Friday, Sept. 2, 2016

Read about the Dutchmen and Lady Dutchmen the Melrose Beacon

Trivia question
A team can win a volleyball match in three sets finishing a night a 3-0.  What is the minimum points a team needs to score to win a volleyball match. (Answer below)
Dutchmen Football

Cody  Pundsack rush for 80 yards and scored a touchdown for  Melrose in its season opener.

Melrose dominated the second half of its 40-20 win over Sauk Centre on Friday night. The Dutchmen scored five touchdowns, three in the second half.  Reegan Nelson threw for over 100 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Ritcher scored two touchdowns late in the game to ice the game for the Dutchmen. Cody Pundsack had 80 yards rushing and scored a touchdown Melrose had two great kick off returns. Jordan Klaphake's 90 yard return gave Melrose its first touchdown. Traeton Keavney also and a good return to set up the second touchdown.Videos of touchdowns by Zach Van Beck and Cody Pundsack can be seen at https://youtu.be/BTSr-vP92G4
Lady Dutchmen Tennis

Makalay Schleper went undefeated as Melrose swept MACCRAY in tennis

Melrose took a 7-0 win over MACCRAY yesterday at Melrose. The Lady Dutchmen lost only seven games while taking all seven contests in two sets.

Makayla Schleper, number four singles, number two doubles (Hayden Rausch and Kristen Bussmann), and the number three doubles (Camryn Brinkman and Allie Toenies) did not loss a game in their matches.

Dutchmen Soccer

Jose Hurtado went above the head of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy to move the ball down field in the final seconds of play.

Melrose controlled almost every aspect of the game but the final score in the 3-2 loss to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy yesterday.  Juan Espino and Francisco Cervantes scored for Melrose.  Luis Hernandez played will in the goal.  For most of the second half Melrose was playing in the HLA half of the field.

Lady Dutchmen Volleyball

The Lady Dutchmen fell 3-0 in their season opener at Morris on Thursday. Mia Meyer had 10 kills for Melrose while Avri Bitz had 23 assists. Game scores were 25-22, 25-10, 25-22.
Trivia Question Answer:
While a team must score 75 points to win a match in the first three or four sets, it can win a five set match by only scoring 65 points.