Mid MN Sports

It was the highest finish ever for the Melrose girls swimming and diving team at the State meet. Melrose coach Nathan Meyer can tell us all about it.
Melrose junior Hallie Drossel is the State champion in the 100 breaststroke.

Sauk Centre swim/dive coach James Schreiner reviews the Sauk Centre swimmers at the State meet.

State swim/dive meet 11/17/22

The girls Class A swimming and diving finals were held Friday at the U of M.
Here are the finals results.
Live stream information.

Melrose swim/dive coach Nathan Meyer with the Melrose prelims.

Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner with a report on Thursday's competition.

The Sauk Centre girls basketball team is looking ahead to another good season. Sauk Centre coach Scott Bergman has more.

There's always a high level of excitement for the Melrose gymnastics team. Coach Katie Masog can tell us more.

State swim/dive meet 11/16/22

The girls State swimming and diving meet will be held Thursday and Friday at the U of M. Wednesday is warm up day.
The Melrose team and Sauk Centre individuals will compete in the Class A meet.
State meet schedule.
State meet on line program.
Live stream information.
Tickets.
Spectator guide.
Class A heat and lane assignments.
Class A psych sheet.
Class A results.

The Melrose girls basketball team is looking forward to the upcoming season. Melrose coach Evan Reller has more about the team.

It's a new season for the Prairie Centre boys hockey team. PC coach Chad Wehrman had this to say about the team.

Prairie Centre girls hockey 11/15/22

In girls hockey Tuesday night, Pine City won at home over Prairie Centre 6-2.
PC game summary.
More girls hockey scores.

For the first time ever, the Melrose girls swimming and diving team is the champion of Section 6A. The Melrose team took the championship Saturday in Alexandria.
These swimmers also advance to the State meet for Melrose:
Hallie Drossel in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke (breaststroke time was a Section record)
200 medley relay of Brooke Ruoff, Hallie Drossel, Paige Gruber, Kaydence Bertram
200 Free Relay of Drossel, Ruoff, Gruber, and Bertram
Hallie Drossel was honored as the Section 6A swimmer of the year and Melrose coach Nathan Meyer as Section coach of the year.
Qualifying for Sauk Centre for the State meet:
200 Medley Relay: Stella Schirmers, Brooke Bromenshenkel, Addison Bick, and Megan Heveron.
100 Butterfly: Stella Schirmers (Section Champion)
100 Freestyle: Megan Heveron
100 Backstroke: Stella Schirmers (Section Champion)
100 Breaststroke: Brooke Bromenshenkel
400 Freestyle Relay: Maizie Jennissen, Carmen Loxtercamp, Stella Schirmers and Megan Heveron
State swim/dive meet schedule.
Spectator guide.
Live stream information.
Results.

Download "2022 girls 6a final results.pdf"

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner

Prairie Centre girls hockey 11/12/22

The Prairie Centre girls hockey team played their second game of the season Saturday. Litchfield won the game 10-1.
PC game summary.
More girls hockey scores.

Sauk Centre fotball 11/10/22

In the Class AA State tournament football game, Eden Valley Watkins defeated Sauk Centre 14-7 in the quarterfinals.
Other Class AA FB scores:
Chatfield over Blue Earth 35-6
Jackson County Central beat Howard Lake 27-0
Barnesville over Moose Lake 21-0
Class AA football bracket.
More FB scores.

The Section 6A girls swimming and diving prelims were held Thursday in Alexandria.
Diving Friday. Click here to watch.
Here's Sauk Centre coach James Schreiner.

Melrose coach Nathan Meyer

Download "2022 6a prelim results.pdf"

Prairie Centre girls hockey 11/10/22

In the first girls hockey game of the season, Morris-Benson Area defeated Prairie Centre 6-2 in Sauk Centre Thursday.
PC game summary.
More girls hockey scores.

