk Centre High School has announced the Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Wayne Hansmann 1982 Athlete
Deb Hansmann-Peters 1985 Athlete
Ethan Vogt 2004 Athlete
Kali Peschel-Ott 2012 Athlete
Jerry Borgman Coach
Pat DuBois Distinguished Alumni

HOF Banquet at Diamond Point Jan 27
Social Hour 5:30 - 6:30 Meal 6:30 Program 7:00

On Jan 26, Sauk Centre is hosting a Boy/Girl doubleheader basketball game vs. BBE. The girls game starts at 6:00 and the boys game at 7:30. The 2023 Class will be introduced at halftime of the boys game.

Section 6AA baseball

The Section 6AA baseball tournament begins Tuesday. The losing team Tuesday will end their season. The winning team will play again Wednesday and start an 8 team double elimination tournament.
Section 6AA baseball tournament Tuesday:
#10 Melrose (9-8) at #7 Albany (8-12) in Avon at 7:00.
#13 Sauk Centre (10-10) at #4 Pierz (12-5) at 7:00.
#1 Eden Valley Watkins (17-2) at home vs #16 Kimball (4-16)
#2 Foley (16-4) at home vs #15 Spectrum (9-9)
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral (13-6) at home vs #14 Osakis (8-8)
#5 Wadena Deer Creek ( 13-7) at home vs #12 Staples-Motley (9-11)
#6 Royalton (11-7) at home vs #11 Pillager (8-12)
#8 Annandale (10-8) at home vs #9 Holdingford (9-9)
Section 6AA baseball.
Section 6AA baseball bracket.

State True Team 5/20/23

The Sauk Centre boys track and field team placed 2nd at the Class A State True Team meet Saturday in Stillwater.
Sauk Centre had Brandon Kampsen take 1st place in the 1600 and 800 meter run. The 4x400 relay team took first place. State True Team results.

Section 6AA softball 5/20/23

The Section 6AA softball playoffs begin Monday, the higher seeded team will play at home. The first round of the playoffs is a single elimination. The losing team Monday will end their season. The winning teams on Monday will play again Tuesday and will begin an 8 team double elimination tournament.
Games Monday: #6 Melrose (12-5) at home vs #11 Foley (7-12).
#12 Sauk Centre (7-12) vs #5 St. Cloud Cathedral (14-6) at 3:45 at Waite Park.
Section 6AA softball.
Section 6AA softball bracket.
#1 Pierz (19-1) at home vs #16 Royalton (2-18)
#2 Albany (17-2) at home vs #15 Milaca (1-16)
#3 Pequot Lakes (18-2) at home vs #14 Staples/Motley (4-15)
#4 Kimball (16-3) at home vs #13 Holdingford (5-12)
#7 Pillager (12-8) at home vs #10 Osakis (6-14)
#8 Paynesville (9-7) at home vs #9 Eden Valley Watkins (9-9)

Sauk Centre baseball 5/19/23

A big win for Sauk Centre between two teams in Section 6AA. Sauk Centre won at Osakis 10-9.
Osakis had bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th, a ground ball was hit in the hole on the right side, Sauk Centre second baseman Neil Stadsvold got to the grounder and got the out to win the game.
Sauk Centre trailed 9-6 going to the 7th. Catcher Evan Zales had a big two out, 2 run hit. Sauk Centre scored 4 in the inning.
Matthew Warring went 4/4, Hunter Danielson had 2 hits. Zac Bick threw the last two innings for the win.
Sauk Centre has a double header at home Monday vs West Central starting at 2:00.

Melrose baseball 5/19/23

In baseball Friday, Albany won at Melrose 11-6.
Melrose will play Monday night vs St. Cloud Cathedral at Faber field.
More baseball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 5/19/23

A double header sweep for the Sauk Centre softball team. Sauk Centre beat Montevideo 15-5 and 19-3.
Sauk Centre had Emily Peters hit 3 home runs, going 5 for 6. Lindsey Bailey had 5 hits, Hailey Hokanson pitched both wins.
The Section 6AA softball playoffs begin Monday at the high seed. The seeding will come out sometime Saturday morning.
Section 6AA softball.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 5/17/23

The Sauk Centre softball team picked up a win Wednesday by beating Staples/Motley 15-0 in 4 innings.
The Sauk Centre softball team has a home double header on Friday vs Montevideo.
The Section 6AA playoffs begin Monday.

WCC track and field 5/16/23

The West Central Conference Championships were held in Montevideo Tuesday.
Here are the results.

Melrose baseball 5/16/23

The Melrose baseball team played a double header away from home Tuesday. Montevideo won both games, a walk off win in the first 7-6 and 5-3.
Melrose will be at home Friday vs Albany and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
More baseball scores.

Melrose softball 5/16/23

A win at home Tuesday for the Melrose softball team. Melrose beat LPGE 12-10.
The Melrose team has a double header at Benson Thursday.
The Section 6AA playoffs begin Monday.
More softball scores.

