Streeters vs. Dutchmen

The Sauk Centre volleyball team moved into a tie for first place in the West Central North Conference with a 3-0 sweep over visiting Melrose Area tonight. The Mainstreeters and Dutchmen now have one loss each in conference play. Read more about the big achievement in the Oct. 9 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

Champions

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters volleyball team earned the tournament championship at Perham on Saturday. Read more about the accomplishment in the Oct. 9 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

(Herald video) Volleyball, Cross Country

Here's action from a tight game four against B-B-E in Tuesday's volleyball clash:


And here's video from the finish line at the cross country meet at Greystone Golf Course:

Barn-burner win

At Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on their Homecoming night, the Mainstreeters volleyball team came back from a two-game deficit to defeat the state-ranked Jaguars 3-2 with a 15-10 win in game five.

The Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team defeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska Area/Benson 118-67 at the Minnewaska pool tonight.

Read more on all the action in this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

Volleyball 2-2 at Sauk Rapids

The Sauk Centre volleyball team won their first two matches of the Sauk Rapids-Rice tournament on Saturday and then lost the last two. They beat Onamia and Mora before losing to Rocori and St. Cloud Cathedral.

Next for the 9-4 Mainstreeters is a home match on Tuesday against Benson in West Central Conference action.

On Monday the Mainstreeters girls' tennis team hosts Pequot Lakes and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville Area in a triangular starting at 2 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.

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).

This year's Streeter team was a special group

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeter volleyball team was on the brink of yet another state tournament berth, but fell just short Saturday afternoon at St. Ben’s University with a 3-1 loss to Dassel-Cokato.

The Streeters made a valiant effort against D-C’s hard-hitting attack. After being down 2-0, they came back and won game three and had a lead in game four before falling 25-23.

The Streeter effort was admirable. Coming into the game they knew it would be a tough team to beat. They have relied on their defense all year and it came through again on Saturday. They also had great offensive output from several girls who made this match closer than what it appeared it would be on paper.

With eight seniors playing their final game, this team should be proud for several reasons. One is most of them played with limited, if any, varsity experience and went undefeated in conference play. Secondly, they made it to yet another section final, despite having only one returning starter.

Setters Amanda Kulzer and Katelyn Durbin proved to be an efficient 1-2 punch. Ali Peterson came through with several big kills down the stretch. Outside hitter Alea Gerhartz and middle hitter Amanda Weir showed just how talented Streeter teams of the past two years have been. Both players would have been key starters on most 2A teams throughout the state, but were relegated to junior varsity action until this year. Meghan Orth was a presence in the middle and Ashlee Denny was a formidable outside hitter who was also the heart and soul of the bench, always bringing the girls together.

And lets not forget Katie Reitsma, the only returner who earned all-state honors with her outstanding play this season.

We will have much more in next week’s Herald, but for now let’s just say it was another great run for another great Streeter team. Congratulations to the girls and the coaches on another exciting year of Sauk Centre volleyball. Just because we aren’t punching a ticket to St. Paul does not mean this season wasn’t successful.  There is absolutely no reason for this special group to hang their heads. 15-0 in conference. 28-4 overall. To put up those numbers with one returning starter is unbelievable, and a testament to the volleyball program and those who take the court and give nothing less than their very best. There aren’t many teams who can say they went 15-0 in conference and 28-4 overall with a bunch of girls with hardly any varsity experience. Then again, there aren’t many teams as special as this one.

Photos from Saturday's Section final:

Dassel-Cokato takes game one

The final score was 25-21 in the Section 6AA volleyball match.

The Mainstreeters played neck-and-neck with the Chargers through game two, holding leads at various times before trailing 22-20. They cut it to 23-22 before D-C scored the last two points in a 25-22 win.

**Update: the match went four games, but the Chargers took game four by a 25-23 score.

(Video) Sauk Centre vs. Melrose Area volleyball action

With her team down 15-12, here's a big kill to the back line by Amanda Weir in game three last night:


Read more about the conference-title clinching win in this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

Streeters clinch!

The Sauk Centre volleyball team earned a share of the West Central Conference title with a 3-1 win at Melrose Area tonight.

Also against Melrose Area tonight, the Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team lost 108-76. They take part in the Section 6A True Team meet on Saturday at Jefferson high school in Alexandria.

(Photo gallery) Sauk Centre vs. B-B-E volleyball

Here's the Herald photo gallery from Tuesday night's big volleyball match up between the Jaguars and Mainstreeters:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2013SPORTS/Volleyball/SC-Volleyball-vs-BBE-10113

Mainstreeters volleyball beats Paynesville

The Mainstreeters volleyball team swept Paynesville Area in a West Central Conference match tonight. They improve to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in the WCC to maintain a one-match lead over Melrose Area (10-3).

