We are seeded a modest No. 7 in Section 3AA-North. So as you might assume, we're up against the No. 2. New London-Spicer always spells competitiveness in girls athletics. That's who we'll face on Friday, Oct. 28. This quarter-finals affair has a start time of 7 p.m. The higher seed hosts obviously.
'Waska sits at No. 6 and they'll play Eden Valley-Watkins, No. 3. The top seed is Paynesville Area with an 18-5 record. The semis date is Nov. 1. Title night for the North is Nov. 3.
We're inching closer to winter, don't you know?
Looking way ahead to the section championship night, it's Nov. 5 with action to unfold at Southwest State of Marshall. I wonder if the day will come when more of this action could happen here at the UMM P.E. Center. We used to have that, quite a nice arrangement for Motown fans.
Tigers 1, Minnewaska 3
The Tigers entered their Oct. 18 match having won three straight. Those successes were over Osakis, Montevideo and Melrose. The home gym was not enough to help build the win skein to four, so it was 'Waska prevailing 3-1.
The disappointment was despite Maddy Grove and Brianna Marty each slamming down 14 kills. Fans cheered these at our Tiger Center. Other upbeat moments included Kaylee Harstad's eight kills and four blocks. Lauren Hottovy dug up the ball 12 times, plus she performed two serving aces. The competitive mix included Ashlyn Hintz with nine digs, Whitney Bruns with her 30 assists and Grove's six digs.
The stats here weren't enough to overcome the Lakers as the scores were 25-22, 22-25, 16-25 and 20-25. The Lakers came out of the night at 9-12. They got a head of steam from Dacia Fleury with her 16 kills. Dreya Barsness was just as imposing at the net with her 15 kills, plus this Laker had eight digs and three aces. Further punch came from Avery Fier (eight kills, 12 digs) and Haley Shea (36 assists).
Football: Tigers 16, Sauk Centre 36
People my age still use the language "MEA week game." Not sure that's so current anymore. But that's the event that unfolded for the Tigers last Wednesday. It was destination Sauk Centre, home of the Streeters.
Sauk Centre must have zeroed in on our quarterback for scouting purposes. Indeed, they seemed to have Drew Huebner all figured out, if that was the explanation. So Drew had just one passing completion on the night in 15 attempts. Ouch. Yes, his one completion was thrilling, for 73 yards and a touchdown to Tyler Berlinger. Huebner turned on the jets for a 45-yard scoring run.
The orange and black was held to 197 yards of offense. Meanwhile our defense allowed 390 by the host team. The Tigers and Streeters both sit with a 5-3 record.
Sauk's Matthew Warring was pretty pinpoint in his passing, with eleven completions in 17 attempts, 141 yards and a TD. He ran for two other scores.
The Tigers really got buried in this game before showing signs of life. Like, to the tune of 36-0. Ouch again. How could this happen after our most thrilling win vs. Pierz? Well, such are the ups and downs of high school sports. MACA did did not score until under ten minutes were left. A long night for the Tigers and their loyal fans.
Everyone was reminded of how the drive from Glenwood to Sauk Centre can seem to take forever, n'est-ce pas?
All right, let's roll up our sleeves for following the playoffs. That's the upcoming chapter. At 5-3, our team has been given the No. 3 seed. We're in 6AAA. All this can get pretty complicated, especially for the casual fan. Our assignment is to play 1-7 Montevideo. We have the privilege of hosting. Kickoff time is 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
The top seed is New London-Spicer with a record of 6-2. The Wildcats will open with a bye. Minnewaska Area is having a rough go of it: they're 0-8 and have the No. 8 seed. Pierz is in 6AAA also. They're seeded fourth with a 5-3 mark.
The semis date is Oct. 29. Championship night is Nov. 4 with the site to be St. Cloud State University (my alma mater). My goodness, SCSU cancelled its own football program several years ago. Strange.
Cross country: WCC meet
Hailey Werk added to her string of significant cross country successes on Monday, Oct. 17. The site: Olivia. The event: the West Central Conference meet. Werk covered the route in 19:59 which was tops. She was a half-minute ahead of the runner-up, Laura Ankeny of Minnewaska. Fifth place was achieved by Kendal Fischer, an up-and-coming eighth grader.
The MACA girls were fifth in team standings. The top team was 'Waska which had Ankeny in the ranks. Ankeny along with teammates Kierra Wilmes and Elsey Hagen were in the top ten.
West Central Area had a good showing led by Kyra Beyer. WCA had five in the top 20. The Knights were the No. 4 team.
The story for the MACA boys: sixth place. Gavin Stallman placed 16th, Jacob Buhl 19th. Top boys team was Sauk Centre. Sauk's Brandon Kampsen was champion. Kampsen separated himself from the field as he was 1:30 ahead of the next-best. The next-best was 'Waska's Maeson Tank. 'Waska was team runner-up. The No. 3 runner was WCA's Roman Mihailovschi.
Let's all try to enjoy fall while it lasts. It gives say to you-know-what.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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