Sauk Centre football 11/10/22

The 2022 Sauk Centre football team has become the third Sauk Centre football team to advance to the State tournament. The teams from 1972 and 1983 were the others.
Sauk Centre will play Eden Valley Watkins in the quarter finals in the State Class AA tournament. The game will be played at Monticello high school at 7:00 Thursday.
The Sauk Centre football game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio. There will be a pay per view live stream available, click here for more information, NSPN.TV.
State Class AA football bracket.
Tickets are available on line only. Click here for tickets.
Sauk Centre (7-3) Eden Valley Watkins (10-0)
Other Class AA quarter final games:
Chatfield (10-0) Blue Earth (9-2)
Howard Lake (9-2) Jackson County Central (11-0)
Moose Lake (9-1) Barnesville (10-0)
All the games are a live stream on NSPN.TV.
The winning teams will advance to the semi finals at US Bank Stadium Friday 11/18.

Thursday sports 11/10/22

The Section 6A girls swimming and diving meet will be held in Alexandria at 5:30 Thursday with the prelims.
For more information on a live stream, click here and click on "live".

It's the first game of the season for the Prairie Centre girls hockey team Thursday night. Prairie Centre will play Morris Benson Area at 7:00 at the Sauk Centre arena.

Sauk Centre seminar 11/9/22

If you missed the seminar in Sauk Centre Wednesday night, you can still watch it. Click on live broadcast in the upper left, then click "on demand", then click seminar.
A preview of the book is available at Dennysmith.com.
MIDMNSPORTS will provide a live stream of the seminar. Click on live broadcast in the upper left to watch.

Volleyball State tournament 11/5/22

The State volleyball tournament begins Wednesday. The State VB tournament will be live streamed on NSPN.TV.
The Class AA volleyball tournament begins Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Pequot Lakes over Barnesville 3-0
Class AA State volleyball bracket.

In the Section 6AA volleyball championship match Pequot Lakes beat St. Cloud Cathedral 3-1 25-16 25-19 22-25 25-23
Other Class AA volleyball:
Annandale over Watertown Mayer 3-2 17-25 26-24 25-13 19-25 18-16
Concordia Academy over Nova Classical 3-2 25-23 25-22 24-26 22-25 15-12
Canon Falls over Caledonia 3-1
Rush City over Esko 3-2
Pipestone over Paynesville 3-0
Barnesville over East Grand Forks 3-1
Belle Plain over Waterville 3-1
More VB scores.

Sauk Centre football coach Charlie Warring reviews the win over Osakis and touches on the next game with Eden Valley Watkins.

Live streaming

The Minnesota State High School League has teamed up with NSPN.TV (formerly know as prepspotlight TV).
Click here for more information, NSPN.tv.
NSPN covers a wide selection of games. Take a look at their broadcast schedule. For example today, you can watch the State cross country meet. The Section 6AA volleyball championship between Pequot Lakes and St. Cloud Cathedral at 3:00 Saturday. The Sauk Centre football game next Thursday will be broadcast on NSPN. You can watch last night's EVW vs Royalton game. You'll get all the State volleyball, State football etc.
For the price, it's worth taking a look. MIDMNSPORTS is not affiliated with NSPN, I just wanted sports fans to know of the options available.
Also a reminder, be aware of the many scam websites that are on Twitter and Facebook. They all look good and official but they are not. Those sites want your credit card information and will not have a live stream. You'll only see the correct streaming information on MIDMNSPORTS.
Make sure you have the app at MNScoreFeed.com. It's free and has great information.
If you have any questions, email MIDMNSPORTS at midmnsports@gmail.com

State cross country 11/5/22

The State cross country meet will be held Saturday at St. Olaf college in Northfield MN. Sauk Centre will have senior Brandon Kampsen and freshman Jacob Drevlow running in the Class A meet at 1:00 Saturday.
State cross country meet schedule.
State meet on line program.
Spectator guide.
There is a live stream available at the State cross country meet. It is a pay per view, click here for more information.
State cross country results.

