Sports

At the start of the 2022 track season, many athletes set goals of making the state meet. Although track implemented a third class for the first time this year, it had little effect on the smaller schools, as the AA schools were broken down into two classes. Class A (which MCC is a part of) remains the largest class in the state comprising of 192 teams. Each individual event has the possibility of 576 student athletes vying for one of the sixteen state qualifying spots. MCC had three girls (Brylei Schreier - 400, Ashley Overgaauw - 800, Amanda Overgaauw - 3200) that had earned one of those spots. That trio was joined by Sophia Nelson for the 4x800 relay to give the team a total of four events participating in the 2022 State Track and Field meet.

The Murray County Central Softball Banquet was held on June 1, 2022. In the first year under new head coach Elissa Wieneke, the team finished the season with a final record of 9-9 (7-3 in the conference) and were Red Rock Conference Runners-Up. Assistant Coaches for the Rebels were Joe Larson, Joel Herrig, and McKenzie DeLong. Congratulations to all letter and award winners. Special congratulations to MCC Senior, Sophie Larson, who was chosen to play in the MN State Senior All Star Game in Mankato on June 12th.

Section Individual Medalists (State Participants) 1st - Lauren Bowyer Minneota (186) 2nd - Ciera Tutt MCC (196) 3rd (T) - Tess VanMaanen Hills-Beaver Creek (197) 3rd (T) - Brielle Vis SWMCH/ EHS (197) 5th - Ellyson Bang HLOF/ WWG (199) 6th - Kara Rangaard Canby (202) Boys Section Champions (State Team Participants) Lakeview (668) Boys Section Runner-Ups Minneota (736) Section Individual Medalists (State Participants) 1st - Carson Boe Lakeview (147) 2nd - Brock Henning Adrian/ Ellsworth (164) 3rd - Ethan Schwankl Lakeview (167) 4th (T) - Sawyer Drent HLOF/ WWG (168) 4th (T) - Cole Myhre Minneota (168) 6th - Jackson Esping Minneota (174) 7th (T) - Cole Arends Lakeview (177) 7th (T) - Chase Christensen RTR (177).

After a section day one postponement, the Rebels finally got to play last week. Day one took place on Wednesday and day two on Friday. On the boys side, 11 teams as well as a large group of individuals participated in day one. For the girls, only 5 teams participated with again a large group of individual girls. In the 3A meet the top four teams and top twenty-five percent of remaining individuals qualify for the second and final day of the tournament. Both of MCC’s squads had a goal in mind, advancing as a team to day two. The girls were able to advance on as a team, but the boys team came up short. MCC’s McKade Gillette advanced to the second day of competition for the boys.

The members of the Rebel track teams traveled to Pipestone for the 3A Section Track meet. Schools competing in this section meet included: EAST SUBSECTION: BOLD/ BLHS, Canby/Minneota, Central Minnesota Christian/ Comm.

The boys and girls track teams traveled to Luverne for the 3A Southwest Subsection Track meet. Schools competing in this subsection included: Adrian /Ellsworth, HBC, Luverne, MCC, Pipestone, RTR, SWC/Edgerton, and TMB. The top four finishers in each event would automatically qualify for the section meet. Each event also has four “wildcard” spots that are awarded to the next four best performances out of the three subsections that make up the 3A section. By the end of the night, some athletes’ seasons would continue on while others would see theirs come to end.

MAY 20 MCC 2 - MINNEOTA 5 MAY 13 MCC 4 - PIPESTONE 11 MAY 12 MCC 4 - MLAC 0.

On Thursday, May 19, the Dragons of Adrian/Ellsworth traveled to Slayton in a battle for the Red Rock Conference Title. A/E got on the board in the first inning for an early 1-0 lead.

The 2022 Red Rock Conference Track meet was held in Mountain Lake on Thursday, May 19th. While the conference consists of nine schools, seven teams make up the conference in track, as a few of the schools (SWC/Edgerton and WWG/RRC) combine together for this spring sport.

The MCC Rebel softball regular season came to an end on Thursday afternoon as the Rebels traveled to Ellsworth to take on the Adrian Ellsworth Dragons. The Rebels were looking to finish on a strong note heading to the playoffs. The Rebels wanted the win to beat a rival but also to secure the second-place finish in the Red Rock Conference. With Section seeding being decided on Saturday every win was important.