Mainstreeters volleyball battles Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in the 11-team Stacy Polzin McIntyre tournament championship match

Below, the Mainstreeters volleyball team with their championship trophy following the 2-0 sweep of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta at the University of Minnesota-Morris. 

Streeters team photo submitted by Nancy Primus.

Senior middle hitter Shelby Deters punches down an attack for a kill through a West Central Area block attempt during their final pool play match of today's tournament at the University of Minnesota-Morris.

Coach Klaphake gives instructions to his Mainstreeters during a timeout late in the second game of the winner's bracket semi-finals against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City today.

A video clip from the end of game two of the A-C-GC match.


With a perfect pool play record on Saturday morning and afternoon at the University of Minnesota-Morris P.E. Center, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters volleyball team landed a spot in the championship match of the 11-team Stacy Polzin McIntyre tournament. (9th annual)

Their opponent was a very solid Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers team, who is a contender for the West Central South Conference title this season.

The Mainstreeters, who improved to 6-2 overall, handed the Tigers their second loss of the season, sweeping them in the championship match 25-13, 25-21.

After the match, Coach Klaphake had nothing but praise for the effort put forth by the Streeters today, "We really came out and played very well, with inspired, enthusiastic ball against MACA, they're a good team and we're happy to get the win."

Here's who got swept by the Mainstreeters in pool play action at UMM today in two sets each: Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Minnewaska Area, and West Central Area.

Up next for Streeters volleyball - they get back into West Central North Conference action with a road trip to Foley on Tuesday, September 14. Two nights later, they host Milaca in another conference match. Next weekend on Saturday is the big Sauk Rapids Tournament, which includes the defending consolation champions of Class AA, Wadena-Deer Creek, along with many other very good teams.

The Sauk Rapids tournament field includes: Sauk Rapids-Rice, Wadena-Deer Creek, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Mora, Albany, Little Falls, St. Cloud Apollo, Melrose Area, St. Cloud Cathedral, Holdingford, Annandale, Monticello, Dassel-Cokato, Elk River, Rogers.

Read more on the Streeters performance today in the upcoming September 14 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

~RO

Streeters lose more than a game

When it rains, it pours.
The Streeters took to the gridiron Friday night in a hard rain against WCC stalwart Albany with hopes of rebounding from their double overtime loss last week to BOLD.
Not only did the Streeters lose 39-0, they lost perhaps their best player when Sam Fischer was carried off the field by teammates following a run in the first half. Fischer, who played on both sides of the ball, injured his knee when he was taken down by an Albany player. While the scope of the injury has not been confirmed, Fischer is likely to be out indefinitely.
That leaves the Streeters extremely shorthanded. Fischer played key roles on both offense and defense. With just 32 players on the roster, the Streeters can't afford to lose anyone, much less Fischer.
By the fourth quarter of Friday's game it was evident the Streeters were tired. Even when Albany brought in their second string players, Sauk didn't have any gas in the tank to mount much of an attack.
Quarterback Michael Knoblauch is also banged up with a sore ankle. He played most of Friday's tilt until it was clear the game was out of reach. Younger brother Patrick Knoblauch came in at QB but the Streeters couldn't muster any type of punch on the offensive side of the ball.
On a positive note, the Streeters showed great pride, never giving up or giving in. They played hard-nosed football til the final buzzer.
Thats all you can ask.

-BZ

Streeters run at Prairie View in Brooten - Both varsity squads takes fourth - Gerhartz, Kluver take 1, 2 spots in boys race

The Mainstreeters cross country teams ran at the Jaguar Invitational at the Prairie View Community Golf Course in Brooten. With wet and cool conditions, there was no threat of heat exhaustion.


Albany won both the boys and girls varsity races for the second year in a row.

Sauk Centre's Jacob Gerhartz, a junior, was champion in the boys race (16:54) with teammate Mike Kluver, a senior, only seconds behind him (17:03, runner-up) at the finish line.

On the girls' varsity side, senior Maren Greenwaldt ran to a third place finish (15:27) while teammate Elizabeth Hemsworth, a junior, finished eighth (16:07) to lead the Mainstreeters in their division.

Boys' division results: (1) Albany 40 (2) Redwood Valley 81 (3) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 87 (4) Sauk Centre 88 (5) Montevideo 119 (6) Paynesville Area 170 (7) New London-Spicer 182 (8) St. John’s Prep 233 (9) BOLD 244 (10) B-B-E, Royalton incomplete.

Girls' division results: (1) Albany 32 (2) Montevideo 100 (3) Redwood Valley 122 (4) Sauk Centre 132 (5) Holdingford 138 (6) New London-Spicer 145 (7) Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 194 (8) Morris/Chokio-Alberta 237 (9) B-B-E, Paynesville Area, Minnewaska, incomplete.

~RO

Come out and watch your Sauk Centre cross country team compete at the B-B-E Invitational on Thursday - 4:30pm start time at Prairie View Golf Course in Brooten

The Prairie View Community Golf Course will be the site of a 16-team cross country team invitational on Thursday this week. B-B-E will host the following teams for a multi-level meet beginning at 4:30pm: Albany, B.O.L.D., Benson, Eden Valley-Watkins, Minnewaska Area, Montevideo Public Schools, Morris Area, New London-Spicer, Paynesville Area, Redwood Valley, Renville County West, Royalton, Saint John's Prep, Sauk Centre, and Holdingford.

The Mainstreeters girls squad is led by seniors Maren Greenwaldt and Rebecca Macey, while the Mainstreeters boys squad also has two seniors leading the harrier campaign this fall, Isaac Winters and Mike Kluver.

Mainstreeters girls tennis improves to 11-1 overall with a 7-0 sweep of Mora in conference play

With a 7-0 sweep on the home courts on Tuesday over visiting Mora in a West Central North Conference match, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls tennis team improved to 11-1 overall and 2-0 in the league.

The Mainstreeters will travel to Pierz for a dual meet on Thursday before making a short trip up to Alexandria on Saturday for a Quad that also includes Crookston and Moorhead.

Streeter netters fall in 4 to Cathedral

By Jill Warren

The Sauk Centre volleyball team won just one of four close matches Tuesday night against St. Cloud Cathedral.

The Streeters took it down to the wire in all four matches, losing the last one 25-23. They dropped their first two matches 25-22 and 25-21. They came out victorious in the third match winning 25-21.

Solid defense and serving proved to be the key factors for Cathedral. Despite Kali Peschel and Krista Primus having several kills, the Streeters couldn’t put enough points together to defeat Cathedral.