Section 6AA VB 11/3/22

In the Section 6AA volleyball playoff Thursday night, St. Cloud Cathedral over Sauk Centre 3-1 25-22 19-25 25-22 25-19
In the other semi final match, Pequot Lakes over Wadena Deer Creek 3-2 25-12 23-25 23-25 25-14 15-9
Pequot Lakes will play St. Cloud Cathedral Saturday at 3:00 at Sauk Rapids.
Other VB scores.

Section 6AA volleyball 11/1/22

In the Section 6AA volleyball playoffs, it was Sauk Centre over Melrose 3-1 23-25 25-14 25-22 25-15
Sauk Centre will advance to the Section 6AA semi final match and will play St. Cloud Cathedral at 5:00 Thursday at Sauk Rapids/Rice high school.
St. Cloud Cathedral beat Milaca 3-0 25-12 25-14 25-16
In the other quarterfinal matches:
Pequot Lakes over Holdingford 3-0 25-14 25-8 28-26
Wadena Deer Creek over Albany 3-0 28-26 25-17 25-17
Pequot Lakes will play Wadena Deer Creek Thursday in the second match at Sauk Rapids/Rice.
The two winning teams Thursday will play for the Section 6AA championship Saturday at 3:00 at Sauk Rapids/Rice.
More VB scores.

Sauk Centre VB coach Jim Klaphake

Section 6AA volleyball 11/1/22

The volleyball teams in the Section 6AA tournament have reached the quarterfinals. The higher seeded team will play at home Tuesday night, with the winners advancing to the semi finals Thursday in Sauk Rapids.
The Sauk Centre volleyball team will play at home against Melrose at 7:00. The match will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO and on 105.5 FM radio. Sauk Centre high school will provide a live stream, click here to watch.
Sauk Centre (24-2) Melrose (15-12)
Section 6AA VB bracket.
The winner of the Sauk Centre-Melrose match will play the winner of the Milaca at St. Cloud Cathedral match.
Milaca (17-10) St. Cloud Cathedral (19-8)
St. Cloud Cathedral will have a live stream, click here to watch.
Other quarter final matches in Section 6AA:
Pequot Lakes at home vs Holdingford.
Pequot Lakes (24-4) Holdingford (15-12)
Pequot Lakes live stream, click here.
Albany at Wadena Deer Creek.
Albany (17-11) Wadena Deer Creek (20-4)
W/DC does a pay per view live stream, click here. Listen on line to KASM radio.

West Central Conference swim/dive 10/28/22

The Melrose girls swimming and diving team took the championship at the West Central conference meet. Sauk Centre finished second.

Download "WCC swim/dive results.pdf"

Melrose swim/dive coach Nathan Meyer

Sauk Centre swim/dive coach James Schreiner

Sauk Centre cross country 10/28/22

The Sauk Centre cross country team competed at the Section 6A cross country meet at Staples Motley Friday afternoon. Sauk Centre senior Brandon Kampsen and freshmen Jacob Drevlow have qualified for the State meet.
Section 6A results.

Melrose volleyball 10/27/22

It was a sweep for the Melrose volleyball team in the first round in the Section 6AA volleyball playoffs. Melrose won at home over Staples Motley 3-0 25-15 25-12 25-19.
With the win, Melrose will play at Sauk Centre Tuesday in the quarter finals. Sauk Centre did not play Thursday.
Other Section 6AA volleyball:
Albany over Osakis 3-0
Wadena Deer Creek beat Pillager 3-0
Holdingford over Foley 3-0
St. Cloud Cathedral beat Royalton 3-0
Milaca over Pierz 3-1
Section 6AA VB bracket.
Other VB scores.

Melrose coach Emily Reller

Section 8AA cross country 10/27/22

The Melrose cross country team competed in the Section 8AA cross country meet in Alexandria Thursday afternoon.
Section 8AA boys results.
Click here for girls results.
For boys results, click on the girls results then click all races.

