Tennis wins

The Mainstreeters girls' tennis team defeated Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the Section 6A quarterfinals by a 4-3 score today at Fitness Evolution at Sartell.

Sauk Centre improves to 13-9 with the win and now faces top-seeded and state-ranked Minnewaska Area in the Final Four round. That match will also be held in Sartell. If they beat the Lakers, they will face the winner of Melrose-vs.-Osakis for the section championship later in the day.

Catching up

Here is a run down of results from Thursday, Friday and Saturday:

9-18-14
The Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team defeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska Area/Benson 107.5 to 70.5 in a West Central Conference dual at the home pool. They travel to Montevideo on Tuesday for their next meet of the season and second WCC meet on the schedule.

At Morris, the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team defeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 7-0 in a West Central Conference meet to improve to 4-0 in the conference.

9-19-14
A late 28-27 lead over visiting Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta did not hold up in the fourth quarter as the Tigers scored the last touchdown of the game and posted a 33-28 win over the Mainstreeters football team. The Tigers led

Up next is a trip to state-ranked Paynesville Area in week five.

9-20-14
In the continuation of a rained-out meet from Sept. 9, the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team traveled to Yellow Medicine East and finished out an exciting 4-3 win over the Sting. The team has a tough stretch this week with state-ranked Osakis on Monday at home (4:15 p.m.) and a trip to Melrose Area on Tuesday. They host Minnewaska Area on Thursday, Sept. 25 to wrap up the conference schedule.

Multiple wins

Wins were many tonight for Sauk Centre Mainstreeters varsity teams.

First, the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team pulled out an exciting 4-3 win over MACCRAY/Renville County West to improve to 10-5 on the season. Morgan Kranz at one singles handed her team the win after it was deadlocked at 3-3. Next is a conference match at Morris on Thursday against Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.

At Little Falls, the Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team improved to 4-0 with a 96-89 win over the Flyers. They have a meet at home on Thursday against Morris/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska.

In a home conference match, the Mainstreeters volleyball team swept Benson to improve to 5-1 in the West Central North Conference standings and 10-4 overall. They travel to A-C-GC in Grove City for another conference match on Thursday.

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.

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.

Tennis, swimming and diving, volleyball all win

Three varsity teams all picked up wins today for the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters.

In the morning, the girls' tennis team beat Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7-0 in a non-conference match. Their next action is on Tuesday at Granite Falls against Yellow Medicine East in the West Central Conference opener.

The girls' swimming and diving team won 11 of 12 events in their non-conference dual that was also their home opener against Albany Area. The final score was 123-63. Their next action is on Thursday, Sept. 4 with a home dual meet against St. Cloud Cathedral/St. John's Prep.

The volleyball team was also victorious in their home opener with a 3-1 win over Montevideo in the first match of the West Central Conference schedule. Game scores were 25-11, 25-10, 28-30, 25-11. Sauk Centre's next match is a big one, as they travel to state-rated Melrose Area on Tuesday in a key conference and sub-section match up.

Don't miss out on Friday night's big football game, when the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters open up their season against neighboring rival Minnewaska Area. Kickoff at O'Gara Stadium is at 7 p.m.

Tennis wins twice

In a nutshell...today was a great day for Sauk Centre Mainstreeter varsity teams.

In a home triangular, the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team beat Parkers Prairie 7-0 and Wadena-Deer Creek 5-2. They take a 5-1 record into next week's lone match, when they host Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The Jaguars are 1-3 going into Saturday's trip to Milbank for a non-conference match.

At the Willmar Invitational, the Mainstreeter girls' swimming and diving team finished fourth out of seven teams in a loaded field. Up next for the squad is a home dual meet next Thursday against Albany. At Willmar, Alyssa Kohorst took first in the 50 freestyle and second in the 100 freestyle. Danielle Banal, the other returning state swimmer on the team, took second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 50 freestyle.

Coach Schreiner said about the team's season-opening action, "I thought we looked great today. I'm very happy with our finish. We have one event next week with the home opener, and I hope we get a nice crowd to cheer us on against a very solid Albany squad."

At the Albany Invitational, the Mainstreeters volleyball team swept Watertown-Mayer, Albany and New London-Spicer in pool play and then faced state-ranked Maple Lake in the championship match. Coach Klaphake reported that his Mainstreeters jumped all over the Irish in game one in a 25-13 win. Maple Lake turned the tide in game two and won 25-22 and then 16-14 in a wild game three.

