Streeter boys come from behind to win tourney opener

Sauk trailed by 13 at one point, but came back Wednesday to beat Pequot Lakes 62-60 in the opener of their holiday tourney in Little Falls.

Nick Adams scored 21 points and Patrick Knoblauch added 13 to lead the Streeters, who will face Little Falls at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

The win improves Sauk's record to 5-2.

North Stars make it six in a row

The Prairie Centre Area North Stars boys' hockey team won its sixth game in a row after edging Section 6A rival Morris/Benson Area 4-3 at the St. Cloud tournament today.

The North Stars, now 6-3 overall, face Sauk Rapids-Rice tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. in the championship game.

At Pierz, the Mainstreeters girls' basketball team leads St. Cloud Cathedral 27-21 with 12 minutes left in the game. Final score: Sauk Centre 53, Cathedral 34.

The Mainstreeters take a 6-2 record into the new year. They next face Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (2-6, 0-2 Central MN Conference) on Tuesday, Jan. 3 on the home court in Sauk Centre.

Prairie Centre Area wins 4-3 in opening around of the St. Cloud Tournament

In a hockey game held earlier today against Northern Lights, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars boys' hockey team won 4-3.

They are in action tomorrow and Thursday for the final two rounds of the tournament.

No word yet on who they play tomorrow.

The Mainstreeter girls' basketball team won against Crosby-Ironton in their opening-round game of the Pierz Healy tournament tonight. They play in the championship at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. The final score of Sauk Centre's game was 39-27.

Pierz and St. Cloud Cathedral were playing in the other semifinal game tonight. During the second half at one point the Pioneers held a slim 46-41 lead. The Crusaders ended up winning, though, by a 62-50 margin.

Sauk Centre-area sports are in action today

At Pierz, the Mainstreeters girls' basketball team opens up a four-team tournament that continues tomorrow night. They face Crosby-Ironton with a 6 p.m. tip-off. The B- and C-squads play at 8 p.m.

At St. Cloud's MAC, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars boys' hockey team opens up a Holiday Tournament today as well. That event runs through Thursday night. The North Stars' game today began at 11 a.m. against Northern Lights.

Wrestlers drop three at home quadrangular - Girls' basketball falls to Albany in conference opener

At halftime, the Huskies lead 33-28 over the Mainstreeters. Final: Albany 72, Sauk Centre 68.]

No word on the wrestling team, who hosted a Quad at Melrose.

**Update at around midnight...
Scores from the wrestling quadrangular
Mora 60, Sauk Centre/Melrose 7; Princeton 36, Sauk Centre/Melrose 28; Becker 61, Sauk Centre/Melrose 3.

Two events on tap tonight on the eve of the day before Christmas break

Will Funk in action earlier this year. Photo by Herman Lensing

At 5:00 p.m. tonight, the Sauk Centre/Melrose wrestling team will host a quadrangular in Melrose. Other teams included are Princeton, Mora and Becker.

Later in the evening, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' basketball team hosts Albany in the West Central Conference North opener. Both teams are expected to contend for the conference championship this season.

Sauk Centre's Liz Ellens drives the lane in the middle of this video clip during the Holdingford win on Dec. 6...

It's a good night for local sports teams - Mainstreeter boys' basketball wins shootout vs. Osakis while Prairie Centre wins at Redwood Falls

Final in boys' hockey action: Prairie Centre Area 6, Redwood Valley/BOLD 2.

On the home court tonight, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys' basketball team defeated fellow Section 6AA member Osakis 77-69. It's a nice win that helps the team bounce back after getting beaten soundly at state-ranked Montevideo on Friday night.

At Osakis, the Mainstreeter girls' basketball team won 52-43.

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