Streeters girls basketball defeats Milaca 64-26, boys hoops wins vs. the Wolves 58-45

Winners of five in a row, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys basketball team defeated the winless Milaca Wolves 58-45 in the first game of a West Central North Conference doubleheader at the Streeters' gymnasium on Friday night.

The Streeters boys basketball team improved to 7-3 overall and 2-2 in the WCCN.

In the nightcap, the Streeters girls basketball team drubbed Milaca 64-26, running their winning streak to nine in a row dating back to their lone loss of the season on December 4. Ranked sixth in the latest Class AA poll, they are now 10-1 overall and 5-0 in the WCCN.

At halftime of the girls basketball game, the 2011 Sauk Centre Hall of Fame inductees were honored.

Read all about the games and the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (taking place tonight, Saturday) in the January 11 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

~RO

Streeters girls basketball, Prairie Centre boys hockey both win tonight

In a non-conference game between teams from the north and south halves of the West Central Conference tonight, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls basketball team defeated visiting Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57-35.

It was a rematch of last year's inter-conference game between the two teams, which was won by A-C-GC before the playoffs began. They were the respective winners of the north and south halves of the WCC in 2009-2010. (The Streeters tied for the conference title with NL-S, but won the tiebreaker to advance to the WCC playoff game.)

The Streeters girls basketball team improved to 9-1 overall with the win; A-C-GC fell to 5-3.

Up next for the Streeters girls basketball team: another home game, this week Friday, when they host Milaca in a West Central North Conference game. Milaca is 1-8 overall, having just lost 44-30 to Kimball Area tonight.

In boys hockey action, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars broke a tough four-match losing streak with a 4-3 win over River Lakes (3-6-1) in action held in Paynesville.

Prairie Centre improved to 4-8 with the win.

A noteworthy boys basketball result tonight: Minnewaska Area 64, New London-Spicer 62. The game was held in New London. Minnewaska trailed the Wildcats 32-29 at halftime.

~RO