HUTCHINSON – The Marshall Legion baseball team faced a familiar foe in Waconia to start their second day of the Legion playoffs on Thursday. The Mudcats fell to Waconia 5-0, but rallied with a 4-1 victory over Maple Plain in the consolation bracket later in the afternoon to stay alive at ...
MARSHALL – As a freshman Paige Andries was a contributor for the Marshall basketball team and volleyball team. She also plays volleyball, making her a three-sport athlete for the Tigers. This year as a sophomore she's hoping to make an even bigger impact on the hardwood and the diamond, ...
MARSHALL - Southwest Minnesota State University is celebrating 50 years during the 2017-18 academic year. During the next few months, SMSU Athletics will take a look back and fondly remember some of the most memorable events, teams, coaches and student-athletes over the past 50 years. This ...
HUTCHINSON – The Marshall Legion baseball team used a combination of strong pitching and defense as well as late-inning hitting to overcome an early deficit against Willmar Monday in the opening round of the Legion playoffs. The Mudcats defeated Willmar 4-2 to advance to the next round of the ...
MILROY – The Milroy Irish used a pair of crooked innings to run away from the visiting Heron Lake Lakers in the opening game of their playoff series at Irish Yard on Wednesday. The two big innings propelled the Irish to a 10-4 victory over the Lakers to take a 1-0 series lead over the ...
MARSHALL – As the skies cleared and the field dried up from the afternoon showers, the Marshall A’s prepared for one of their tougher matchups of the year. The Brookings Cubs, sporting an impressive 19-3 record on the season, arrived at Legion Field firing on all cylinders. The A’s, ...
TRACY – Anthony Axford's start into wrestling was met with some resistance from his father, Jason Axford. Anthony's father was a former basketball player and was hoping his son would follow in his steps on the hardwood. Unfortunately for Jason, his son had other plans. “I saw the sheet ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Berrios was coming off his worst start of the season, during which his personal trainer spotted some stiffness on the right side of his delivery. He loosened up. The Minnesota Twins did too, with an early burst. Miguel Sano hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall 14’s baseball team used a late-inning comeback in one game and a slugfest in the other to earn a doubleheader sweep against Sioux Falls East Monday night at Legion Field. Marshall took the opener 2-1 before winning the second game 13-9 in six innings. In the ...
MINNEOTA - It was quite the freshman season on the hardwood for Minneota's Logan Sussner. The talented freshman helped the Vikings finish with a 15-7 record and reach the second round of the section tournament. Sussner was a force in the paint for the Vikings all season, looking more like a ...
MARSHALL - There will be plenty of minutes up for grabs in Marshall's frontcourt when the Tigers boys basketball team tips off the 2017-2018 season this winter. The Tigers graduated seven seniors, including post players, Weston Baker Magrath, Mitch Sueker, Reece Winkelman and Blaise Andries. ...
TYLER – The Tyler Golf Club hosted the 65th Annual Women's Gold Cup on Monday, July 17. Towns participating were Tyler, Madison, Hendricks, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls and Marshall. Each teach had eight women golfing with the final score being determined by the top six scores for each ...
MARSHALL – Alex Weis hasn’t spent much time outside of Minnesota, or even the southwest region of the state for that matter. Growing up in Luverne, Weis attended Luverne High School before making the 68-mile journey up Highway 23 to Marshall where he would go to Southwest Minnesota State ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall Black and Tracy VFW baseball teams kept up with the scorching temperatures with hot hitting Monday evening. Both teams had 11 hits, but Marshall battled back to defeat Tracy with a 9-8 come-from-behind victory at Legion Field. Marshall jumped out to an early lead to ...
WILLMAR – The Marshall VFW Orange baseball team defeated Willmar 10-5 Monday night. Zach Olsen led the way for Marshall with a 2 for 4 day at the plate with three RBIs while Konnor Aufenthie went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Aufenthie earned the win on the hill, going two innings while allowing ...
MINNEOTA – The Minneota Mudhens used a little bit of offensive display at the plate and a little stifling pitching on the mound to concoct a winning recipe during their doubleheader matchup against Cottonwood and Madison on Sunday. In the opener against Cottonwood, the Mudhens jumped out to ...
COTTONWOOD – The Cottonwood amateur baseball team fell victim to a pair of home runs as Dumont used a couple of multi-run innings to cruise to a 9-1 victory Saturday afternoon at Lakeview High School. Dumont jumped out to a quick 3-0 advantage thanks to an early home run. They then added ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Marshall VFW Orange baseball team defeated Watertown 10-8 in six innings before falling to MB Silver (KS) 11-9 to take third place in the Mid-Summer Classic tournament Sunday. Against Watertown, Brayden Hilgemann led the way for Marshall with a 4 for 5 day at the ...
MARSHALL – With a packed attendance and the smell of hot dogs and grilled food in the air, the Marshall A’s and Milroy Yankees squared off underneath the Legion Field lights Friday. It would only be fitting the game featured a pitcher’s duel and a low-scoring affair to start, as the game ...
MARSHALL – Three new members to the Marshall Baseball Hall of Fame were honored before the Marshall-Milroy Yankees amateur baseball game Friday night. Ron Halgerson, Dallas Kluksdal and Steve Verkinderen, along with their wives, received their Hall of Fame plaques and also threw out the ...