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. 

JO VB                                                                      4/2/23

There was a lot of JO volleyball played over the weekend at the Sauk Centre gyms.
In the varsity championship bracket in the semi finals, Sauk Centre 16's over Melrose.
Sauk Centre 17's over Paynesville.
The Sauk Centre 16's and 17's ended up as co-champions. 

Sauk Centre's Maesyn Thiesen prepares to lead her UMD Bulldogs basketball team to play for the Div 2 National Championship at 2:30 Saturday.
With the help from her mother Heather, Maesyn had this to say. 

Melrose softball  

The Melrose softball team is set to go for the season ahead. Melrose coach Kristie Ekstrom has more about the team. 

Melrose track and field            3/28/23

The Melrose track and filed team competed indoors in Bemidji Tuesday. Melrose had Izzy Janenicke take 1st place in the long jump and the triple jump.
Here are the results. 

Sauk Centre softball

Whenever the season starts, the Sauk Centre softball team will be ready. Coach TJ Schmiesing has more about the team. 

Sauk Centre baseball

Hopefully one of these days the Sauk Centre baseball team will get outside and start the baseball season. The team is looking forward to playing some games. The first game is scheduled for April 4. Sauk Centre baseball coach Bryan Zollman had this to say about the team. 

Basketball                                                        3/17/23

Class AA boys basketball tournament:
#2 Albany vs Pequot Lakes at 6:00 Tuesday at Williams Arena.
#1 Holy Family vs Eden Valley Watkins
#3 Plainview vs DGF
#4 Maple River vs #5 Minnehaha Academy
Class AA boys basketball brackets.

Section 6AA boys basketball championship game: Albany over Milaca 74-57.
Other Section championship games Friday:
Pequot Lakes over Esko 77-59
DGF beat Thief River Falls 77-67 in OT.
Holy Family over MPLS North 75-63
Minnehaha Academy over Concordia Academy 90-61
Maple River over MN Valley Lutheran 75-71
Eden Valley Watkins and Plainview are also in the State Tournament.
The seeding will come out Saturday morning. The Class AA tournament will be played Tuesday night.
More boys basketball scores.

Girls basketball:
In the Class AA semi final, Albany beat Goodhue 48-45
Providence Academy beat Minnehaha Academy 83-63
Albany vs Providence Academy for the State championship Saturday at 2:00.
Other girls basketball. 

Albany coach Cory Schlagel and seniors Tysen Gerads and Ethan Borgerding.