Mid MN Sports

Sauk Centre softball 5/2/23

The West Central softball won both games of the double header at the Sauk Centre field Tuesday. West Central won 17-10 and 21-6.
The Sauk Centre softball team plays Thursday at home vs Benson.

Golf 5/2/23

West Central Conference golf Tuesday.
At Greystone in Sauk Centre:
Boys, 4 Melrose Eddie Dickhaus 43, 6 Sauk Centre Nolan Kampsen 46.
Girls: 3 Melrose Izzie Van Beck and Avery Braegelmann 55. 5 Sauk Centre Brooke Bromenshenkel 53.
At Meadowlark in Melrose:
Boys: 4 Melrose Logan Schad 45. 6 Sauk Centre Braydon Johnson 45.
Girls: 3 Melrose Maddi Kraemer 51. 5 Sauk Centre Brooke Bromenshenkel 52.

The Melrose girls basketball team will have a new head coach next season. Jordan Welle will take over the program.
Hear from coach Welle.

Softball 5/1/23

A win for the Melrose softball team at home Monday. Melrose beat Osakis 7-2.
Melrose had Paige Gruber knock in 3 runs on 3 hits. Ellie Grieve went 7 for the win.
Melrose plays at home Tuesday in a double header with Minnewaska and here on MIDMNSPORTS.

Pierz won at home over Sauk Centre 10-0 in 5 innings.
The Sauk Centre softball team will play two at home Tuesday against West Central.

More softball scores.
Monday baseball scores.

Melrose softball 4/28/23

The Melrose softball team split their double header at West Central Friday. West Central won the first game 5-3, Melrose won the second game 12-6.
For Melrose, Ellie Grieve pitched all 14 innings in the double header, striking out 8 in game 2.
In the second game, Melrose scored 8 runs in the 5th inning to take the lead. Paige Gruber had 3 hits and knocked in 2 runs. Kaydence Bertram had 3 hits and 2 RBI, Allie Hoppe drove in a run with a double.
The Melrose softball team will play at home Monday against Osakis and here on MIDMNSPORTS.

SC track and field invite 4/27/23

The Sauk Centre track and field Invitational was held Thursday after at the Sauk Centre track.
Here are the results.

Sauk Centre softball 4/27/23

A double header sweep for the Sauk Centre softball team Thursday. Sauk Centre won two games at Minnewaska 12-1 in 5 innings and 11-7.
Sauk Centre plays at Pierz Monday.
Other softball scores.

Golf Wednesday 4/26/23

The golfs teams played at Greystone in Sauk Centre Wednesday.
Boys: Melrose 6th 375, Sauk Centre 10th 408.
Girls: Sauk Centre 5th 497.
For Melrose top score, Logan Schad 86. For Sauk Centre top scores, Brayden Johnson 93. Brooke Bromenshenkel 106.

Melrose girls golf at Milaca: Melrose 12th 199. Top score, Maddi Kraemer 98.

Melrose baseball 4/25/23

The Melrose baseball team split their double header with BOLD Tuesday in Melrose. BOLD won the first game 5-1. Melrose won the second game 10-0 in 5 innings.
The next game for Melrose will be Friday night at St, Cloud Cathedral at Faber field and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
More baseball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 4/25/23

The Sauk Centre softball team had a 7-2 lead at Morris going to the bottom of the 7th. Morris then scored 6 runs to win the game 8-7.
For Sauk Centre, Sienna Klaphake was 3 for 3 with a RBI triple. Addie Hoffman had 2 hits with 2 RBI, Lindsay Bailey had a hit.
Sauk Centre softball plays at Minnewaska Thursday and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
Other softball scores:
NLS over Minnewaska 16-1 in 4 innings.
More softball scores.

WCC golf 4/25/23

In West Central Conference golf Tuesday:
Girls team scores: Minnewaska 328, BOLD 364, Melrose 441, Benson 354, Sauk Centre 478.
Boys team scores: Minnewaska 313, West Central 314, Melrose 342, Sauk Centre 8th 377.
Top scores: Melrose, Izzie Van Beck 104, Logan Schad 80.
Sauk Centre, Brooke Bromenshenkel 101, Ethan Riley 90.

