Tuesday, April 17

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Melrose fell 8-5 to Minnewaska at Glenwood. The Dutchmen, behind a two-hit games from Austin Van Beck, Trevor Sawyer and Alex Welle, led 4-3 late in the game, but could not hold the lead.
More details will appear in the April 25 issue of the Beacon.
MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
Minnewaska pounded out a 15-5 win over Melrose at Melrose. Andrea Warzecha was 3-4, Cecilia Montanez had a two-run single.
MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN GOLF
Melrose finished sixth with a 246 score at Paynesville.

Friday, April 13

POSTPONED GAMES
Because of weather the Melrose Baseball with Foley was moved to May 7, at Melrose
The Softball game with Little Falls was moved to  April 24 at Melrose

Thursday, April 13

MELROSE AREA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
The Dutchmen finished second and the Lady Dutchmen four at the Melrose Earlybird.
Hailey Brinkman won the long and triple jump. Morgan Kingston won the high jump. Kingston also competed in 110 hurdles race (see video below).
In the boy's contest Garrett Hoeschen won the 800.

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
Paynesville defeated Melrose 10-9 at Paynesville.
Syndey Petermeier and Jenna Orth had three hits. Andrea Warzecha had three RBI.

Thursday, April 13

MELROSE AREA HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
The Dutchmen finished second and the Lady Dutchmen four at the Melrose Earlybird.
Hailey Brinkman won the long and triple jump. Morgan Kingston won the high jump. Kingston also competed in 110 hurdles race (see video below).
In the boy's contest Garrett Hoeschen won the 800.

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
Paynesville defeated Melrose 10-9 at Paynesville.
Syndey Petermeier and Jenna Orth had three hits. Andrea Warzecha had three RBI.

Tuesday, April 10

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
Melrose downed New London-Spicer 14-4 in four innings.
Nikki Zierden's (left) 4-4 day at the plate led Melrose.  Zierden, Andrea Warzecha and Cecilia Montanez all doubled in the game. Jenna Orth and Justine Revermann tripled. Orth also homored.
Warzecha, the winning pitcher, struck out six.

Monday, April 9

MELROSE DUTCHMEN BASEBALL
The Melrose Dutchmen baseball team fell 6-5 as Holdingford rallied for a seventh inning comeback. Andrew Welle and Trevor Sawyer both had two hits for Melrose. Ty Reller was charged with the loss.
More information will appear in the April 18 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

Shortstop Tanner Klaphake forced out a Holdingford baserunner at second base.




MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
Melrose fell 19-8 at Browerville. Nikki Zierden was 2-for-3 with a double. Syndey Petermeier was charged with the loss.

Tuesday, April 3

MELROSE LADY DUTCHMEN SOFTBALL
The Lady Dutchmen pitchers had problems with control and Sauk Centre drew 20 walks in a 27-6 Mainstreeter win at Melrose.
Nikki Zierden's and Cecilia Montanez both were 2-3 on the day. Zierden had an RBI double in the first inning. She also scored two runs in the game. Her second run came on Montanez' three-run home run.
Pitcher Andrea Warzecha fiield a ground ball and threw to first for a putout.








MELROSE DUTCHMEN BASEBALL
Melrose fell 10-0 in a non-conference game today. Tanner Klaphake's single was the only hit for Melrose in the game.
MELROSE DUTCHMEN LADY DUTCHMEN TRACK AND FIELD

The Melrose  track teams came home with seven first place medals today. Earning the medals were: 

Hailey Brinkman, first in the 200, long and triple jump; Morgan Kingston in the high jump, and Mitch Niehaus in the shot put. The girls 4X200 team of Kingston, Lydia Butkowski, Alyssa Beuning and Brinkman claimed first as did the boys 4X100 team of Niehaus, 

Genry Middendorf, Mitchel Niehaus, Saulo Ortiz and Gavin Sand