WCC golf 5/16/23

The West Central Conference golf teams played at Morris Tuesday.
Boys, Sauk Centre 6th, 177, Melrose 7th, 189.
Girls, Melrose 3rd, 192. Sauk Centre 6th, 228.

Melrose baseball 5/15/23

A shut out win at home Monday for the Melrose baseball team. Melrose beat Long Prairie Grey Eagle 4-0.
Melrose had Ryan Elfering pitch 6 innings for the win. RBI hits for Isaac Rosenberger and Breydon Dobmeier.
Melrose goes to Montevideo for a double header Tuesday.
More baseball scores.

Melrose softball 5/15/23

The Melrose softball team had a double header sweep Monday. Melrose won at Montevideo 11-0 and 14-4.
Melrose plays again Tuesday at home vs LPGE.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 5/15/23

In softball Monday, Pequot Lakes defeated Sauk Centre 11-0 in 5 innings.
The Sauk Centre softball team has a change on their schedule. The game vs Staples/Motley that was scheduled for Thursday, will now be played Wednesday at 4:30 in Sauk Centre and here on MIDMNSPORTS.

Sauk Centre baseball 5/12/23

Baseball Saturday, KMS over Sauk Centre 14-1 in 5 innings.

The Sauk Centre baseball team picked up a win Friday night at the Max bat, wood bat invite. Sauk Centre shut out BBE 4-0. Matthew Warring with the 7 inning win. Sauk Centre had a 3-0 lead when the BBE pitcher walked in three straight runs. Sauk Centre added a run in the 7th, Hunter Broich got on with a hit, then Eli Fletcher hit a ball of the fence for a RBI double. Fletcher also singled earlier in the game.
More baseball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 5/13/23

Softball Saturday, St. Cloud Cathedral beat Sauk Centre 4-0.

The Sauk Centre softball team played at Albany Friday afternoon. Albany won the game 10-0 in 5 innings.
Sauk Centre plays again Saturday at noon against St. Cloud Cathedral, the game will be played in Waite Park.
More softball scores.

Melrose baseball 5/12/23

The Melrose baseball team swept the double header at Benson Friday. Melrose won 13-2 in 5 innings and 7-3.
Melrose plays at home Monday vs LPGE.

Melrose softball 5/12/23

Softball Friday had Milaca winning at Melrose 13-8.
The Melrose softball team is at home Monday vs Montevideo in a double header.

WCC golf 5/12/23

The golf teams in the West Central Conference played Friday.
At BOLD:
Boys, Sauk Centre 3, Brayden Johnson 43.
Melrose 8, Logan Schad 40
Girls: Melrose Emily Rieland 43
Sauk Centre Brooke Bromenshenkel 53

At Montevideo:
Boys, Sauk Centre 3, Breydon Johnson 39.
Melrose 5, Logan Schad 39.
Girls, Melrose 2, Emily Rieland 44.
Sauk Centre 4, Brooke Bromenshenkel 49

Melrose track and field 5/11/23

The Melrose track was the site of the Dave Sieben Invite. Here are the results.

Softball 5/11/23

It was a well played game in softball Thursday. Melrose won at home over Sauk Centre 5-3.
For Melrose, Kaydence Bertram had 2 hits including a RBI double and had a fantastic play at third during the game. Paige Gruber knocked in a run with a double, Ellie Grieve with the win.
Sauk Centre, RBI hits for Hailey Hokenson, Lindsey Bailey and Emily Peters.
Melrose plays at home vs Milaca Friday at 5:00.
Sauk Centre goes to Albany Friday at 5:00 and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre football

Sauk Centre will have a new football coach next season. Curtis Krump will take over the head coach position, taking over from coach Charlie Warring, who is stepping aside. Coach Krump has been the defensive coach the past several seasons.

Section 5A track and field 5/10/23

The Sauk Centre high school track was the site for the Section 5A True Team meet.
Here are the results.

Baseball 5/10/23

In the make up baseball game Wednesday, Melrose won at home over Sauk Centre 1-0.
For Melrose, Max Wehlage led off the thurd inning with a double, the run came in on a sac fly from Connor Anderson. Isaac Rosenberger shut out Sauk Centre for the second time this season.
Melrose plays again Friday at Benson in a double header.
Sauk Centre will play BBE in Elrosa Friday at 7:00.
More baseball scores.

WCC golf 5/10/23

The West Central Conference boys and girls golf teams played Wednesday.
At Benson:
Boys, Melrose 3 Logan Schad 35
Sauk Centre T7 Dylan Gruenes 43
Girls, Melrose 3 Izzie Van Beck 44
Sauk Centre 4 Brooke Bromenshenkel 52

At Minnewaska:
Boys, Melrose 6 Logan Schad 39
Sauk Centre 8 Nolan Kampsen 48
Girls, Melrose 3 Izzie Van Beck 44
Sauk Centre 5 Brooke Bromenshenkel 49