The Murray County Central Softball team opened their season this past week with a pair of games on Thursday and Friday. The Rebels opened the regular season on Thursday with a Red Rock Conference game at Okabena against Heron Lake Okabena Fulda. The Rebels followed it up with a non conference game in Wabasso. The Rebels have practiced for four weeks, mostly indoors, with three practices outside, just one coming on a softball field and the other two in parking lots. Like every team in the area this spring, the first few games will be getting acclimated to playing outside.

The MCC Rebels were at home for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Rebels would play host to Red Rock Central Westbrook Walnut Grove. The Rebels split with the Charging Falcons a year ago and the Rebels were looking to get their second win in the Red Rock Conference this season. The Rebels have struggled to put the ball in play in their first two games of the season but the Rebels would get runners on base and they would drive them in on Tuesday night.

Derek Kluis came to the ballpark and meant business on Friday, driving in four teammates on three hits to lead the Murray County Central Rebels past Pipestone 15-8. The base paths were crowded in this high scoring game, The Rebels collected 12 hits while the Arrows had 8. One went out of the park for the Rebels with a long ball from Paulzine in the fourth inning. Others hitting bat to ball multiple times were Connor DeGreeff and Derek Kluis. DeGreeff went 4 -4 at the plate leading the Murray County Central Rebels to their second victory of the season.

The Murray County Central boys varsity cruised to an easy victory over MLA/C Tuesday afternoon in an 11-1 win in Slayton at Boelter Field. MLA/C got the bats going right away in the first inning with Jake Evers driving in a run, leading after the first, 1-0. The Rebels bats got going and totaled 15 hits on the day, with Christian Tentinger leading the team going 3-3. Other players hitting multiple times were Derek Kluis, Carter Benda, Krew Schneider and Abe Paulzine.

After traveling east and running against teams from Section 2, the Rebels Track & Field teams headed north to Tracy where they would square off against many teams from the north part of Section 3. Eleven teams participated in the Panther II meet. After eighteen events scored, the Rebel girls would place 3rd, just missing second by one point, while the boys placed ninth.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, April 24: Breakfast: Mini Cream Cheese Bagels, Assorted Fruit Choices, Fruit Juice, Milk. Lunch: Chicken Drumstick, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Roasted Broccoli, Buttered Bread, Chilled Peaches, Assorted Fresh Fruits & Veggies.

Chandler Co-op has been an integral part of Murray County since 1958, supporting our local Ag Industry and providing cutting edge technologies. They have 7 filling locations in Murray County: 2 in Slayton (Maple Ave and Hwy 30), Lake Wilson, Iona Leota, Edgerton, and Chandler. Jeff Einck has been at the helm of Chandler Co-op for the past 3 years since April 2020 and has been with the company since 2001.

Among their regular duties, the Slayton City Council members were witness to a special Swearing In Ceremony of Sergeant Jesse Hoffman and Officer Edgar Ibarra on Monday, April 17. Slayton Police Chief Jeremy Steinle facilitated the process and explained why the family and friends of the two men were also present.

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