Central MN Sports Roundup: Sartell Beats Rival, Albany Wins, SCSU and SJU Roll (Oct. 12, 2026)

Central Minnesota football and college teams put up a busy weekend. Here is a Monday roundup of verified results from Friday through Sunday, plus what’s next.

High school football (Friday, Oct. 9)

• Sartell 44, Sauk Rapids-Rice 30 — Jonah Ambrosier ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries. Sartell is 3–3; Sauk Rapids-Rice is 1–5. Next (Wed., Oct. 14, 7 p.m.): Sartell hosts Bemidji; Sauk Rapids-Rice visits Cambridge-Isanti.
• Albany 35, Little Falls 20 — Albany is 5–1; Little Falls is 2–4. Next: Albany at New London-Spicer, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• ROCORI 33, Fergus Falls 26 — Davis Wuertz ran for 230 yards and three touchdowns. ROCORI is 2–4. Next: ROCORI hosts Becker, 7 p.m. Wednesday in Cold Spring.
• Paynesville 26, St. Cloud Cathedral 7 — Paynesville is 4–2; Cathedral is 1–5. Next: Paynesville hosts Royalton; Cathedral visits Osakis (both 7 p.m. Wednesday).
• Pierz 79, St. Cloud Apollo 7 — Apollo is 0–6. Next: Apollo at Holdingford, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• Royalton 36, Osakis 34 (OT) — Royalton is 4–2. Next: Royalton at Paynesville, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• Melrose 38, Holdingford 27 — Holdingford is 4–2. Next: Holdingford hosts Apollo, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• Becker 32, Totino-Grace 14 — Becker is 3–3. Next: Becker at ROCORI, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• Foley 42, Milaca 21 — Foley is 4–2 (third straight win). Next: Foley hosts Jordan, 7 p.m. Wednesday.

College highlight reel

• Saint John’s football: No. 3 SJU beat Macalester 62–6 on Saturday in St. Paul. The Johnnies are 5–0 overall and 4–0 in the MIAC.
• SCSU men’s hockey: St. Cloud State beat No. 12/16 Michigan Tech 5–3 on Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center for its first win of the season (1–2–0).
• SCSU volleyball: No. 16 St. Cloud State swept No. 14 Minnesota Duluth 3–0 (25–21, 27–25, 25–20) on Saturday in Duluth.
• SCSU women’s soccer: Huskies beat Winona State 2–1 on Friday in St. Cloud, then blanked Concordia–St. Paul 1–0 on Sunday in St. Paul.
• Vikings: Minnesota beat New Orleans 23–13 on Sunday to stay 5–0 (full recap in our separate Vikings post).

Schedules: scsuhuskies.com · gojohnnies.com · gobennies.com

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