Mainstreeters softball loses playoff opener

Action from the last two outs of the bottom of the fifth inning...
Minnewaska Area, seeded number two in the sub-section playoffs, defeated Sauk Centre 7-2 in a softball playoff game today.

Click on the following link to see a photo gallery at the Sauk Centre Herald website from the playoff game:
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Mainstreeters baseball falls at home to Melrose Area

The Mainstreeters responded from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the first inning to plate four runs and go up 4-2 against visiting Melrose Area tonight in a West Central North Conference game.

The Dutchmen answered with a six-run second inning to go up 8-4 and never looked back as they earned a split in the regular season series with Sauk Centre in an 11-4 win.

Sauk Centre (8-7 overall) plays at Sibley East (Gaylord) in a tournament on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.

More will follow later.

**CORRECTION: Softball playoffs begin Friday

Someone at the MSHSL couldn't read a calendar properly and announced that playoffs in Sub-Section 6AA-West begin on Thursday (today).

Instead, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters travel to Minnewaska on Friday for a 4 p.m. game.

It is unfortunate, but because of that, the Herald reported incorrect information last night.

Perhaps in the future we'll have to ask after we get playoff brackets, "Are you sure the dates are correct before we announce it to the world?"

Mainstreeter softball gets #7 seed for playoffs

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters softball team will begin the Sub-Section 6AA-West playoffs at conference rival Minnewaska Area Friday with a 4 p.m. start time. The Lakers, who won a share of the West Central North Conference title yesterday and finished 9-1 in the loop, were awarded the number two seed.

The winner of the game advances to the semifinal round, which will take place at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, May 22 in Melrose if the Dutchmen lose their playoff opener.

In a nutshell...

The Sauk Centre varsity baseball team beat Minnewaska Area 6-5 today to improve to 8-6 overall. Now 4-4 in the West Central North Conference and in third place by themselves, they host Melrose Area on Thursday at 5 p.m. The Dutchmen were shut out by Albany 5-0 tonight to fall to 4-5 in the WCC-North (4th) and 4-11 overall.

Action from today's baseball game...Patrick Knoblauch, who pitched the final 5 2/3 innings, earned a strikeout to end the half inning in this clip...

The Sauk Centre varsity softball team was shut out at Minnewaska Area 9-0 to fall to 6-9 overall on the year. With the win, the Lakers clinched a share of the WCC-North title with co-champion Albany. Both teams finished 9-1 in the loop, as the Huskies also won by shut out tonight by a 5-0 score over visiting Melrose Area.

**Update on Wednesday morning...at the WCC-North track and field championships at NL-S on Tuesday, the Mainstreeter boys' squad took third place and the girls' team placed fourth.

More updates will follow on Wednesday. Be sure to pick up a copy of this week's Sauk Centre Herald, which will include much more coverage of the Mainstreeters as well.

Kranz paces the Mainstreeters girls' golf at Melrose

Morgan Kranz putting to the hole during last week's Sauk Centre Quad.

Morgan Kranz shot a 47 to lead the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' golf team at at West Central North Conference meet in Melrose on Monday night. As a team, the Mainstreeters took fourth place with a 208.

Read more in this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

Mainstreeters softball blasts NL-S

Kendra Zenzen is shown hitting a lead off single in the bottom of the fourth inning against NL-S. It was the beginning of an eight-run scoring rampage that reversed an early 1-0 deficit.

A huge inning in the middle of the game ended up handing the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters a big 11-1 win in six innings over New London-Spicer in a West Central North Conference softball game tonight.

The action began earlier than usual at 4 p.m. due to a Band and Choir concert tonight in Sauk Centre.

Read more about the game in this week's Sauk Centre Herald, which hits newsstands on Wednesday afternoon.  

Action from today's game in Sauk Centre in two clips from the second and third innings...

Don't forget that the Mainstreeters baseball team hosts Minnewaska Area in a key sub-section match up tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the high school diamond.

The Mainstreeters softball team travels to Minnewaska Area tomorrow for a 5 p.m. game. The Lakers are attempting to win a share of the WCC-North title, as they are currently tied for first with Albany with one loss apiece. In Sauk Centre's first meeting with the Lakers, they lost 7-6 on Apr. 19 in a high-hitting affair.

Hemsworth shines for Streeter girls' track and field

Senior Elizabeth Hemsworth emerged as champion in the 100 open race, edging out Megan Wiener of Royalton last Thursday in Melrose.

Just how well did Elizabeth Hemsworth do for the Sauk Centre track and field team? No less than a total of three gold medals last Thursday at the annual Dave Sieben Invitational in Melrose. Read all the details on her races in this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

Mainstreeters softball hosts NL-S today

A makeup game between Sauk Centre and NL-S is today at 4 p.m. in Sauk Centre.

A programming note, KDDG (105.5 BOB FM) will carry this Thursday's baseball game between crosstown rivals Sauk Centre and  Melrose Area. The Mainstreeters host that game beginning at 5 p.m.

Mainstreeter girls' golf takes third at WCC-North meet at Minnewaska

At a West Central North Conference meet at Minnewaska on Friday night, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' golf team earned third place in the six-team field with a score of 212.

Read more about their performance in next week's Sauk Centre Herald.