The Rebel Track and Field teams traveled to Cottonwood on Thursday, April 10th, to participate in a 10-team invitational. Although there were cold temperatures and high winds, that didn’t stop the tracksters from putting forth some great performances.

The Rebel tracksters competed in a six-team invitational at Windom High School on Tuesday, April 15th. The smaller meet allowed the MCC coaches to use many athletes as they start to prepare for some important team meets in a few weeks.

The MCC Baseball team was back in Red Rock Conference action on Monday as they played host to the Coyotes of Heron Lake Okabena Fulda. The Rebels have opened the season on a four game winning streak. The Coyotes had a nice win over TMB to open the season but they were riding a two game losing streak coming into Monday. The Rebels would make sure the losing streak moved to 3 games, as MCC would dominate.

BASEBALL VS MLAC The MCC Baseball team has started the season strong, winning their first two games of the season. The Rebels finished last week with two key games, first Thursday, a Red Rock Conference game against Mountain Lake Area Comfrey and then on Friday, a home game against Section 3A opponent Tracy Milroy Balaton.

MCC’s boys traveled to Worthington this past Friday to compete in the Trojan 18-hole Invite. The weather was ideal, with sunny skies and little to no wind. The boys had a great outing despite having some issues with their short games.

The Rebels varsity and junior varsity teams traveled to the Jackson Golf Club to take on the Huskies.The meet was a tight competition, but a few Rebel golfers were able to rise to the top of the leaderboard despite the inclement weather conditions. Four of MCC’s players were also able to card a birdie during their round.

The Murray County Central Rebel Softball team played their second road game of the week on Tuesday in Okabena. The Rebels were trying to put their loss on Monday behind them and bounce back against the Coyotes. The Rebels had a strong pitching performance by Thea Schneider and the Rebels used a couple home runs to jump start the offense, as the Rebels got the Red Rock Conference victory. The Rebels offense got off to a great start as Emmi Peltola ripped a solo homerun to center field giving the Rebels their first run of the game. Thea Schneider walked and Elyse Paulzine doubled to bring in Schneider. The Rebels were up 2-0 in the first inning. The Rebels went scoreless in the second inning, but in the top of the 3rd the Rebels opened up the game. MCC scored on an Ava Deacon single. An error by the Coyotes allowed Deacon to take second base. Peltola drove her in with a single, to make the score 3-0. Kate Blankenship tripled to right field to plate Peltola, making the score 4-0. Paulzine hit a ground ball to the pitcher who threw to the plate in time to get Blankenship out. Paulzine advanced to third base on back to back walks to Taylor Larson and Calleigh Doeden. Kat Miller who has had at least one hit in each of the Rebels last two games, took the third pitch of the at bat and hit a long grand slam to left center field, putting the Rebels on top 8-0. MCC would add four more runs over the last two innings. The Rebels allowed a run each in the fourth and fifth innings as MCC won 12-2 in 5 innings.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, April 21: Breakfast: Spring Break Tuesday, April 22: Breakfast: Warm Breakfast Cookie, Fresh Fruit, Assorted Fruit Juice, Milk. Lunch: Loaded Fries, Bread OR Crispy Chicken Ranch Wrap, Steamed Corn, Chilled Pears, Fresh Fruits & Veggies, Milk.

The MCC Softball team was on the road Monday taking on the Lac Qui Parle Valley Eagles in a non-conference match-up. Though it was not a conference game, it was a section match-up for the Rebels, who were looking to open the season 3-0. The Eagles had other plans and the two teams would square off in a game that would come down to the final at bat.

The MCC Softball team was in action Thursday night in Slayton as they played their second game of the season. The Rebels played host to the Mountain Lake Area Comfrey Wolverines in what would be both teams second Red Rock Conference game of the season. The Rebels were coming off a victory over Adrian Ellsworth while the MLAC lost to Edgerton/SWC in their opener. The Rebels would score first in this game and they would go on from there to pick up the victory. The two teams went scoreless for the first three and a half innings before the Rebels would score the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kate Blankenship would single to left field and Elyze Paulzine would double to center field to bring in the first run of the game. Though the Rebels wouldn’t score again in the 4th inning they would add five more runs in the bottom of the 5th. Emmi Peltola, who has been red hot to start the season, drove in two runs with a double. Calliegh Doeden would bring her in with a base hit to left and the final run would score on a Blankenship long fly ball that would be dropped in right field. The Rebels were on top 5-0. The Wolverines would score a pair of runs in the 6th inning after an error and a bunt hit would put two runners on and then a ground out and a single to center would make the score 5-2. Taylor Larson would single to open the bottom of the 6th inning and she would later score on a base hit by Ava Deacon. Emmi Peltola singled for her third hit of the game which would score Ava Deacon and the Rebels led 7 to 2. The Wolverines would plate three runs in the top half of the 7th inning but the Rebels would not allow the game tying run to come to the plate as MCC would win 7-5.