Melrose Area Public Schools

Good Luck to our Fusion Boys Swimming & Diving Team as State Finals begin at noon today. We're rooting for you!!
#Fusion
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Students in grades 7+ can join us tonight for Open Gym from 7-9pm.
$2/Player or $5/Family.
Exact change is appreciated. Please enter door 2.

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

Attention: Region 5A Boys & Girls Basketball has implemented a few changes for our post season basketball games. First of all, for schools with a HUDL livestream of these events, there will be a $15/event/device fee for all contests. Then, all cash sales at the gate will be $10/ticket, for both adults and students. Please plan to purchase tickets online for the best deal.
https://www.gobound.com/mn/mshl/regions/5a/tickets

Students in grades 7+ can join us tonight for Indoor Soccer from 7-9pm in the HS Gym. Students each pay $2 to play. Please enter door 2.

Good Luck Dutchmen! We're rooting for the Boys Basketball Team as they compete in their final regular season game against Sauk Centre tonight!! Let's fill the stands with Purple Pride! Tickets are here: https://gofan.co/event/5536884?schoolId=MN19662&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rst&referrer_name=activity_scheduler&utm_campaign=rst_schedule_page

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Good luck to our Defenders Wrestlers as they compete in their Second Round at the State Tournament!
Natalee Friedrichs, Makenzey Stutzman, and Benjamin Friedrichs each lost their first round match, and are hyped up for their second round match!
Afton Vogt won her first round match, and is ready to rumble!
Good Luck Defenders!
Tune in here to watch: https://nspn.tv/MSHSL

Best of Luck to our Fusion Boys Swimmers as they compete at State Prelims today! Races begin at noon & can be streamed here: https://nspn.tv/MSHSL

#FusionStrong#DutchmenPride

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! 👏
#DutchmenPride

Good Luck to our Defenders Wrestlers as they compete in the First Round at the State Meet Today!
Natalee Friedrichs vs Kana Reese (Staples Motley)
Afton Vogt vs Amelia Converse ( St. Croix Lutheran)
Makenzy Stutzman vs Lillian Drew's (Blaine)
Benjamin Friedrichs vs Conor Plumski (Albany)
We're rooting for you!
#DutchmenPride

As we enter our post season games for Girls Basketball, we want to remind fans: All GBB Game Tickets will need to be purchased with credit card. Here is the link: https://www.gobound.com/mn/mshl/regions/5a/tickets
Once available, all tickets for all games will be found in this link.
Here is the bracket for 6AA Girls Basketball: https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2026-section-6aa-basketball-girls-tournament
Our Lady Dutchmen play at Pine City at 7pm tonight. Good luck, team!
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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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Melrose Area Speech Team took a handful of speakers to to Perham on Thursday, February 18th. Our team brought home some big wins, including two individual champions! Huge thanks to our dedicated speakers for attending three meets last week!
Placements:
Discussion: Abigail Koltes - 6th; Itzel Chisco - Superior
Drama: Itzel Chisco - 1st
Duo: Nietfeld & Meyer - 6th
Ex. Reading: Eleanor Piche - 2nd
Ex. Speaking: Eleanor Piche - 1st
Great Speeches: Abigail Koltes - 3rd
Original Oratory: Eleanor Piche - 5th
Poetry: Angie Martinez Zamora - 6th; Emily Ettel - Superior
Prose: Nell Wiechmann - 5th
Congratulations, Dutchmen!!
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