Sports

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.

In 2020, the MCC coaching staff thought it would be fun to put on a true “relay” meet where all events are based on team performance. Unfortunately, that season was canceled and the 2021 season had many restrictions.

The MCC track teams traveled to Pipestone on Saturday, April 23rd, competing against nine other schools. With sustained winds of 30 mph and gusts close to 45 mph, it is safe to say that these were less than ideal conditions. Two of the events, high jump and pole vault, were canceled due to safety concerns. It turned out to be a good choice as both landing mats blew over during the meet. Through it all though, the MCC athletes kept a positive attitude and competed to the best of their abilities.

Monday, May 2: Breakfast: TNT/No Breakfast Lunch: Sloppy Joes, Steamed Carrots, Chilled Fruit Cocktail. Tuesday, May 3: Breakfast: Yogurt, Grahams, Assorted Fruit & Juice Choices, Milk.

The MCC Rebel Softball team played host to Mountain Lake Area Comfrey on Thursday afternoon. The Rebels were coming off a win over Red Rock Central Westbrook Walnut Grove and were playing a team that beat the Falcons the week before by a similar score. Both teams have shown the ability to hit the ball and score some runs so a close game was expected and that is exactly what happened.

The MCC Rebels had won two straight games heading into their non-conference matchup with the Lakeview Lakers on Tuesday afternoon. The Rebels traveled to Cottonwood to take on the Lakers. The Rebels would extend their winning streak scoring runs and playing some strong defense in a dominating performance.

It was another beautiful day on the course for MCC golf as they competed in a triangular in Jackson. The Rebels brought a full squad for both boys and girls to compete against Jackson and Windom. There was some stiff competition, but a few Rebel golfers were able to rise to the top of the leaderboard.

The Rebels traveled to Mountain Lake on Friday to play in a triangular against MLA and HLO/F-WWG. Although it was a windy, cold day the course was in pristine condition for this time of year. This was a great opportunity for MCC to see the competition they will be facing once conference play begins.

MCC held its first home varsity golf meet this past Thursday against Adrian/Ellsworth. It was a perfect evening, with sunny skies and mild winds. The Rebels were excited to get out and golf their home course. The greens were slow, which made putting difficult for all the players. However, a majority of MCC’s golfers stated it was their tee shots and mental game that needed improvement after the meet.