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Monday, May 16: Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwich, Assorted Fruit & Juice Choices, Fruit Juice, Milk. Lunch: Italian Dunkers, Steamed Carrots, Chilled Fruit Cocktail.

The Rebels competed in their second of four varsity conference meets this past Thursday. The boys stayed home at Slayton Country Club, while the girls went to Sanborn. It turned out to be a great day for golf even though the players started off with some drizzling rain.

The true team series was originated in 1987 by the State Track and Field Coaches Association, to address the need in Track and Field for a True TEAM competition. In previous years, a team with a few elite athletes could win the “Team Championship” in a large meet. The Coaches felt the Team Championship should be won by the best TEAM.

Dick Davidson led the Slayton/ MCC Track teams for 34 years. During his tenure, he guided 31 individual events and 25 relay teams that placed in the top 9 at the state meet. His teams placed at the MSHSL State top ten 7 times (5 boys, 2 girls) winning boys state in 1978 and in the State True Team meet 15 times (11 boys, 4 girls) winning boys state in 1988, 1989 and 1997. He is a member of the Minnesota Cross Country Hall of Fame, Minnesota Track Hall of Fame and Murray County Central Hall of Fame. Currently, Coach Davidson officiates high school meets and would do that to the one that bears his name.

On a cool overcast Mother’s Day afternoon, the Hadley Buttermakers opened their 2022 Gopher League schedule as they faced the Fox Lake Foxes from the First Nite League. It looked like Mother Nature would throw a wrench in the Hadley baseball fans of the home opener after overnight rains threatened to delay action for a second week in a row. Fortunately, the Hadley ground crew would get the field in playing condition. Game time was set back an hour. Here is the game recap:

The conference leading Rebels traveled to Lamberton on Tuesday to take on a tough RRC/WWG ballclub. Both teams were strong on the mound, but RRC/WWG was a little bit stronger offensively in a 2-1 victory over the Rebels. The Rebels scored their lone run in the top of the fourth, led by a triple from Christian Tentinger, and later scored on a Sac fly from Dawson Blankenship. The lead didn’t last long for the Rebels, as the Falcons scored two runs in the bottom frame. The runs came from a leadoff walk, followed by an error, and then a big double by Hudson Jenninges that plated both runs. In the top of the seventh the Rebels tried everything in their power to mount a comeback. They had the bases loaded, with one out and the next two hitters failed to drive in the tying run, ending this very well played game. Peyton Coulter took the tough loss for the Rebels, throwing a great game. The righty threw six innings, three hits and striking out nine Falcon hitters. Offensively the Rebels were led by Tanner Graphenteen, Abe Paulzine, Peyton Coulter, Christian Tentinger, and Nate Kleven each collecting one hit a piece for the Rebels. The loss is the Rebels first loss in conference play.

Last Thursday the Rebels traveled to Heron Lake to take on the HLO/F Coyotes for a conference doubleheader. Game one Abe Paulzine had everything working on the mound allowing zero runs and beating the Coyotes 9-0. The Rebels fired up their offense in the first inning. MCC scored one run when Christian Tentinger singled. The offense continued to pile on runs in the second inning, plating three runs, coming singles from Paulzine, and a ball put in play by Nate Kleven. Defensively the Rebels made all the plays they needed to make to play a great game behind pitcher Abe Paulzine. Paulzine had a nohitter going into the bottom of the seventh inning he got the first two Coyote hitters out, and his lone mistake he made on the mound, left a curveball right down the middle and allowed his only hit of the game. The offense racked up a total of 12 hits. Tanner Graphenteen, Nate Kleven, Dawson Blankenship and Christian Tentinger each collected multiple hits for the Rebels. Another great stat for the Rebels was that the team stole a total of 12 bases in seven innings.

Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,797 degrees to 2,467 students at the end of the spring 2022 semester. Congratulations to the following Murray County students! Avoca - Cassandra Thompson, BS, Accounting and BS, Finance - Magna Cum Laude Currie - Riley Schmitz, BS, Nursing - Summa Cum Laude Fulda - Leann Zins Enninga, MS, Spanish.

The Murray County Central Rebels opened a busy week of softball at home against the Red Rock Central Westbrook Walnut Grove. The Rebels will play six games in five days with key conference games to begin the week with RRC/WWG and Mountain Lake Area Comfrey. The Rebels would struggle to put the ball in play and RRC/ WWG would get a big conference win.

The Murray County Central Rebels dropped a game to Edgerton ending their winning streak earlier in the week but on Thursday the Rebels were looking to start a new one. The Rebels hosted the Coyotes of Heron Lake Okabena Fulda for a doubleheader to make up for a game postponed earlier in the year. The Coyotes were looking for their first win of the season and the Rebels were not going to allow that to happen. With both games shortened to 5 innings due to the doubleheader getting out to a quick start is important.