Friday sports 10/28/22

The girls swimming and diving teams will compete in the Conference meet Friday at the U of Morris pool. Diving at 3:00, swim at 6:00.

The Sauk Centre cross country team will be running at the Section meet held at Staples Motley at 4:00.

Thursday sports 10/27/22

The Section 6AA volleyball tournament begins Thursday night with first round matches.
The Melrose volleyball team will play at home vs Staples Motley at 7:00. MIDMNSPORTS will broadcast with AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO, also on 105.5 FM radio. Melrose high school will provide a live stream, click here to watch.
Melrose (14-12) Staples Motley (16-10)
Section 6AA VB bracket.
The Sauk Centre volleyball team gets a first round bye and will play at home next Tuesday against the winner of tonight's match between Melrose and Staples Motley.
Other Section 6AA VB Thursday:
St. Cloud Cathedral (18-8) at home vs Royalton (4-23)
Foley (13-10) at home vs Holdingford (14-12)
Wadena Deer Creek (19-4) at home vs Pillager (2-24)
Albany (16-11) at home vs Osakis (7-19)
Pequot Lakes (24-4) first round bye.
Make sure to get the app MNScoreFeed.com to see which matches have a live stream.

The Melrose cross country team will run in the Section 8AA meet held in Alexandria starting at 3:30.

Football playoffs 10/25/22

The football playoffs begin Tuesday.
In Section 6AAA, the Melrose football team will play at Pierz at 7:00. The game will be broadcast on MIDMNSPORTS with AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO. Also on 105.5 FM radio.
Melrose (2-6) Pierz (5-3)
The winner of the Melrose vs Pierz game will play at NLS (6-2) Saturday at 2:00. NLS has a first round bye Tuesday.
Section 6AAA FB bracket.
Other Section 6AAA football:
Morris (5-3) at home vs Montevideo (1-7). Morris has a live stream, click here to watch.
Albany (5-3) at home vs Minnewaska (0-8). Albany will have a live stream, click here to watch.

In Section 6AA, the Sauk Centre football team will have a first round bye and will play at home Saturday at 2:00 against the winner of Wadena Deer Creek (6-2) at home vs Staples Motley (0-8). W/DC will have a live stream, click here to watch.
Section 6AA football bracket.
Other Section 6AA games:
Osakis (7-1) has a bye and will play the winner of Tuesday's game between West Central (5-3) at home vs Pillager (2-6). West Central high school will have a live stream of the game, click here to watch.

MIDMNSPORTS 10/23/22

This week on MIDMNSPORTS:
Tuesday: Melrose football at Pierz at 7:00 (AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO)
Thursday: Melrose volleyball at home vs Staples/Motley at 7:00 (AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO)
Saturday: Sauk Centre football at home vs Wadena Deer Creek at 2:00. (AUDIO ONLY NO VIDEO)

The Melrose girls swimming and diving team competed at the Class A State True Team meet Saturday at the U of M. Melrose placed 10th.

Download "Class A State True Team results.pdf"

Section football playoffs

In the Section 6AA football playoffs, #2 Sauk Centre will play on Saturday 10/29 at home against the winner of Tuesday's game between Wadena Deer Creek and Staples Motley.
Section 6AA football.

In Section 6AAA, #5 Melrose will play at #4 Pierz Tuesday at 7:00.
Section 6AAA football.

Melrose football 10/19/22

The Melrose football team played at Holdingford Wednesday night. Holdingford won the 35-7.
The Section 6AAA playoffs begin Tuesday.
Section 6AAA.
The seeding for the playoffs will come out Thursday.
Other football scores:
Sauk Centre over Morris 36-16
Albany beat Zimmerman 22-14
Royalton over Pierz 22-14
Dassel Cokato beat NLS 33-29
More football scores.