Klaphake added, "Game three was a battle the whole way. Our girls hung tough. I was pretty happy about how well we looked today, especially in the championship. Maple Lake brings back a good load of athletes from a state tournament team. At any given time I had three sophomores out there. For bringing back just two starters, we held our own and had a great day."

Up next for the volleyball team (3-1) is the home opener next Thursday with Montevideo coming to town. It will also mark the start of the West Central Conference schedule.

Read more coverage in the Aug. 28 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

Tennis team splits

The Mainstreeters tennis team went 1-1 today in a home triangular. Park Rapids Area defeated Sauk Centre 6-1, while Yellow Medicine East lost 6-1 to Sauk Centre.

Up next is a home quadrangular on Friday starting at 8 a.m.

Girls' tennis gets first win

The Mainstreeters girls' tennis team built a 5-0 lead in their first match of today's triangular at MACCRAY. Final results haven't been released yet. The third team at the triangular is Redwood Valley.

Ellis battles at state tennis meet

Bethany Ellis was one of three seniors on this year's Mainstreeters girls' tennis team.

Bethany Ellis's run at the Class 1A state tennis meet started out with a very competitive 4-6, 3-6 loss to #3-seeded Lauren Kozikowski of the Breck School in her opening match today.

In the consolation bracket, Ellis lost 4-6, 2-6 to Claire Christian of United South Central school.

For the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team, losing Ellis to graduation will leave a big hole to fill. Her strong play at four, two and one-singles over the last three seasons was a big part of why they were able to win 44 team matches.

Congratulations, Bethany, on a superb senior season and state tournament berth!

Ellis advances to girls' tennis section final four

Bethany Ellis won her first two matches at the Section 6A individual tournament in Sartell today. She beat 15th-seeded McKenzie Barth from Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville Area 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round.

In the quarterfinals against seventh-seeded Hannah Freske of Minnewaska Area, Ellis won 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to land a spot in the Final Four. Her next action begins after 4 p.m. on Tuesday at the Fitness Evolution gym in Sartell.

To read about Ellis's performance and the rest of the Mainstreeters competing today, grab a copy of the next Sauk Centre Herald.

Mainstreeters compete in the Section 6A girls' tennis Final Four

Below, action from Sartell on Thursday:


The Mainstreeters girls' tennis team lost in the semifinal round 7-0 to top-seeded, undefeated and state-ranked Osakis. The Silverstreaks went on to beat Melrose Area 4-3 in a close match to advance to the state tournament for the third straight season. Sauk Centre finishes the season 13-10 overall with only three seniors graduating from the team.

Playoff win!

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' tennis team won in convincing fashion today in the Section 6A quarterfinals in Sartell. Against fifth-seeded West Central Area, Sauk Centre won 7-0 to advance to tomorrow's semifinal round.

The Knights finish the season 10-4 overall. They were runners-up in the Prairie Conference behind champion Osakis.

Osakis happens to be Sauk Centre's opponent tomorrow at 8 a.m. at Fitness Evolution gymnasium. The Silverstreaks are undefeated so far this year.

Section 6A quarterfinal girls' tennis results:

Osakis 7 --  Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 0

Sauk Centre 7  --  West Central Area 0

Melrose Area 6  --  Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg  1

Minnewaska Area 7  -- Long Prairie/Grey Eagle-Upsala/Swanville Area 0

Girls' tennis opens postseason against West Central Area

The Mainstreeters girls' tennis team opens up the Section 6A playoffs with a quarterfinal round match against West Central Area. Sauk Centre (12-9) is the number four seed, while the Knights (10-3) are seeded fifth.

The match begins at 9:30 a.m. at Fitness Evolution gym in Sartell tomorrow morning. Top-seeded Osakis and eighth-seeded Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley is on the other side of the bracket.

Section 6A tennis pairings, Mainstreeters are fourth

1 - Osakis
2 - Minnewaska Area
3 - Melrose Area
4 - Sauk Centre
5 - West Central Area
6 - Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
7 - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville Area
8 - Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
9 - Parkers Prairie

The Mainstreeters girls' tennis team opens the playoffs at Fitness Revolution, formerly Gold's Gym, in Sartell next Wednesday. They face West Central Area at 9:30 a.m. If they win they likely will play Melrose Area in the semifinals, and that match would be at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The Section 6A girls' tennis championship is at approximately 12 p.m. at Fitness Revolution on Oct. 10.

Sauk Centre finished the regular season 12-9 overall. The WCA Knights are 9-3 overall.