Boys' golf second at Minnewaska

At Minnewaska in the seventh West Central Conference meet of the season, the Mainstreeters boys' golf team earned second place with a 179, just three strokes out of first behind the host Lakers. Carter Kranz was medalist with a 41, while fellow teammate Tommy Traeger earned a five-way tie for fourth with a 43.

Later in the day, the boys' golfers finished a disappointing seventh place with a 187. Their grip on fifth place (47 points) in the WCC is tenuous, with Melrose Area hot on their tail with 43 points. At the meet held in Morris, Kranz finished in a three-way tie for ninth place with a 42.

In a home game against Minnewaska Area, the Mainstreeters softball team lost 4-2 after a bottom-of-the-seventh rally fell two runs short of overcoming a 4-0 deficit. Sauk Centre is 7-4 overall and travels to Minnewaska Area on Monday.

At Joe Faber field in St. Cloud, the Mainstreeters baseball team (6-3) saw their five-game winning streak go up in smoke in an 11-0 loss to second-ranked St. Cloud Cathedral. Their next game is at home on Monday (4 p.m.) against state-ranked Osakis (10-0).