Streeters junior fullback Sam Fischer busts loose for a 65-yard touchdown run on Sauk Centre's second play of the game at BOLD tonight. Photo courtesy of Adam Hoogenakker, Renville County Register.
The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters football team fought valiantly down the stretch, forcing overtime after both teams traded scoreless possessions throughout the fourth quarter of regulation play.
In the end, BOLD held Sauk Centre from scoring in the second overtime period.
Some first half notes from the game...
BOLD scored first on a 21-yard touchdown during its opening drive that lasted 6:00 in the first quarter. PAT unsuccessful.
Sauk Centre's Sam Fischer busted loose for a 65-yard touchdown on the Streeters' second play of the game. PAT was good for a brief 7-6 Streeters lead.
At the fullback position, Fischer had 7 carries for 98 yards in the first half.
Streeters QB Mike Knoblauch was knocked out of the game for a period of time while playing defense during BOLD's second series of the game. His younger brother Pat relieved him at QB.
Sauk Centre's sophomore sensation Roosevelt Austin had 7 carries for 50 yards in the first half.
BOLD scored for a second time on its second series of the first quarter on a 21-yard field goal.
BOLD's quarterback (Athmann) was 7-of-9 for 116 yards and 1 touchdown up to the final 2 minutes of the first half.
Radio comment: Sauk Centre's brawny defensive line was "manhandling" BOLD's interior O-line...forcing BOLD to either pass or run around the outside.
With under 5:23 left in the first half... BOLD ran to midfield with 3:30 left but Sauk forced a punt on their next set of downs. Streeters took over from their own 18 yard line with 2:20 left in the first half. BOLD earned a fumble recovery, though, deep in Streeters' territory. It didn't look good for Sauk.
With under 2:00 left, BOLD had a third-and-three possession but was stuffed for no gain. On fourth-and-three on the Sauk Centre 11, BOLD attempted a field goal. Kicking from the 17-yard line, the field goal sailed wide left. Sauk put good pressure on the kicker that might have caused the shanked attempt. 1:26 was left on the clock.
Sauk Centre had success running the ball for a first down at their own 35-yard line. They got it down to a 4th-and-6 (after a penalty) and elected to punt with 11 seconds left.
BOLD had one play but it didn't yield anything.
Halftime: BOLD 9, Sauk Centre 7.
Read more on the second half of the game, plus both overtime periods, in the next issue of the Sauk Centre Herald. It will be rolling off of the presses by mid-day on Friday.
Sauk Centre re-gained the lead in the third quarter on a 12-yard run by Roosevelt Austin and a two-point conversion catch by Collin Denny. They had trailed by a 9-7 margin since earlier in the first quarter.
With two minutes left in the third quarter, BOLD tied the game at 15-15 with a five-yard touchdown run by Alex Steffl, but the PAT was shanked.
It has been one crazy game, with lead changes, costly lost fumbles, and big plays by the Mainstreeters to stay with a high-powered BOLD team.
Read all about the game in the next issue of the Sauk Centre Herald, which will be published on Friday morning and out in the mail routes by Saturday.
Notes on the Sauk Centre girls tennis team...the Mainstreeters girls tennis team defeated New London-Spicer 5-2 on Thursday in their West Central South Conference opener. They are now 9-0 overall (1-0 WCCN) heading into Friday's triangular at Minnewaska Area that also includes Staples-Motley/Verndale.
The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters football team begins their 2010 season with a road game at BOLD, in the town of Olivia, for a 7:00pm game tomorrow (Thursday) night. Olivia is 25 miles south of Willmar on Highway 71. Their high school is located on the far southeast corner of town.
The game marks the head coaching debut of Charlie Warring, who was a long-time coach at the helm of the Mainstreeters baseball program. He has 13 seniors on the varsity roster who are ready to lead the Streeters to a successful season.
The Mainstreeters went 2-7 last year, starting off strong with two wins in their first three games (and a competitive loss to powerful Albany in week two) but then were plagued with injuries and lost their final six games.
BOLD, meanwhile, went 7-3 in 2009 and won the West Central South Conference title with a 6-1 record. They lost 30-7 at Melrose Area in the 2009 season opener.