Sauk Centre's next volleyball action is at home next Tuesday against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. The Jaguars are 9-3 overall.

Cross Country meet Tuesday

The Mainstreeters volleyball team defeated Montevideo in a road match tonight by a 3-0 score. They host Yellow Medicine East on Tuesday.

On Tuesday at Paynesville's Koronis Golf Course, the Mainstreeters cross country teams compete in a 12-team meet. The varsity girls' race starts at 4:45 p.m., while the boys' race starts at 5:15 p.m.

Streeter volleyball back in state polls

It didn't take long for Sauk Centre's volleyball team to land itself back in the Class 2A state rankings, a place they remained for the entire 2012 season when they finished third at the state tournament in November.

In yesterday's polls, the Mainstreeters (5-0) were ranked 15th. Not far in front of them is Dassel-Cokato, sitting at 12th, a team that could challenge Sauk Centre in a section championship if both win their respective sub-sections.

One other West Central Conference team is receiving votes for state rankings. BOLD (3-0) is 17th in the Class 1A rankings. The Warriors finished as Section 2A runners-up last year and advanced to the state tournament in 2011.

More state volleyball scenes

Streeters take third!

The Sauk Centre volleyball squad ended their season in a winning fashion Saturday with a 3-2 win over Belle Plaine in the third place game at the state volleyball tournament.

There may not have been two more evenly matched teams in the tourney the Tigers took game one 25-23 before Sauk rallied to take game two 25-17. Game three was another close battle with Sauk edging the Tigers 26-24. The Streeters led that game 24-20 only to watch the Tigers tied it up, but finished them off for the win to even the match. Game four was all Belle Plaine. The game was tied 14-14 when the Tigers went on an 11-3 run to force a deciding game five. Game five was another battle as the teams traded points to a 9-9 tie. Belle Plaine took an 11-9 lead when consecutive kills by Macy Weller and Kendra Zenzen tied it up. Weller added two more kills for a 13-11 lead. Sauk earned another point on a bad set and then the Tigers scored two straight for a 14-13 Streeter lead. Sauk called a timeout and then it was Weller once again, finishing off the season and a magnificent career with a set from Jena Klaphake and a kill for a 15-13 win.

Weller finished with 23 kills as four different Streeters had at least a dozen kills. Ashley Kollman and Brianna VonWahlde each had 13 kills and Zenzen had 12. Klaphake had 59 set assists. Kollman led with 28 digs and Katie Reitsma had 27. The Streeters finish their season with just one blemish, a loss last night to Caledonia. Their record of 33-1 is the best record in school history for the volleyball squad and the second time the Streeter volleyball program has finished third. Today's win also marked the third straight year at state, finishing fourth in 2010 and fifth in 2011. Ten seniors will graduate from this year's team, but they will never be forgotten for their three trips to state and the memories they have made for Streeter fans.

For her efforts at state, Macy Weller earned a spot on the 10-member Wells Fargo All-Tournament team.

Check out this week's Sauk Centre Herald for a game by game recap and reaction from players and coaches, plus lots of great photos.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Mainstreeters win state volleyball opener!

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters continued their dream season with a 3-1 win over St. Croix Lutheran (29-3) while improving to 32-0 overall.

Game scores were 25-4, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18, with the Mainstreeters volleyball team advancing to the Class 2A Final Four round where they'll face Caledonia in the semifinal round. The next match is at 7 p.m. on Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

Marshall Area and Belle Plaine, the number one and four seeds, respectively, will battle in the other Class 2A semifinal bracket.

In related news, Sauk Centre senior Macy Weller earned All-State volleyball honors at the State Volleyball banquet on Wednesday night. She is one of eight athletes in Class 2A in Minnesota to receive the honor. Weller powered the offense tonight against the Crusaders with 33 kills.

Mainstreeters volleyball opens State with the #3 seed and a 7 p.m. match

The three-time Section 6AA champion Sauk Centre Mainstreeters earned a number three seed in the upcoming Class 2A state volleyball tournament that begins this Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.

The 31-0 Mainstreeters face 29-2 St. Croix Lutheran (Section 4AA champion) in the state quarterfinals beginning at 7 p.m. The other 7 p.m. match in Class 2A that night features #2-seed Caledonia (Section 1AA champion, 25-6) against unseeded Maple Lake (Section 5AA champion, 19-11).

If the Mainstreeters win their opener, they play again at 7 p.m. the following night (Friday); if they lose they play in the consolation semifinals at 5 p.m. that night.

Marshall Area is the number one seed; Belle Plaine/Holy Family Academy is the number four seed, and Thief River Falls is the number five seed.

Video from last night's sub-section championship match

Sauk Centre vs. Albany! Macy Weller tips around a block in game three.

Video by Herman Lensing