Melrose track and field 4/25/23

The Melrose track and field team competed at Holdingford Tuesday. Here are the results.

Sauk Centre track and field 4/24/23

The Sauk Centre track and field team competed at Minnewaska Monday.
The Sauk Centre boys took first place, the Sauk Centre girls second.
Track and field results.

Melrose softball 4/24/23

The Melrose softball team is 2-0 on the season after a non conference win at Paynesville 8-5 Monday afternoon.
For Melrose: Ellie Grieve pitched the win with 6 strike outs, Jazmin Finken knocked in 2 runs with 2 hits, Allie Hoppe had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Kari Rademacher had 2 hits and Hannah Hoppe had a 2 RBI triple.
Melrose goes to West Central on Friday for their next game.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre softball 4/24/23

The Sauk Centre softball team played at Osakis Monday. Osakis won the game 9-8.
Sauk Centre plays at Morris Tuesday.
More softball scores.

JO volleyball 4/23/23

After 12 hours of volleyball in Becker on Sunday, the Melrose JO volleyball team won the championship in the 17"s Gold Bracket. Melrose defeated Sauk Centre in the title match 2-0, 25-23 and 25-11.
Melrose beat New Richland 2-0 in the semi final, Sauk Centre beat Hermantown 2-0 in the other semi.

Melrose track and field 4/20/23

The Melrose track and filed team competed at the Minnewaska meet Tuesday. Click here to see the results.

Melrose boys golf

A look at Melrose boys golf with coach Pat Schad.

Softball 4/18/23

In the softball game Tuesday, Melrose won at Sauk Centre 15-3 in 6 innings.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre boys golf

Here's a preview of the Sauk Centre boys golf team with coach Tait Midthun.

JO volleyball 4/16/23

JO volleyball was played in Melrose over the weekend.
In the 17's championship match: Melrose over Sauk Centre 2-0.

Sauk Centre softball 4/14/23

In the softball game Friday, ACGC defeated Sauk Centre 5-1 at the Sauk Centre field.
Sauk Centre took a 1-0 lead in the game. Lanna Walter walked to get on. Walter stole second and third. Then Kate McKeown laid down a squeeze bunt to score Walter.
The Sauk Centre softball team plays at home Tuesday vs Melrose and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
More softball scores.

Melrose track/field 4/13/23

The Melrose track and field team competed at New London Spicer Thursday.
Melrose had Izzy Jaenicke take first in the triple jump.
Melrose results at NLS.

Sauk Centre pitching

The Sauk Centre baseball team is going to rely on a deep staff. Sauk Centre coach Bryan Zollman has more.

Download "High school baseball pitch count chart.pdf"

Melrose baseball

One of the strengths of the Melrose baseball team will be their pitching staff. Melrose coach Kyle Shaughnessy has more.

GBB All Star game 4/8/23

The 2023 girls basketball all-star game was played Saturday afternoon.
Hear from Sauk Centre's Jenna Gapinski Vogt and coach Scott Bergman on MIDMNSPORTS.

MSHSL

The Minnesota State High School League teams are classified by sport and activity for postseason competition and performances every two years. Competitive section placements are determined by enrollment and geography (as determined by MSHSL Board policy).
Activity classifications for 2023-2025.
Method to determine classification.
MSHSL enrollment is determined by the schools Minnesota Department of Education enrollment in year one in grades 9 – 12 minus 40 percent of their educational benefit. (free and reduced lunch)
Enrollment numbers.
List of competitive sections.
One change of note: The Sauk Centre football team will move back into Section 6AAA along with Albany, Melrose, Minnewaska, Montevideo and New London Spicer.

Melrose track and field

The Melrose track and field team is off and running for the season ahead. Coach Sandy Enright has more.

Sauk Centre track and field

The Sauk Centre track and field team is anxious to get going with the season. Sauk Centre coaches Jim Metcalf and Kellie Wehrman review the team.

Tuesday sports 4/4/23

The weather will continue to be a factor for the spring sports schedule.
Baseball Tuesday: Sauk Centre vs Morris postponed to 5/8.
Melrose vs Minnewaska postponed TBD.
Softball: Melrose vs Browerville postponed TBD.
Sauk Centre vs Holdingford postponed TBD.
Track: Sauk Centre at Holdingford cancelled.