Dating back to the 2005 season, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters volleyball team has now won every playoff opener.
In tonight's home match to begin the Sub-Section 6AA-West playoffs, the Mainstreeters defeated visiting Minnewaska Area 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 to advance to next Tuesday night's semifinal match at Sauk Rapids-Rice high school. The match will begin at 6:30 p.m.
In Albany tonight, the 4th-seeded Huskies defeated visiting Pierz (#5 seed) 25-17, 25-22, 25-12.
Albany (19-7) and Sauk Centre (25-4) will square off next Tuesday night. The last time these two teams met on Oct. 13, the Mainstreeters prevailed in a five-game marathon at Albany to complete a perfect trip through the West Central North Conference.
Melrose Area (#3 seed) and Little Falls (#2 seed) also won their quarterfinal round matches.
**Special note: the Mainstreeters football team's playoff game at Long Prairie on Saturday night will have a 7 p.m. kickoff. (Not 6 p.m. as was previously announced.)
Area volleyball playoff results:
Little Falls 3, Holdingford 0
Melrose Area 3, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 1
Benson 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
Marshall 3, LQPV 0
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 3, Parkers Prairie 1
Litchfield 3, New London-Spicer 0
St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 0
Friday, October 28, 2011
Mainstreeters tennis duo falls in elimination round at State - Plus a Cross Country update
Senior Kady Buschette and junior Mariah Rieland lost out of the Class A state tennis meet today with a 2-6, 5-7 outcome against Samantha Silcox (12) & Taylor Gunderson (10) of Virginia.Jacob Gerhartz and Madison Greenwaldt will represent Sauk Centre at the Class A state cross country meet on Nov. 5 at Northfield College in St. Olaf. They advanced individually out of the Section 6A meet last night at Long Prairie.
Gerhartz won the boys' section title with a photo-finish effort at the end of the race. He ran a time of 15:35.09 to edge fellow senior Daniel Borash of Royalton, who ran a 15:36.89.
Greenwaldt finished eighth individually with a time of 14:44.06. Senior Elizabeth Hemsworth was edged at the finish line by Madi Sachs of Albany (10th place, 14:46.07) for the final spot advancing to state. Hemsworth finished 11th with a time of 14:47.14.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Buschette/Rieland win at state!
The Mainstreeters state-tournament doubles team of Kady Buschette and Mariah Rieland won over a Crookston team 6-1, 6-4 to advance in the consolation bracket of the Class A tournament this afternoon in Minneapolis.
They play again at 8 a.m. on Friday back at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center.
Action below from the G-SL match this morning...
They play again at 8 a.m. on Friday back at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center.
Action below from the G-SL match this morning...
Girls' state tennis update - Rieland/Buschette fall in Class A opener
Kady Buschette and Mariah Rieland lost their state tournament opener this morning in a two-set affair 6-4,6-3 against Glencoe-Silver Lake's Mary Arnold and Jackie Stifter. They remain in the tournament in the consolation round, where they face Crookston's Bailey Morris and Lilli Denison at 2 p.m. this afternoon.
In their opener, Buschette and Rieland fought hard all the way, taking leads in the second set of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before the Panthers pulled away to seal it in two sets.
I talked to Coach Ryan Maddock of Osakis and learned that his Section 6A champion Silverstreaks squad lost two matches in the team tournament earlier this week. They lost both matches by 6-1 scores to Providence Academy and Virginia.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sauk gridders trounce Osakis
Roosevelt Austin scored three touchdowns and ran for 120 yards Tuesday night to lead the Mainstreeters to a playoff-opening win over Osakis.
By the way, those were just the numbers he put up in the first half. Austin led off the second half by running the ball on six consecutive plays, which included runs of 13 yards, 17 yards, six yards, two yards, 24 yards, and finally a 4-yard touchdown stomp into the end zone.
The touchdown broke a 21-21 tie between Sauk and Class AA Osakis, who entered the game with a mirror version of Sauk’s 2-6 record.
Michael Knoblauch opened the second half with a 35-yard touchdown run and quarterback Patrick Knoblauch followed with a strike to Derek Holm on a 45-yard TD pass, giving Sauk a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The win gave them their first playoff win in some time.
But the momentum started with the defense. Osakis received the ball to begin the game and on their opening drive were faced with 4th and 1 on their own 29. They opted to go for it, but were halted by an energetic Streeter defense. The result was a 25-yard TD run by Austin for an early lead.
But Osakis bounced back to tie it at 7-7 with 6:21 left in the first quarter, giving indications that it would indeed be a high-scoring affair.
Then Sauk answered. While Austin was the one who crossed the goal line, it was Cody Bartkowicz who grunted his way to first down after first down. He, along with Austin and Michael Knoblauch proved that their three-back attack might be hard to stop in 2A playoff action (Sauk played all season as a 3A team).
Both Bartkowicz and Knoblauch had double-digit runs to lead to Austin’s second TD run of the game.
On the ensuing extra point attempt, holder Knoblauch broke from his crouch, took the snap and found Terrence Ellis in the end zone for an easy two-point play and 15-7 lead.
