Streeters snap New London-Spicer's 9-game streak

The girls not only beat the Wildcats, they handled the Wildcats tonight in Sauk Centre.
New London-Spicer, a storied program in the West Central Conference since joining the league in 1983, got off to a sluggish start and couldn't muster much of anything on offense. Thanks in large part to Sauk's impressive defensive effort. Jena Klaphake and Liz Ellens, once again, proved that keeping opponents from scoring is just as important as scoring.

Sauk also handled the Wildcats press with great ball handling and passing, giving the Wildcats,and their coach, fits. In fact, their coach got "T'd" up late in the second quarter.

Late in the game, ahead by a healthy margin, Sauk moved the ball efficiently around the perimeter. When it came time to score, they called on Macy Weller and Ashley Gruber. Weller was a force down low and Gruber was on the receiving end of a couple great feeds that she converted for big baskets throughout the night.

In the end, it was an all around solid effort that led to double-digit win.

The win improved Sauk to 1-1 in WCCN play.

Which keeps them in the hunt for a conference title.

Streeters up at halftime over NL-S!

At halftime, the Mainstreeters lead the 9th-ranked NL-S girls' basketball team 29-16!

With 2:30 left in the game, the Mainstreeters led 47-38.

Final: Sauk Centre 53, NL-S 40! The Mainstreeters are 9-2 overall.

Coming up tonight...a huge conference battle with New London-Spicer

New London-Spicer and the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters will square off tonight in a key West Central North Conference girls' basketball game in Sauk Centre tonight. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.

NL-S is ranked #9 in the latest Class AA poll and has a 9-1 overall record. The Wildcats (1-0 WCCN) average 61.4 points per game on offense while holding teams to 48.1 points per game. The Mainstreeters (0-1 WCCN) are putting up 56.7 points per game while holding teams to 42.2 points per game.

Below, more action from the opening minutes of the B-B-E game on Tuesday night...

Fusion boys' swimming and diving earns first win

Sauk Centre/Melrose defeated Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 103-83 last night at the D-C High School to earn their first win of the season.

Ethan Ross earned two championships in the 200 freestyle (2:03.18) and 500 freestyle (5:39.21) to pace the Fusion.

They travel to Minneapolis to the U of M for an invitational on Saturday.

Streeter girls up big on BBE

Brianna VonWahlde speeds past B-B-E's Taylor Braegelman
during a fast break opportunity in tonight's non-conference win over the Jaguars.

The Mainstreeters have a mounting lead against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa late in the second half after going up 44-14 at halftime. Final score: Sauk Centre 65, B-B-E 28. The Jaguars fell to 2-7 overall, while the Mainstreeters are 8-2 heading into this Friday's big game with New London-Spicer.

Check out this week's Herald for a game recap, including the top scorers.

Below, two clips from the opening minutes of tonight's game...


The Mainstreeters held B-B-E's Raeann Sorenson, their point guard shown taking the ball down court, scoreless in the game. She entered the contest averaging over 17 points a game.

Hockey squad loses to Flyers

The North Stars were shut out Tuesday night 6-0 by Little Falls in Little Falls.

The Stars were out-shot 28-14 in the contest and their record fell to 6-5 on the season.

They next face St. Cloud Apollo Thursday at the MAC in St. Cloud