**Sauk Herald scouting report on Class AA BOLD:
Two senior running backs both are back after each churned out 1,000 yard rushing seasons last year. Brent O' Halloran (#38) and Alex Steffel (#22) are the guys to watch in the backfield as Sauk Centre's defense works to get active across the line of scrimmage.
O'Halloran (5'7" 180) is a senior fullback/linebacker who tallied 1,361 rushing yards and scored 20 touchdowns. Steffel (5'10" 170) is a senior halfback/linebacker who rushed for 1,262 yards and seven touchdowns.
Quarterback Kyle Athmann (5-11, 160), a junior, also returns after throwing for 527 yards and five touchdown in 95 attempts.
The Warriors are the favorites to repeat as West Central South Conference champions again with 10 starters back.
Other offensive starters back include senior tackles Andrew Brooks (6-3, 210) and Reed Nelson (6-2, 230).
On defense, Steffel, and seniors Drew Diekman (6-1, 170) and Logan Erickson (5-8, 175) return at linebacker. Brooks is back at defensive end where he had 47 tackles and a team-high six sacks a season ago. Zach Remillard (5-8, 145), a junior, is a returning defensive back after leading the Warriors with three interceptions to go along with his 40 tackles.
BOLD head coach Steve Solem is in his 24th season at the helm of the Warriors program and has an overall record of 201-59. He coached the Warriors into the Prep Bowl on two occasions in the early 1990s. They had success in the early part of the 2000s as members of Class AAA before enrollment declines brought them down to Class AA in 2003.
In 2004, BOLD emerged as Section 3AA champions and played into the state semi-finals, where they lost in the final minute in a 13-7 battle to Eden Valley-Watkins.
On Monday this week, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls tennis team hosted Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in a non-conference dual meet and blanked the Tigers in a 7-0 shut out win.
The Mainstreeters, who improved to 8-0 on the young season with the win (and it's not even September yet!), had their number one singles player, senior Laura Hintzen, improve to 8-0 as well. The number-three doubles duo of Mariah Rieland and Kathryn Macey improved to 6-0, while their number three singles player, Carissa Rodenbiker, moved to 7-0 with a win against MA/CA.
This week the Mainstreeters traveled to Minnewaska Area for a non-conference dual against a perennial strong Section 6A team, the Lakers, on Tuesday.
On Thursday this week, September 2, the Mainstreeters host a strong New-London Spicer Wildcats team in a West Central North Conference dual that begins at 10:00am.
Finally, on Friday this week the Mainstreeters host a triangular that also includes Staples-Motley and Minnewaska Area.
Plenty of opportunities for you to come out and see one of the best girls tennis teams in the area this week, your Sauk Centre Mainstreeters.
The Mainstreeters celebrate an ace attack earned by senior Kourtney Nelson in game one of tonight's match against B-B-E.
It certainly had its share of rally-filled drama, as tonight's season-opening volleyball match played out at Sauk Centre High School. The host Mainstreeters volleyball team blasted the B-B-E Jaguars in games two and four by double digits, but it was the rubber match that counted as the visiting Blue and Silver won the deciding set 15-10.
It was the first five-set match that these two teams have tussled in since the 2002 season, when the Mainstreeters earned a 3-2 win over the visiting Jaguars in a regular season match up.
Game one: B-B-E 25, Sauk Centre 22
The Mainstreeters started out on the right foot, receiving the first serve from B-B-E and passing it to sophomore setter Jena Klaphake, who set it up for senior middle hitter Shelby Deters. Deters dropped it down for a kill and a quick 1-0 lead.
After the Jaguars scored two straight points, outside hitter Emily Petermeier dropped a kill from the left side to tie it at 2-2.
The Jaguars then went on a small run, jumping in front 6-2 before junior middle hitter Kali Peschel earned her first kill of the night to earn the side out. The Mainstreeters fought for two more points to make it 7-5 before the Jaguars pulled away for five-point leads on two occasions.
The Mainstreeters fought back within one point, making it 15-14 after an ace serve by junior setter Alexis Berscheit. The Jaguars pulled ahead to a three-point lead at 17-14, but the Mainstreeters kept within striking distance up to game point.
A kill by junior outside hitter Krista Primus made it 19-18, and every time the Jaguars got up by two the Mainstreeters closed it to one point, up to a 23-22 deficit. A hitting error and then a kill by Jaguars' outside hitter Taylor Braegelman gave the first set to B-B-E.
