Tennis, swimming and diving both win

In a home match today, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' tennis team edged Montevideo 4-3 to improve to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the West Central Conference. Next is the Alexandria quadrangulary on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

Against St. Cloud Cathedral/St. John's Prep at home, the Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team picked up a nice 102-79 win. Their next meet is also at home when they entertain Alexandria next Tuesday at 6 p.m.

At Holdingford, the Mainstreeters girls' cross country team tied for 7th place in a nine-team event. Madison Greenwaldt led her squad with a sixth-place finish and a time of 17:04.61. The Mainstreeters boys' cross country team placed sixth out of eight teams and was led by Joseph Gerhartz's 13th-place finish with a time of 18:55.57. Next for the cross country teams is a meet a Long Prairie-Grey Eagle starting at 4:30 p.m.

(Video) Diving vs. Albany

Here's part of the diving competition last Thursday during the meet against Albany Area:

Tennis wins, volleyball loses

At Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd for the West Central Conference opener, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' tennis team won 5-2 for their seventh win of the season. They host Montevideo on Thursday in another WCC match.

At Melrose tonight, the Mainstreeters volleyball team lost 3-1 to the state-rated Dutchmen in a WCC match. Game scores were 25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 16-25. Now 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the WCC, the Mainstreeters travel to Minnewaska Area on Thursday to face the 1-2 Lakers. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta swept Minnewaska Area 3-0 tonight.

Latest volleyball state-rankings

CLASS 2A
1. Marshall (4) 113
2. Stewartville (2) 109
3. Belle Plaine (2) 103
4. Kasson-Mantorville 100
5. Jackson County Central 87
6. Maple Lake 80
7. Jordan 69
8. Concordia Academy 42
9. Visitation 30
10. Thief River Falls 28
Others receiving votes: Melrose (25), Hill-Murray (17), New London-Spicer (11), Sauk Centre (7), St. Criox Lutheran (6), Cannon Falls (6), Barnesville (4).

CLASS 1A
1. Bethlehem Academy (11) 165
2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 143
3. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 140
4. Fillmore Central 125
5. Minneota 114
6. Mabel-Canton 81
7. New Life Academy 61
8. Ada-Borup 60
9. Heritage Academy 59
10. Central MN Christian 54
Others receiving votes: Mayer Lutheran (52), Martin County West (29), Southwest United (17), Kittson Central (15), Southwest Christian (15), Hayfield (14), Henning (7), Carlton (6).