Friday, Jan.13, 2012

MELROSE DUTCHMEN BOYS BASKETBALL
The Dutchmen fast-paced, balanced offense wore out the Albany Huskies and led to a 91-52 win at Melrose.
The Dutchmen paced by Scottie Stone outside shooting, Austin Van Beck's inside game, and drives by Isaac Sawyer, Melrose led 49-28 by half-time. Stone, with five three point shots had 28 points in the game. Van Beck finished with 17 and Sawyer score 16.
Mitchel Niehaus had a number of key rebounds and added nine points to the Dutchmen's efforts.
Mitch Niehaus rebound, stole, assisted and scored nine points in the win over Albany.









Isaac Sawyer hits basket and draws foul.

Thursday, Jan. 12

Devan Fischer earned
a pin for SC-M.

SAUK CENTRE-MELROSE WRESTLING

The SC-M wrestlers had three pins and won three forfeits, but could not take the 40-39 match. The score was tied 39-39, but criteria used the break the tie went in favor of Minnewaska. More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon. More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

VIDEO (Below) Roosevelt Austin takes down opponent.

MELROSE-SAUK CENTRE FUSION SWIMMING

Noah Glasener (left) helped 

SC-M to sweep the 200IM race.

The M-SC Fusion won 98-46 at Sauk Centre. More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.  The Fusion swept the 200MR, 200FS, 100IM, 50FS, diving, 100FS and 500FS races. It also took first in the 200FSR and the top two spots in the 100FLY . M-SC swam the remainder of the race has exhibition, but had the bests times in the 100BK, 100BT, and 400FSR.More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

VIDEO (Below) Phil Budde diving.

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN BASKETBALL

Foley defeated Melrose 49-46 at Foley. Jenna Orth led Melrose with 15 points and Shelby Uphoff added 11 points. Melrose trailed by three to five points most of the second half.   More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

PRAIRIE CENTRE NORTH STARS HOCKEY

Cody Bartkowicz hat trick lead the North Stars to a 6-1 win over Morris. Also scoring was Nate Mettenburg. Justin Brever had 26 saves.  Preston Pung's first period goal was the game winner.  More details will appear in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.
Wrestling Video

Swimming Video

Tuesday, Jan. 10

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN BASKETBALL

Jenna Orth dribbles around
Sauk Centre's Ashley Gruber.

Melrose rallied for six points in the final minute of the game to defeat Sauk Centre 39-38 at Melrose.
The Lady Dutchmen trailed 38-33 from the 2:33 point in the game. Tayler Reller hit a three-point shot with 40 second left to cut the Mainstreeter lead to two points. After a over-and-back call gave the ball to Melrose, Annie Herkenhoff dropped in a three-point shot to put Melrose head.  A few seconds later Jenna Orth knocked the ball loose and Emily Goerdt grapped enabling Melrose to run out the clock.   Herkenhoff led Melrose with 16 points.
More details on the game will be in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN GYMNASTICS

Maddy Brinkman helped Melrose
to a 146.25 score.

The Lady Dutchmen scored 146.25 to defeat New London Spicer at Melrose. It was their best score of the year to date.

Lydia Butkowski won the vault and beam routines.

Hailey Brinkman won the bars, floor and all-around routines.

Melrose finished with the top four scores in all events and all-around. It had the top five in the beam and floor.

More details on the game will be in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

MELROSE DUTCHMEN BASKETBALL

The Dutchmen defeated Sauk Centre 70-56 at Sauk Centre. Scottie Stone, 28 points, Isaac Sawyer 15 points, led the Melrose scoring. More details on the game will be in the Jan. 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

PRAIRIE CENTRE NORTH STARS HOCKEY

Prairie Centre defeate M-A-M 3-1. Scoring goals from the North Stars were Nate Mettenberg, Robby Polipnick and Sam Ecker. Goalie Clay Deters had 27 saves.

MELROSE-SAUK CENTRE FUSION SWIMMING AND DIVING

The Fusion won 99-87. M-SC had individual first place finishes from Keenan Pearson, 100FLY (57.49), and Ethan Ross 5:38.88), 500FS. In the 500FS Jacob Gerhartz finished in second place.
The 200FSR team of Pearson, Phil Budde, Ross and Aasron Stalboerger claimed first 15 1:39.61. The 400FSR team of Tobie Danielson, Jared Von Wahlde, Stalboerger and Pearson finished first at 3:41.98.

Saturday, Jan. 7

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN GYMNASTICS
The Lady Dutchmen placed first in every event and won the Watertown-Mayer Invitational with a 144.3 score. Watertown-Mayer finished second with a 133.8
Lydia Butkowski, who won the beam routine with a 9.4, was the all-around winner with a 36.6. Jailyn Brinkman captured first on the floor (9.5) and bars (9.05) and Hailey Brinkman was first on the vault (9.5)
More details will appear in the Jan. 11 issue of the Melrose Beacon.
SAUK CENTRE-MELROSE WRESTLING

SC-M finished 10th in 

the Barrel O’ Fun Invitational at Perham.

Roosevelt Austin’s third place finish was the top finish. The team had pins by Austin, Kolten Kuhlmann, and Tom Latzka.

More details will appear in the Jan. 11 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN GIRLS BASKETBALL

The Lady Dutchmen defeated Albany 54-50 at Albany.  Jenna Orth scored 21 points and Annie Herkenhoff added 13 for Melrose. It was the first time since 1995 that the Lady Dutchmen defeated Melrose that 73-53 win came in semi-final round of the sub-section playoffs.  Albany won 34 consecutive games in that stretch.

MELROSE DUTCHMEN BASKETBALL

Scottie Stone scored 30 points
for Melrose.

Melrose turned a 52-35 half time lead into a 92-56 win in a WCC-North contest at Melrose.
Scottie Stone finished the game with 30 points. Austin Van Beck added another 21 and Isaac Sawyer had 12 points.

MELROSE ROSETTES DANCE TEAM

Both the Melrose  Rosettes Jazz -Fnnk (left) and High Kick teams performed at Melrose on Friday Niight.

Thursday, Jan. 5

MELROSE-SAUK CENTRE FUSION SWIMMING AND DIVING

The M-SC Fusion posted a 103-83 win over Dassel-Cokato at Cokato. M-SC was led by freestyle swimmer Ethan Ross who won the 200 Freestyle (FS) and 500FS races.  M-SC is now 1-3 on the year. It's next meet is Saturday, Jan. 7 at the U of M.

PRAIRIE CENTRE AREA NORTH STARS HOCKEY

Prairie Centre's Cody Steward scored a third period goal preventing a shutout in a 4-1 loss to St. Cloud Apollo in St. Cloud.  The team next plays on Jan. 10 hosting Monticello at Sauk Centre. Prairie Centre is 6-6 on the year.

Jan. 3, 2012

HOCKEY

The Prairie Centre North Stars fell 6-0 at Little Falls. Justin Brever had 22 saves for the North Stars.