Tuesday, Oct, 18, 2016

Melrose Cross Country

The Melrose Dutchmen clinched the West Central Conference title with their runs This afternoon at Melrose. The Dutchmen also  placed two runners, Nathan Budde and Preston Poepping (with medals, on the all conference team. Others on the team are John Meyer, Brock Chellgren, Brent Reller and Nick Berscheit. The Lady Dutchmen also had two all conference members  Ashley Herdering and Laura Funk, at they finished in third place in the team race.

Lady Dutchmen Swimming

 Melrose's Mikayla Von Wahlde, Stef Rasmussen and Taylor Poepping shouted to their teammate Savana Bitz to keep up her tempo in the final race of the night. The encouragement worked as the quartet set Melrose pool record in the 400FSR. The Lady Dutchmen defeated Albany in the meet.

Lady Dutchmen Volleyball

Melrose closed out its regular season with a 3-0 win this evening at Benson. The  team posted scores of 25-15, 25-9 and 25-13. Good passes led to some strong finishes by a number of the Lady Dutchmen.

For more on the game contest read the Oct. 26 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

Lady Dutchmen Tennis

 Madison Worms (right) and Becky Klaphake finished in fourth place in the Section 5A doubles competition in Sartell. They fell in a three-set match in the semi-final round and a two-set match in the third place game. As they are seniors it was the their final match.