SC-M wrestling hosts in Sauk Centre

The Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestling team hosts a triangular in Sauk Centre tonight starting at 5 p.m.

Teams included are Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus and also Dassel-Cokato. At 5 p.m., the SC-M vs. PL/PR-B match starts.

In other varsity news, the Mainstreeters boys' basketball team faces a very solid Paynesville team on the road tonight in a West Central Conference game. The Bulldogs, winners of two straight, are 7-7 overall and 4-2 in the West Central South Conference (second place). They're one of three teams who have two WCCS losses, with Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City leading that pack at 5-2. The Mainstreeters, meanwhile, are 3-2 in the WCC-North. They trail Montevideo (6-1) and Melrose Area (3-1) in the standings.

Both Sauk Centre and Paynesville are in the hunt for conference titles this season.

SC-M, Fusion teams record wins

The SC-M wrestling team had a great night at the BOLD triangular on Tuesday, defeating the host Warriors 48-34 and then handing Minnewaska Area a 45-28 loss. Both matches were also West Central Conference contests; SC-M now has a 6-6 overall record and a 3-5 mark in the conference.

Up next for SC-M is a triangular in Sauk Centre this Friday starting at 5 p.m. Read this week's Sauk Centre Herald for more details.

Streeters hold on in 67-63 win over Staples-Motley

The Mainstreeter boys' basketball team won their second game in as many nights with a 67-63 win over Staples-Motley on Tuesday to  improve to 9-4 on the season. The wins snapped a three-game losing skid. Below are photos from the win over Staples-Motley.

Streeter boys snap losing skid

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys' basketball team got back in the winning column with a 54-37 win at sub-section rival Holdingford tonight. They take an 8-4 overall record into Tuesday night's home game against Staples-Motley in another key contest against a sub-section opponent. The Cardinals are 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the Mid-State Conference.

With the loss, Holdingford falls to 3-10 overall.

Streeters downed by Melrose, North Stars and SCM win

In the hostile environment of the Melrose Area high school gymnasium, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters could not overcome a 24-point performance by Dutchmen senior Seth Noll in a 71-64 boys' basketball loss tonight.

The Mainstreeters fall to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the West Central North Conference, while the Dutchmen improve to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in the WCCN.

Sauk Centre, anxious to snap a three-game slide, might have just what the doctor ordered on the horizon when they travel to Holdingford (3-9) next Monday. It's a must-win situation if they want to hold onto a chance at gaining the top seed in Sub-Section 6AA-North.

At Breckenridge tonight in boys' hockey action, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars improved to 10-5 overall with a 7-2 win over the Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades. The North Stars return to Mid-State Conference action with a game in Walker against Park Rapids/Menagha/Nevis/Walker-Hackensack-Akeley next Tuesday. The Panthers are 9-3-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference. The North Stars are 1-1 in league play and are still within reach of winning a conference title.

In Melrose tonight, the Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestling team beat Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 47-27 after trailing 27-17 and then posting 20 unanswered points to get their fourth win of the season. SC-M next competes at the BOLD triangular next Tuesday.

Read more about this week's sports action in the next issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

SCM wrestling faces LPGE tonight

The Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestlers host Long Prairie-Grey Eagle tonight in Melrose in a dual meet; JV action begins at 6 p.m.

Also in Melrose tonight is what should be a terrific border battle between the Dutchmen boys' basketball team and our Sauk Centre Mainstreeters.

The Fusion swimming and diving team is at Bemidji for an invitational starting at 5 p.m.

North Stars win at Little Falls

Prairie Centre Area improved to 9-5 overall with a 5-2 win at Little Falls tonight in non-conference boys' hockey action. They travel to Breckenridge/Wahpeton tomorrow night for a second straight Section 6A battle in a game that will be played in Breckenridge.

The Mainstreeters girls' basketball team beat BOLD tonight 81-49.

The Melrose/Sauk Centre Fusion defeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 111-45 in a non-conference boys' swimming and diving meet tonight in Sauk Centre.