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Melcher-Dallas will open the 2021 season with a co-ed track meet on the road at Meskwaki Settlement High School for their first meet since the spring sports season was shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Saints’ girls will be led by state-qualifying runner J’lyn Knutson, who will be looking to make a big impact in the first meet of the season. Melcher-Dallas’ boys will try to fill events and will be anchored by Steven and Ryan Krpan. The meet will also be the first dual meet of the season for the Saints. Action starts at Meskwaki Settlement High School at 4:30 PM.

  Wells’ final season at Melcher was a 9-10 record, including a five-game winning streak, and finished fourth place in the Bluegrass Conference Tournament. He also had a player achieve 1,000 points for the third time in his career, who was Ryan Krpan. The Saints finished with a 5-4 record in Bluegrass Conference, including sweeping conference powerhouse Lamoni. Wells’ final victory as a coach was a 60-47 victory over Wayne February 9th.   Melcher-Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to North Mahaska in Wells’ final game as a head coach.

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  During the Saints’ regular-season finale at Sigourney, Krpan became the third Saint under Coach Jim Wells to notch 1,000 career points, with the other two being BJ Wells and Chase Wetterling. Krpan finished with 1,017 total points at the end of his final game. The Saints did lose the game, 59-55, but Krpan joined exclusive company that night.  

  The Saints knocked off Lamoni twice during the season, once in the Bluegrass Conference Tournament. Melcher-Dallas’ first victory over Lamoni was January 18th, when the Saints knocked off the Devils 70-55. The Saints got a 25-point, nine-rebound, nine-steal performance from Lane VanderLinden and a 13-points, ten-rebound double-double from Steven Krpan.   In their second matchup with the Devils on January 27th, the Saints shot a season-high 50% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc in a 51-50 win. Ryan Krpan had 18 points, six rebounds, and four steals in the victory, while VanderLi...