Spirited effort fades, playoffs next

Against a state-ranked BOLD Warriors team to end the regular season, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters football team had a tall order and gave all they had in Olivia in a 28-7 loss. The Warriors had a 14-7 lead until scoring with 10:18 left in the game on a 52-yard touchdown run. That play was good for almost one-fourth of their total offense in the game (218 yards).

Unofficial statistics: Austin Nelson was the leading rusher for Sauk Centre with 21 carries for 60 yards; he scored the team's lone touchdown in the second quarter. They were three-of-13 on third-down conversions and one-for-five on fourth-down conversions. Sauk Centre had 176 total yards of offense with time-of-possession at 20 minutes, 34 seconds. They had nine first downs on the night.

BOLD was looking to lock up the number two seed in Section 5AA. The Mainstreeters likely will get the number six seed for Section 5AA and open up on the road at third-seeded Minnewaska Area. The Lakers drubbed Yellow Medicine East in Granite Falls tonight to improve to 4-4 overall.

Other scores in week eight involving Section 5AA teams:
Paynesville Area 52, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 34 (Bulldogs will be the top seed in 5AA)
Melrose Area 29, Benson 15 (Braves finish 0-8 and will be the bottom seed, seven, in 5AA)
Eden Valley-Watkins had a 34-0 lead against Kimball Area late in the third quarter and will likely draw the number-four seed in 5AA

Cross Country championships

At Greystone Golf Club, the Mainstreeters girls' cross country team ran to third place in the West Central Conference championships on a sun-filled and mild evening. Read more about the WCC meet in this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

At Holdingford, the Mainstreeters girls' swimming and diving team completed the dual meet season with a 65-37 win over the Huskers. They finish the West Central Conference schedule with a 3-1 record, good for second place.