Polipnick tosses gem in 5-1 win

Adam Polipnick tossed a complete-game 4-hitter in a 5-1 non-conference win over Minnewaska Friday. Polipnick struck out six and walked five and also drove in two runs to help the cause.
Shane Trattles had two hits, an RBI and a run scored to lead the offense. The Streeters knocked out eight hits, a season high. Derek Holm, Tyler Berling, Polipnick, David Moe, Nick Hinnenkamp and Shay Mieczkowski also had hits.

The JV squad also won, 6-0 and the C squad tied their game 5-5 after nine innings.

The Streeters will play Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Monday. LP-GE defeated Melrose 6-4 Friday.

Mainstreeters' baseball earns a 5-1 win at Minnewaska Area tonight - Fastpitch softball drops 7-1 game to visiting Minnewaska in non-conference action

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters baseball team picked up their third win of the season at Minnewaska tonight.

Meanwhile, in a home game, the Mainstreeters fastpitch team lost 7-1 to a very solid Minnewaska team. They had an early 1-0 lead after two innings, then suffered a blow when the Lakers plated five unanswered runs in the fourth inning.

Minnewaska Area's fastpitch improved to 8-2 overall with the win.

An online photo gallery has been uploaded to the Sauk Centre Herald website with photos from the Sauk Centre-Minnewaska fastpitch game. Click here to view it: http://saukherald.mycapture.com

(Left) Coach Ellens welcomes Ashley Gruber back to the dugout after scoring in the second inning. (Right) Kourney Nelson unleashes a pitch during the top of the third inning. (Below) Chelsea Donnay knocks the pitch foul in the fourth inning.

A couple video clips from a rough fourth inning in the Mainstreeters' fastpitch game against Minnewaska.



In golf action, the Mainstreeters' girls golf team took sixth place at the 11-team New London-Spicer Invite today at the Little Crow Country Club. Their top four scorecard brought a score of 431 on the 18-hole course.

Junior Laura Hintzen led the Mainstreeters, finishing as runner-up individually and losing to the medalist (Erin Dingmann of Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins) by only two strokes.

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Mainstreeters' baseball and fastpitch softball drop conference battles with Albany

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters' baseball team lost 3-2 in a West Central North Conference game to Albany at Avon.

In a home game, the Mainstreeters' fastpitch team fell 18-7 to the Huskies.

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A busy Tuesday in store for the Mainstreeters' varsity sports teams

Varsity track: at Albany starting at 4:15.

Varsity baseball: at Albany starting at 5pm (Varsity plays in Avon, other squads are in Albany at the high school)

Varsity fastpitch: at home against Albany at 5pm.

Check back on Wednesday for some action photos from the track meet in Albany, courtesy of Joyce Frericks!