Sports

Anderson saves best for last

Melrose-Sauk Centre Fusion athletes — Hunter Leslie (front, from left), Andrue Stalboerger and Grant Eveslage; (back, from left) Nolan Fleischhacker, Macen Toavs-Etcheverry, Alex Wilwerding, Sevrin Anderson, alternate Zaron Olmschenk, Sam Stangler and Sullivan Stumler — receive their Minnesota State High School League Class A Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet medals March 8 at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. They earned enough points to finish in the top eight as a team at state.
Melrose-Sauk Centre Fusion boys swimmer Sevrin Anderson made his final high school swims memorable. The senior left the Minnesota State High School League Class A Boys Swimming and Diving State …
Sauk Centre junior Elly Herickhoff puts up a shot over the outstretched arms of a Milaca defender during the section final game March 7 at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud. Herickhoff had 10 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Return to glory

Heartbreaking finishes and past goals not quite achieved did not stop the Sauk Centre Streeters girls basketball team from believing in themselves. That dedication and drive on the court …
Matthew Zenzen (left) and Adam Neubert (right) guard Melrose’s Teague Dusha during the playoff game March 8 at St. John’s University in Collegeville. Sauk Centre won the game by six points.

Streeters advance to Section 6AA semifinals

The third edition of the Sauk Centre-Melrose rivalry lived up to the hype March 8 in the second round of the Section 6AA tournament. In a physical, defensive contest, the Mainstreeters battled to a …
Opinion

Stepping into another world

This happened in western Montana. Don and I spent the better part of February out there visiting family, something that was long overdue. The views were glorious in the Bitterroot Valley, made more …

Spring Out

Does anyone else feel like everything starts to kind of wake up in March? It is starting to stay light longer, the sun feels stronger, and there’s a sense of hope and awakening. It is, …

Best thing I heard all week

The best thing I heard all week was Friday on the CBS Evening News. I often give them grief, so it’s only right to share this wonderful story. It’s about a boy and his birthday, through …

Happy New Year, again

I might have made a tiny mischaracterization of myself a few weeks ago. I told everyone reading this column that I am not good with sticking to things — specifically as it relates to New …
Birth Announcements
McKenzie Rose Nathe
Josh and Katelyn Nathe, of Melrose, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, McKenzie Rose Nathe, at 11:49 p.m. Feb. 28, 2025, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose. She weighed 6 …
Adela Anna Radermacher
Aaron and Jessica Radermacher, of Brooten, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Adela Anna Radermacher, at 4:17 p.m., Jan. 21, 2025, at CentraCare-Sauk Centre Hospital. She weighed …