Game two: Sauk Centre comes alive for a 25-11 win
An ace serve from sophomore middle hitter Macy Weller and a kill from Kali Peschel jump started a big run for the Mainstreeters in the early going of game one.
Up to an 8-1 lead the only blemish was a service error that broke a 4-0 run to start game two, as Sauk Centre jumped all over the Jaguars. A block from senior outside hitter Kourtney Nelson, an ace serve by Berscheit, and a block from Peschel put the Maroon up 8-1.
The Jaguars then fired up to score three straight points, but the Mainstreeters kept their composure and widened the lead after that. An ace serve from sophomore outside hitter Kendra Zenzen made it 11-4.
The Mainstreeters went on a tear in this clip during game two, going on a 6-0 run that put them ahead 16-6.
The Mainstreeters' lead grew to double digits, with a Peschel kill fueling a 6-0 run that ended with a block by Weller for a 17-6 lead. The Jaguars scored two straight before a kill from Nelson started a 7-2 run that brought the Maisntreeters to game point. A block from Peschel made it 24-10 and the junior middle then closed out the game with a kill.
Momentum switches again as B-B-E takes game three 25-22
The Jaguars came out fired up in the next set, as they quickly put game two behind them. A Mainstreeters' hitting error gave B-B-E a side out and a 1-0 lead, as the Jaguars pulled in front 6-1, with the lone Sauk Centre point coming on a kill by Peschel.
After the Jaguars led by as much as 11-4, sophomore setter Jena Klaphake served up four straight points for Sauk Centre. The Mainstreeters got within two, down 12-10, but B-B-E then pulled away for leads of 20-11 and 21-12.
After facing a 24-15 lead and sitting on the brink of dropping the set, the Mainstreeters picked up an ace serve from Primus and went on a run of their own. A block from Deters kept the rally going, and out of a Jaguars' timeout, Primus served up another ace to get within four, down 24-20.
The Mainstreeters closed the gap to two points before the Jaguars' Braegelman dropped down a kill for game point and a 2-1 lead in games in favor of B-B-E.
Sauk Centre evens the match with a big 25-14 win in game four
Capitalizing on two early Jaguars' errors, the Mainstreeters bounced back to take an early 4-1 lead in game four with a tip kill by Petermeier.
The Jaguars clawed back, closing the gap to one point at 7-6. It was the closes they got, however, as the Mainstreeters went on a 9-2 run to take control. Another Primus ace serve, a kill from Deters, and a huge ace block from Nelson kept the Maroon in the driver's seat.
After the Jaguars closed the gap to 20-14, the Maroon scored five unanswered points for the 25-14 win.
Mainstreeters' 8-7 lead after an early deficit vanishes as the Jaguars pull away for a 15-10 win in the deciding set
Peschel continued to read the blocks and earned kills to tie the fifth set at 1-1 and 2-2 in the early going, but the Jaguars pulled ahead for a 5-2 lead.
A Jaguars' net violation brought Peschel to the service line, where she served three points to force a 5-5 tie. After the Jaguars' Shyan Kuefler earned a kill, Weller fired off an ace attack of her own for a 6-6 tie.
The Jaguars went up 7-6 before Deters shot down two straight ace attacks to give the Mainstreeters an 8-7 lead. It was short lived, however, as the Jaguars came out fired up from a time out and forced a tie, then took a 10-8 lead on two straight Braegelman attacks.
Still in the front row, Deters earned a fiery cross court kill to make it 10-9. The Jaguars then earned two ace attacks from Braegelman and Gruber, forcing Coach Klaphake to call a timeout.
A Jaguars' net violation made it 12-10, but the Maroon were vanquished with three unanswered points by B-B-E, including the final two coming from a kill and an ace block from Gruber for match point.
Sauk Centre's serve-receive was impressive, as they allowed only one Jaguar ace serve the entire night. Peschel and Deters led the Maroon's offense with 20 kills and 10 kills, respectively. Primus was perfect from the serving line, going 16-of-16 with a match-high five ace serves.
The Mainstreetershave all next week for just practice, as their next action is the following week on Tuesday, September 7, when they open West Central North Conference action at St.Cloud Cathedral.
