Boys hoop squad dominates in opener

Patrick Knoblauch looks to stop and pop during Friday's action. Knoblauch finished with 24 points seven assists and five rebounds.

The Mainstreeters had quite the offensive output in their first game of the season Friday, beating Wadena-Deer Creek 85-57.

Patrick Knoblauch scored 24 points and Travis Rieland added 19 to lift Sauk to the win.

The Streeters scored 50 points in the first half and led 50-31 heading into the locker room. Both Rieland and Knoblauch got hot from the outside, making some key three-pointers that helped give Sauk the commanding lead.

Junior center Nick Adams also posted a double-double, notching 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The Streeters will take their show on the road Tuesday against Holdingford.

Luke Baum watches his 3-pointer fall on Friday.

Seth Otte put in some quality minutes in his first year of varsity action.

Travis Rieland finished with a career-high 19 points t help lead the Streeters to the win.

North Stars rally falls short

Robby Polipnick and Preston Pung do their best to protect the middle of the ice for goalie Justin Brever in Friday's action.

Tyler Schultz gets an early break on a face off in the North Stars' zone.

The Prairie Centre North Star hockey team had several scoring chances throughout Friday night's game against their rival neighbor Alexandria, but fell short 3-2.

The Stars' Nate Mettenburg scored his first tally of the year as the teams skated to a 1-1 tie after two periods. Prairie Centre outshot Alex 22-14 through the first two frames.



But Alexandria scored two quick goals in the third and it appeared the Stars were running out of gas. But with 1:38 left senior defenseman Derek Holm rifled home a shot from the half boards - a tough angled shot that somehow found the back of the net. The Stars had already pulled goalie Justin Brever and kept him off the ice for a chance to tie. They had a few scrums around the net in the final minute but couldn't get off any point blank quality shots.

It was a hard-fought game and got a little chippy at the end. The referees directed the Alexandria players to exit the ice first without shaking hands. There seemed to be some confusion from the coaching staffs on why the kids didn't shake hands, but the coaches did exchange handshakes in what turned out to be an entertaining game between crosstown foes.

Mainstreeter boys' basketball drubs Wadena-Deer Creek in season opener

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys' basketball team won big over visiting Wadena-Deer Creek tonight in both teams' season opener. Final score: Sauk Centre 85, Wadena-Deer Creek 57. The Mainstreeters were led by Patrick Knoblauch's 24 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Their next action is at Holdingford next Tuesday night.

Action from tonight's Prairie Centre Area boys' hockey season opener - Plus an update on the girls' basketball season opener

Prairie Centre Area boys' hockey action at the Sauk Centre Civic Arena tonight in the season opener against River Lakes. Footage shown from the second period.

When I left the Civic Arena at the end of the second period, River Lakes held a 2-1 lead. Both teams punched in goals while I was watching over the majority of the second period. It was an evenly-played match from what I saw. Hopefully the North Stars pulled out the win!

At the high school gymnasium, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' basketball team won their season opener 44-27 over St. Cloud Cathedral. They will sit on a 1-0 record over the next four days of practice before another home game next Tuesday, Dec. 6 against sub-section rival Holdingford.

The Mainstreeters jumped out to a 13-0 lead tonight against the Crusaders while shutting out the visitors over the game's first 8 minutes of play. Cathedral made a run to make it 13-9, but that was as close as they'd get as the Mainstreeters led 22-10 at the break.

Sauk Centre continued to build on the halftime lead and was able to overcome poor 11-for-21 free throw shooting. The Crusader helped the cause for the Maroon by going a dismal 9-of-29 from the charity stripe.

Macy Weller, a junior post, led all scorers with 18 points.

Look for more in this week's Dec. 1 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald!

Mainstreeter girls lead big in the 2nd half, North Stars trail 2-1 heading into third period

The Mainstreeters girls' basketball team leads 30-13 in the second half of tonight's home contest against St. Cloud Cathedral.

On the other side of Sauk Centre at the Civic Arena, Prairie Lakes Area trails 2-1 after two periods are complete.

Check back later tonight for results!

An exciting addition to the Sauk Centre school campus (video below)

Mainstreeter girls' basketball, Prairie Centre boys' hockey seasons kick off tonight

The Mainstreeters girls' basketball team opens the 2011-12 season tonight with a home game against former conference rival St. Cloud Cathedral. The B-squad and C-squad games begin at 6 p.m., with the varsity tip-off to follow at 7:30 p.m. at the high school gymnasium.

At the Sauk Centre Civic Arena, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars boys' hockey team begins their new season with a contest against River Lakes, a conglomerate including Paynesville Area, Albany, Rocori and New London-Spicer schools. The puck drops at 7 p.m.