Mid MN Sports

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

Section 8AA track and field 5/9/23

The Melrose track and field team competed Tuesday at the Section 8AA True Team meet.
Here are the results.

Baseball 5/8/23

In high school baseball Monday:
Minnewaska over Melrose 2-0 and 9-8 in 8 innings.
Morris beat Sauk Centre 9-2.
Melrose will play at home Tuesday vs Sauk Centre at 5:00 and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
More baseball scores.

Softball 5/8/23

In softball Monday:
Morris won at Sauk Centre 14-0 in 5 innings.
St. Cloud Cathedral over Melrose 11-4.
Sauk Centre plays at Melrose Thursday on MIDMNSPORTS.
More softball scores.

Sauk Centre baseball 5/5/23

A very good win for the Sauk Centre baseball team Friday. Sauk Centre shut out Albany 8-0.
For Sauk Centre, Matthew Warring started and pitched into the 7th, striking out 6. Warring also hit a 3 run home run. Eli Fletcher had 2 hits and scored 3 times. Cole Roering had 2 RBI, Hunter Broich and Neal Stadsvold had RBI hits.
Sauk Centre plays at home Monday vs Morris at 3:45.
More baseball scores.

Boys golf 5/5/23

The Melrose and Sauk Centre boys golf teams were among 18 teams that played at New London Spicer Friday.
Melrose T-11 369. Logan Schad 87.
Sauk Centre 15 380. Braydon Johnson 91.

Baseball 5/4/23

In baseball Thursday, Melrose won at Sauk Centre 4-0.
For Melrose, Isaac Rosenberger went 7 for the win and had 3 hits. Anthony Berscheit knockd in the first 2 runs, Ian Funk with a RBI single and a double.
For Sauk Centre, Matthew Warring had 2 hits.
Melrose plays Monday at Minnewaska and here on MIDMNSPORTS.
Sauk Centre has a home game Friday vs Albany and on MIDMNSPORTS.
Other baseball:
Osakis beat Minnewaska 6-2
Albany over Mora 6-3 and 9-6
More baseball scores.

Track and field 5/4/23

The Melrose and Sauk Centre track and filed teams competed at New London Spicer Thursday.
NLS meet results.

Sauk Centre softball 5/4/23

Two wins for the Sauk Centre softball at home Thursday. Sauk Centre beat Benson 9-0 and 17-7 in 6 innings.
For Sauk Centre, Hailey Hokanson pitched both wins and had 3 hits. Kate McKeown also had 3 hits, Lanna Walter went 6 for 7.
The Sauk Centre softball team plays at home Monday vs Morris.
More softball scores.

Melrose softball 5/4/23

The Morris softball team swept their double header at home vs Melrose. Morris won 8-3 and 9-3.
The Melrose softball team plays Monday at St. Cloud Cathedral.

Track and field 5/2/23

The track and field teams competed at Minnewaska Tuesday.
Boys team results: 1 Sauk Centre, 6 Melrose.
Girls team: 4 Melrose, 5 Sauk Centre.
Individual results.

Melrose softball 5/2/23

The Melrose softball team had a double header sweep, winning both games by the ten run rule. Melrose beat Minnewaska 14-0 and 15-3, both games going 5 innings.
In game 1, Melrose had Theresia Nathe drive home 6 runs on 3 hits. In the second game, Paige Gruber hit a 3 run home run.
Melrose has a double header at Morris Thursday.
More softball scores.