Melrose Area Public Schools

Fusion 200 Free Relay team of Sam Stangler, Corey Ronning, Hunter Leslie, and Nolan Fleischhacker finished 13th at the State Meet today!! #DutchmenPride

Andrue Stalboerger in 3rd place in Diving at the State Meet today, earning All-State Honors!! #DutchmenPride

Sam Stangler finished 12th in the 50 Freestyle at State today!! #DutchmenPride

Nolan Fleischhacker finished 15th in the 200 Freestyle at State!! #DutchmenPride

200 medley relay of Zaron Olmschenk, Andrue Stalboerger, Benson Felling and Sam Stangler finishes 15th at the State meet today.

Fusion MSHSL Results for Prelims: Hunter Leslie- 22nd Place in 500 Free 400 Free Relay- 11th Place - Corey Ronning, Hunter Leslie, Zaron Olmschenk, Nolan Fleischhacker Graham Radjenovich- 20th Place in 100 Back 200 Free Relay- 12th Place - Sam Stangler, Corey Ronning, Hunter Leslie, Nolan Fleischhacker Sam Stangler- 14th Place in 50 Free Corey Ronning- 18th Place in 50 Free Nolan Fleischhacker- 14th Place in 200 Free Hunter Leslie- 21st Place in 200 Free 200 Medley Relay- 16th Place - Zaron Olmschenk, Andrue Stalboerger, Benson Felling, Sam Stangler Top 16 in each race swim tomorrow in Finals!! Top 8 in each race get medals! All of these athletes are State Competitors!! #Fusion #DutchmenPride

Defenders Update: Three Wrestlers Remain- Backs are against wall- Win two straight matches and they will find themselves on the podium at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament!! -Afton Vogt -Makenzey Stutzman -Benjamin Freidrichs Best of Luck!! #GoDefenders #Wrestle

Fusion Semi-final Diving Results: Andrue Stalboerger advances to finals in 6th Place!! Zaron Olmschenk finishes in 17th Place!! We are excited to see Andrue dive again on Saturday! Congratulations, Andrue & Zaron!
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And, they're off! Our Boys Fusion Team were escorted out of town by local EMS this morning, as they go to the State Meet! We are super excited for these guys, and will be rooting for them as they compete in diving and swimming! Go Fusion!!
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🌟 Dutchmen Spotlight 🌟
Each week we’re highlighting staff members nominated by students and community members. 💜💛
Help us celebrate the amazing people who make Melrose Area Schools shine! 👏
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Students in grades 8-12 interested in joining the 2026 Dutchmen Trap Team are invited to attend an Open House Meeting in the HS Cafeteria on Monday, March 9th from 5:30-7pm. The purpose of this Open House Meeting is to get registered for the team! New members should allow 30 minutes to register, while returning members should take about 15 minutes. All participants must have a Firearm Safety Certificate to join. Please use Team Reach to contact Head Coach Cory Ellering with questions.
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Let's celebrate our Fusion Boys Swimming & Diving Team as they head to the State Meet! Cheer for our team as they are escorted out of town by our local EMS! The team will depart Melrose Area School at 7:45am! Go Fusion!!
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Congratulations to our Knowledge Bowl Teams!! Melrose Area competed in the Region 7 Class A Subsection Meet yesterday, at SCSU.
Melrose Team 1: Eric Sundermann, Logan Kelzer, Ramona Lurken-Tvrdik, Andrue Stalboerger, and Nina Prout, won the meet!
Melrose Team 2: Zach Nelson, Terry Clinton, Hailey Hammond, Bryce Moscho, and Mathew Stalboerger, placed fourth.
Both teams advance to the Region 7 Finals on March 10, at SCSU.
The Melrose Teams received the Spirit award, chosen by the coaches!!
Coach Leraas was honored to be recognized by his coaching colleagues as he received Class A Region 7 Coach of The Year.
#DutchmenPride

🌟 Dutchmen Spotlight 🌟
Each week we’re highlighting staff members nominated by students and community members. 💜💛
Help us celebrate the amazing people who make Melrose Area Schools shine! 👏
#DutchmenPride

Melrose Area Gymnasts excelled down at the Class A Girls Gymnastics State Individual Meet!
State Placements:
Gabby Schoenberg - 6th Place on Beam & 8th Place on Vault
Josie Eveslage - 9th Place on Floor
Celia Schoenberg - 4th Place on Bars & 16th Place on Vault

These athletes represented Melrose Area with determination, heart, and incredible pride. We are proud of everything these ladies accomplished this season!
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Support our Fusion Swimming & Diving Team by taking the Fan Bus to the State Tournament on Friday, February 27th!! This opportunity is for students in grades 7-12. The cost is $12 per student.
The bus will return to Melrose around 5:30pm.
Students must sign up by 9:30am on Wednesday!
Let's pack the bus & show our school spirit!!
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Congratulations to Ben Friedrichs and Noah Christian, who were recipients of the Section 8AA Academic All Star Award!!
Congratulations to Noah Christian, who won the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Scholarship!
Nice work, boys!
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Join us for Open Swim, Open Gym or Open Pickleball today! Grab a friend & have some fun! $2/Person or $5/Family. Exact change is appreciated. Enter door 2.

Defenders Boys Wrestling Individual Sections Results: 133-Luke Johnson 6th place 139-Teddy Weichmann 5th place 145- Emmit Ruegemer 6th place 152- Noah Christen 6th place 160-Rylan Pallow 5th place 189- Ben Friedrichs 2nd place with a state entry 285-Brayden Britz 6th place Congratulations to all boys!!! #Defenders #DutchmenPride

Melrose/Sauk Centre Fusion are Section 5A runners up! Advancing to state: 200 medley relay (Zaron Olmschenk, Andrue Stalboerger, Benson Felling, Sam Stangler) 200 free-Nolan Fleischhacker and Hunter Leslie 50 Free-Sam Stangler and Corey Ronning Diving-Andrue Stalboerger and Zaron Olmschenk 500 Free-Hunter Leslie 200 Free Relay-Sam Stangler, Corey ronning, Hunter Leslie and Nolan Fleischhacker 100 Backstroke-Graham Radjenovich 400 Free Relay-Corey Ronning, Hunter Leslie, Zaron Olmschenk and Nolan Fleischhacker #StateBound #DutchmenPride