The Streeters of Sauk Centre came to Morris Area Monday (2/6) for boys hoops action. (Are they still called the "Mainstreeters?")
The team with the Sinclair Lewis-inspired nickname escaped with the win. It was the narrowest escape possible. Sauk Centre turned back the Tigers by a mere one point, 55-54.
Sauk Centre kept its record above .500, coming out of this night with a 10-8 record. The Tigers' W/L numbers weren't tarnished much. Coach Mark Torgerson's crew owns a 12-8 record entering midweek.
Fans held their breath within the last minute as MACA had its chances to climb on top. On this night anyway, the clutch shots didn't fall.
The Streeters established a solid game in the first half, assuming a 31-28 lead for the break. Coach Torgerson coaxed his Tigers to a two-point scoring advantage in the second half, 26-24. A little bigger burst was needed, though.
The Tigers were pretty solid in freethrows, making 12 of 17 attempts. They needed a little sharper eye in 3-point shooting. One additional make in this department would have made the difference.
Jacob Torgerson made two 3-pointers. But that was the extent of the Tigers' success in that department. The Tigers languished with two of eleven stats in 3's.
In total field goals the MACA numbers were 20 of 54.
Austin Dierks was smooth in his game, leading the Tigers in scoring and rebounds. His point total: 18. His rebound total: 9. Brody Bahr and Riley Arndt each collected six rebounds.
Logan Manska dished out three assists. Manska and Chandler Erickson led in steals, each with three.
Dierks with his 18 points was followed in scoring by: Arndt 12, Manska 7, Torgerson 6, Lincoln Berget 5, John Tiernan 4 and Bahr 2.
The Sauk Centre scoring list was topped by Patrick Knoblauch with his 18 points. Knoblauch connected three times from 3-point range. Nick Adams put in 14 points.
The Sauk Centre scoring list was topped by Patrick Knoblauch with his 18 points. Knoblauch connected three times from 3-point range. Nick Adams put in 14 points.
What's it about? "Morris" of course
I have begun a second website (or blog) - no big deal 'cause it costs nothing - because sometimes the amount of sports I'd like to write in certain weeks is more than I could comfortably accommodate here.
The new site is called "Morris of course."
I put up a post last night (Monday) that touches on both the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day, both events being symbols of winter's apex.
I'd enjoy having you take a look at the new site. Here's a permalink to the Super Bowl/Groundhog Day post:
The new site is called "Morris of course."
I put up a post last night (Monday) that touches on both the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day, both events being symbols of winter's apex.
I'd enjoy having you take a look at the new site. Here's a permalink to the Super Bowl/Groundhog Day post:
Wrestling: Big Ole Tournament
The Big Ole Invitational is a signal we're coming down the home stretch of the regular season.
Held on the same weekend as the Super Bowl, it attracted the usual wealth of talent for the 2012 edition.
The Tigers of MAHACA had their cut of that wealth to be sure. The Tiger matmen placed third among the eight teams that gathered in Alexandria on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The KMS Saints garnered top honors with an attack that produced four champs and three runners-up. Frazee was the No. 2 team.
The KMS Saints garnered top honors with an attack that produced four champs and three runners-up. Frazee was the No. 2 team.
Tim Ostby was a champion for the Tigers at 145 pounds, winning three bouts and dropping none. Zach Gibson likewise carved out champion honors, vying as the 285-pounder. Gibson succeeded with a 2-0 showing to garner No. 1.
Myles Smith at 132 pounds had a 1-1 day which was good for second. Connor Metzger got the nod at 170 pounds and this Tiger took third on the strength of two wins and one loss.
Evan Nelson carved out a fourth place showing at 120 pounds, going 1-2. Dillon Johnson won two bouts and dropped two to place fourth at 126 pounds.
Wade Ehlers at 182 placed fifth with his 1-2 showing. Tyler Moser placed fifth at 195 pounds, going 1-2.
Mitch Ascheman, the Tigers' 106-pounder, went 1-3 for sixth place. Matt Munsterman at 113 pounds placed sixth, going 1-3.
Other Tigers seeing action were: Jerid Berning (138 pounds, 0-3), Seth Nelson (152 pounds, 0-3) and Aaron Nelson (160 pounds, 0-3).
Only one weight slot was unfilled: 220. Having competitors across the weight spectrum has helped the Tigers this season.
Only one weight slot was unfilled: 220. Having competitors across the weight spectrum has helped the Tigers this season.
