The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-23
We're Happy About The Whole Afair--
District Basketball Comment

good basketball they always show
when they are in the game. Win
or lose, the community can well
feel proud Of them and they have
no reason to believe that the season
was anything but success.
Glenwood Herald The district
tournament is off the records and
Sank Centre is still the champion,
repeating from 1888. The Main
Streeters were a little below usual
form against Deer Creek but won
handily; against Long Prairie they
were up against team that was
fast and one that used an unorth-
odox method of play. Long Prairie
broke fast and passed with utter
abandon all over the floor. They
shot from any place and any posi-
ton. Against Sank Centre they
were hitting good percentage and
Sank Centre was trailing all the
way. 1t was the two buckets by
kringen and Conkey, both guards,
that did the trick as far as scoring
the final points. Then it was a
matter of stalling and Sank Centre
certainly displayed GOODNESS and
ability at that department of the
game. Woe unto any opponent
that is behind with only a matter
of minutes left, Sank Centre keeps
that ball moving and from man to
man with no one holding on to the
sphere very long. The champions
really did themselves proud when
they met Alex in the finals. 1t
was a ball game that a coach
dreams about. Coach Toftness can
look back at that game and justly
feel proud of the exhibition his lads
put on. They had defense as well
as the offense. The offense was
slow and yet when an opening
came, BAN, went the ball in thru
the defense. Slow, yet fast, that
was the offense. At times Sank
Centre had Alex shifted so badly
off their feet that Ethun was
standing all by himself shooting
from the side. Alex must be given
credit for working and not giving
in, they were at it until the gun
went off and if Sank Centre had
been weak in any spot the Alex
quintette would have made use of
it. Yes sir, what a champion we
have to represent us in the Region
al tonight and tomorrow.
In looking back over the games
it would be pretty hard to judge
which of the lads played the best
ball. Pangburn was probably the
outstanding man in the tournament.
He scored 10 points in the Alex
game, in Long Prairie game, and
Is in the Deer Creek game, for
total of 38 points. Conkey would
get this corners vote for guard,
he is absolutely the coolest guard
under fire of any on the post tourn-
ament floor. Blake of Long Prai-
RE gave Pangburn a close run for
scoring honors as he scored 81
points in three games. The for
wards ran close as to scoring hon.
or and floor activity. There were
on the whole more good forwards
than there were guards as far as
this corner could judge. Centers
were good with perhaps Pangburn
Of Sank Centre, Blanchard, Alex
andria, and Luberts of Long Prai-
RE being the best. Forwards who
were responsible for their teams
showing were Hagstrom of Long
Prairie, Howard of Osakis, Ethun
Of Sank Centre, McCabe of Alex,
Byhre of Glenwood, Millner, Ber-
ing were Conkey and Kringen or
Sank Centre, Blume of Osakis, Sim
onson of Long Prairie, Schultz of
Alexandria, and Lee of Glenwood.
There were others who maybe in
the sight of another eye would re-
place anyone of these men but as
mentioned this is just this corners
humble opinion.
Mainstreeters Retain
District Cage Title
Melrose Beacon - Sank Centre
scored a decisive 35 to II victory
over Alexandria in the final game
of the district basketball tourna-
ment and the Mainstreeters are
champions for the second success
sive year.
The Mainstreeters enter the
regional at GlenwO0d this
Thursday evening. They are
a better team than last year
and fans have high hopes for
them In the regional.
STrRSCRTRE tn THE HERALD