Boys' basketball plays tough against defending Class A champions

Final score tonight: #2-ranked B-B-E 71, Sauk Centre 57. The Mainstreeters (2-1) trailed 29-21 at halftime. The Jaguars improved to 6-0 with the win.

Up next: a short trip to #9-ranked (Class A) Upsala next Tuesday night in a non-conference game.

At the Osakis quadrangular, the Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestling team beat Prairie Valley but lost to Holdingford and Osakis.

At Minnewaska, the Melrose boys' basketball team dismantled the Lakers 83-48. The Dutchmen led 61-22 at halftime.

More to follow later tonight.

SC-M Fusion boys' swimming and diving goes toe-to-toe with Alexandria in a nailbiter

Final score from Alexandria's Discovery Middle School pool: Alexandria 92, SC-M 91.

Felipe Barreto won the 200 FS, 500 FS while also being a member of winning 200 FS and 400 FS relay teams. Fellow senior Keenan Pearson took the 100 FLY title.

Up next: a home meet in Melrose next Thursday, Dec. 20 against Section 3A rival Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato.

How about this girls' basketball score! Sauk Centre 35, #9-ranked (Class 3A) Alexandria 29. Great job, Mainstreeters!

Fusion take out Park Rapids Area, wrestlers drop two at Benson Tri

The trip home from Park Rapids Area was a little easier after the SC-M Fusion boys' swimming and diving team defeated the Panthers 110-76 in a non-conference meet Tuesday night.

Up next: a meet this Thursday at Alexandria, who is talked of as one of the top teams in the Central Lakes Conference this season.

The Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestling team lost 46-21 to Paynesville Area and 42-36 to Benson at a West Central Conference triangular on Tuesday in Benson. Up next: a quadrangular at Osakis that also includes Holdingford and Parkers Prairie. SC-M has a good shot at picking up two wins out of the three matches and should give the host Silverstreaks a run for their money. Action begins at 5 p.m.

Mainstreeters vs. Dutchmen girls' basketball

Sauk Centre has an early 4-2 lead over the host Melrose Area Dutchmen.

Then: it's Tayler Reller 4, Jena Klaphake 4 with two minutes gone.

**Update at 19:34: now it's 14-4 with the Maroon in the lead, and Melrose called a timeout.

A shot by Shelby Uphoff got Melrose within eight points, down 16-8.

With 10 minutes left in the first half, Sauk Centre has a 20-8 lead after a layup by Ali Peterson.

**Update at halftime from Sauk Centre: the boys' basketball team has a 37-32 lead over the Lakers.

In the second half at Melrose, the Mainstreeters have a 46-22 lead with 13:20 left.

In the second half at Sauk Centre, the Mainstreeters have a 46 to 39 lead with around 11 minutes to go. A layup by Josh Buschette made it 48 to 39.

Final in boys' basketball: Sauk Centre 70, Minnewaska Area 58.

Streeters vs. Lakers on the home court!

It's a second straight home game to start the 2012-13 season for the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters boys' basketball team. They entertain the Minnewaska Area Lakers in a border battle and the West Central North Conference opener tonight.

BOB FM has the Mainstreeters girls' basketball team at Melrose Area tonight in another border battle.