Girls basketball: win vs. conference leader
The MACA girls came out of a funk (losing spell) to treat home fans to winning form on Friday, Feb. 3. This was a very hard-fought game that had ACGC as the opponent.
It was an entertaining night of West Central-South Conference basketball. It was anybody's ballgame in the first half as the horn sounded for the break with MACA leading by one, 30-29.
The game's complexion changed not a bit in the second half. The Tigers scored 22 points in the second half, to 21 by the visiting Falcons. Do a little math and you end up with a 52-50 final score with the orange and black cause on top.
Coach Dale Henrich's Tigers could savor this sixth win of the season for them, and fourth in conference. Unfortunately the losses have outnumbered the wins.
The best reversal would be when tournament time comes. All teams start out 0-0 then.
Friday's win was extra meaningful because Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City came here with good credentials. This is an above-.500 team in conference and overall. They owned ten wins total coming into the night. They had to settle for leaving Morris with ten wins.
A dance group provided the halftime entertainment.
Three-point shooting was pretty solid for Henrich's crew. Six of 17 attempts from that range found the mark. Katie Holzheimer had four of the makes and Beth Holland had the other two.
In total field goals the Tigers were 21 of 52. In freethrows: four of eleven.
MaKenzie Smith collected seven rebounds off the boards. Nicole Strobel had five rebounds.
Tracy Meischner had three assists followed by four of her mates each with two: Strobel, Holzheimer, Holland and Smith. Holzheimer's overall aggressive brand of play was reflected in her six steals. Strobel and Smith each had two steals.
Holzheimer was a major offensive force with her 27 points. Holland put in eleven points, Smith ten, Strobel three and Brooke Wente one.
ACGC's top point producers were Chelsea Jans and Sydney Larson each with 12 points and Katie Knisley with eleven. Knisley collected 15 rebounds.
ACGC came here as the conference leader. Beating a team with that status is heartening for the orange and black fans.
Reminder on my BBB Flickr album
Here again is a link to the Tiger boys basketball Flickr photo album I assembled recently. Thanks for checking it out.
Does anyone else locally do online photo albums on Tiger sports? Does the newspaper even do this on its website?
When I left the paper, I had the impression they were going to be doing this type of thing regularly. We had a teleconference one day (telephone w/ speaker, listening to some guy in the Fargo Forum chain of command speak as if he were "The great and powerful Oz").
This guy talked about how a newspaper photographer usually can get only 2-4 photos published (of a given game) in the regular print newspaper. But, there's the website! Wow!
"The other 15 or so photos can be put there," I recall this guy saying.
I was scared and discouraged - discouraged about all the additional time and demands that were going to be spelled. I wasn't all that young anymore. I envisioned becoming sort of a zombie, building virtually my whole life around trying to keep up with all these journalistic demands.
I wasn't going to be Superman. It wasn't worth it. Besides, trying to be prescient, I figured that in the future all this (endless) sports coverage could go online supervised not by just "one guy at the newspaper," but by people involved in the programs themselves!
The old newspaper model wasn't going to transfer well to the new communications model, I felt. We are still seeing the new model sprout. It isn't happening as fast as I had expected. People are too stuck in their old ways.
If you have noticed the frequent errors in the Willmar newspaper, you might figure "well, that's the system, and they have deadlines they have to struggle to meet."
The reason they have deadlines is that so much time has to be allowed for the printing and distribution of the paper - processes that have nothing to do with good journalism. Hey gang, the ink and the paper aren't necessary!
That brings us to the subject of the school calendar again. I have now noticed a second error with a game being specified on the calendar that wasn't played. Look at Friday, Feb. 3: "BBB-Benson-A-6 p.m."
I have found no evidence that the Tigers played in Benson on Friday.
The school calendar is printed because people want to use it. If it can't be relied upon - if fans have to "verify" the schedule info with another source - it's kind of ridiculous. We could just rely on that "other source."
There's no point having the school calendar on the refrigerator door with a magnet if it's not a reliable resource. So my point is this (repeated from before): The school calendar should be online in a totally user-friendly way.
Yes, it is online, in a form that looks like PDF to me, but it's not as user friendly as it should be. To go online-only it must be as simple for anyone to use as possible. At present in its (apparent) PDF form, I don't think the school can even go in and make changes and corrections.
Again I'll implore Supt. Monson: Please utilize the world wide web on behalf of the school in a way that totally demonstrates you "get it."
On all other matters, you seem to be doing great with the school. We just needed two more points vs. Sauk Centre!
- Brian Williams - morris mn Minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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