Streeters downed by Melrose, North Stars and SCM win

In the hostile environment of the Melrose Area high school gymnasium, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters could not overcome a 24-point performance by Dutchmen senior Seth Noll in a 71-64 boys' basketball loss tonight.

The Mainstreeters fall to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the West Central North Conference, while the Dutchmen improve to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in the WCCN.

Sauk Centre, anxious to snap a three-game slide, might have just what the doctor ordered on the horizon when they travel to Holdingford (3-9) next Monday. It's a must-win situation if they want to hold onto a chance at gaining the top seed in Sub-Section 6AA-North.

At Breckenridge tonight in boys' hockey action, the Prairie Centre Area North Stars improved to 10-5 overall with a 7-2 win over the Breckenridge/Wahpeton Blades. The North Stars return to Mid-State Conference action with a game in Walker against Park Rapids/Menagha/Nevis/Walker-Hackensack-Akeley next Tuesday. The Panthers are 9-3-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference. The North Stars are 1-1 in league play and are still within reach of winning a conference title.

In Melrose tonight, the Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestling team beat Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 47-27 after trailing 27-17 and then posting 20 unanswered points to get their fourth win of the season. SC-M next competes at the BOLD triangular next Tuesday.

Read more about this week's sports action in the next issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

SCM wrestling faces LPGE tonight

The Sauk Centre-Melrose wrestlers host Long Prairie-Grey Eagle tonight in Melrose in a dual meet; JV action begins at 6 p.m.

Also in Melrose tonight is what should be a terrific border battle between the Dutchmen boys' basketball team and our Sauk Centre Mainstreeters.

The Fusion swimming and diving team is at Bemidji for an invitational starting at 5 p.m.

North Stars win at Little Falls

Prairie Centre Area improved to 9-5 overall with a 5-2 win at Little Falls tonight in non-conference boys' hockey action. They travel to Breckenridge/Wahpeton tomorrow night for a second straight Section 6A battle in a game that will be played in Breckenridge.

The Mainstreeters girls' basketball team beat BOLD tonight 81-49.

The Melrose/Sauk Centre Fusion defeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 111-45 in a non-conference boys' swimming and diving meet tonight in Sauk Centre.