On Sauk’s next possession Austin broke free thanks to the blocking of Zach Wolbeck, Sam Fischer, Quinton Johnson and Darin Bushard. His 63-yard sprint led to a 21-7 lead
But Osakis answered with two touchdowns to tie it at 21-21 sending the teams tied into the locker room at the half.
After compiling a 41-21 lead in the early goings of the second half, Sauk’s Michael Knoblauch ran in for another score, and Bartkowicz sauntered in from 13 yards out to cap off his stellar night and help lead the Streeters to a 56-29 victory.
Austin finished with 216 yards rushing to lead Sauk into the next round against crosstown foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. The Thunder upset Breckenridge 15-14, setting up Saturday’s section semi-final.
The game is in Long Prairie with kickoff at 6 p.m.
By the way, those were just the numbers he put up in the first half. Austin led off the second half by running the ball on six consecutive plays, which included runs of 13 yards, 17 yards, six yards, two yards, 24 yards, and finally a 4-yard touchdown stomp into the end zone.
The touchdown broke a 21-21 tie between Sauk and Class AA Osakis, who entered the game with a mirror version of Sauk’s 2-6 record.
Michael Knoblauch opened the second half with a 35-yard touchdown run and quarterback Patrick Knoblauch followed with a strike to Derek Holm on a 45-yard TD pass, giving Sauk a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The win gave them their first playoff win in some time.
But the momentum started with the defense. Osakis received the ball to begin the game and on their opening drive were faced with 4th and 1 on their own 29. They opted to go for it, but were halted by an energetic Streeter defense. The result was a 25-yard TD run by Austin for an early lead.
But Osakis bounced back to tie it at 7-7 with 6:21 left in the first quarter, giving indications that it would indeed be a high-scoring affair.
Then Sauk answered. While Austin was the one who crossed the goal line, it was Cody Bartkowicz who grunted his way to first down after first down. He, along with Austin and Michael Knoblauch proved that their three-back attack might be hard to stop in 2A playoff action (Sauk played all season as a 3A team).
Both Bartkowicz and Knoblauch had double-digit runs to lead to Austin’s second TD run of the game.
On the ensuing extra point attempt, holder Knoblauch broke from his crouch, took the snap and found Terrence Ellis in the end zone for an easy two-point play and 15-7 lead.
On Sauk’s next possession Austin broke free thanks to the blocking of Zach Wolbeck, Sam Fischer, Quinton Johnson and Darin Bushard. His 63-yard sprint led to a 21-7 lead
But Osakis answered with two touchdowns to tie it at 21-21 sending the teams tied into the locker room at the half.
After compiling a 41-21 lead in the early goings of the second half, Sauk’s Michael Knoblauch ran in for another score, and Bartkowicz sauntered in from 13 yards out to cap off his stellar night and help lead the Streeters to a 56-29 victory.
Austin finished with 216 yards rushing to lead Sauk into the next round against crosstown foe Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. The Thunder upset Breckenridge 15-14, setting up Saturday’s section semi-final.
The game is in Long Prairie with kickoff at 6 p.m.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Mainstreeters volleyball wins in three to take overall West Central Conference title
Senior Lexie Berscheit sets up an attack for Ashley Gruber against BOLD tonight...
For the second year in a row, the Mainstreeters volleyball team won the overall West Central Conference championship.
Last year they won in five games at BOLD. This year it took three games on the home court against the same BOLD Warriors team.
Game scores were 25-17, 27-25, 25-13.
Up next: playoffs! (See below for more)
Last year they won in five games at BOLD. This year it took three games on the home court against the same BOLD Warriors team.
Game scores were 25-17, 27-25, 25-13.
Up next: playoffs! (See below for more)
More on the Osakis Silverstreaks football team
In what may be the first-ever meeting of the two schools on the football field, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters and Osakis Silverstreaks will battle in the Section 6AA quarterfinals on Tuesday night in Osakis with a 6 p.m. kickoff.
The cumulative records of all six teams who were beaten by the Silverstreaks in the regular season is 14-34. Only one of those six teams enters playoffs with a winning record, that being Upsala/Swanville Area at 5-3. The first five opponents that Osakis faced this year totaled a cumulative win/loss record of 9-31.
The final two opponents, who defeated Osakis by a cumulative score of 83-21, enter playoffs with a cumulative win/loss record of 15-1. Those teams are Barnesville (8-0) and Browerville (7-1).
In week seven, visiting Barnesville defeated Osakis 41-0. Five days later, Browerville won in Osakis 42-21.
The cumulative records of all six teams who were beaten by the Silverstreaks in the regular season is 14-34. Only one of those six teams enters playoffs with a winning record, that being Upsala/Swanville Area at 5-3. The first five opponents that Osakis faced this year totaled a cumulative win/loss record of 9-31.
The final two opponents, who defeated Osakis by a cumulative score of 83-21, enter playoffs with a cumulative win/loss record of 15-1. Those teams are Barnesville (8-0) and Browerville (7-1).
In week seven, visiting Barnesville defeated Osakis 41-0. Five days later, Browerville won in Osakis 42-21.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Mainstreeters volleyball earns #1 playoff seed
The Mainstreeters open the Sub-Section 6AA-West playoffs next Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. with a home match against conference rival Minnewaska Area.
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