MARSHALL — Long before she guided Marshall High School to a state championship or earned a spot in the Minnesota State Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Marie Sample was a young girl growing up on a pig farm near Lake Andes, South Dakota. It was there, she says, that she first ...
When I was growing up in Tyler, I started buying the District Tournament basketball programs that they published every year for District 9. And as I went through the programs, I would always notice that when I got to the Milroy team, it seemed like there were always two or three Dolans on each team in the '60s and '70s. I always wondered, “Will they ever run out of Dolans on these teams?” Well, luckily, they didn’t, as the Dolan name kept popping up in every sport as their success continued. Luckily, I say, because I have gotten to know some of the Dolan family when I started ...
MARSHALL — Despite being picked to finish seventh in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) South Division and 14th overall in the preseason coaches' poll, the Southwest Minnesota State University football team is back on the field with a new season underway. The Mustangs ...
SLEEPY EYE — Elk River jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as Marshall fell 5-0 in its second game of the Minnesota American Legion State Tournament on Thursday. The Elks struck first in the opening inning, stringing together a pair of singles to score two runs and seize the ...
SLEEPY EYE — Marshall outhit Brainerd 9-3 but couldn't come up with the timely hit it needed, falling 5-2 in its opening game of the Legion Baseball State Tournament on Wednesday. It was Marshall's first state tournament game since 2005. The Mudcats struck first when Chase Alcorn lined an ...
NEW ULM — After ending a 21-year state tournament drought, the Marshall Legion baseball team is ready to take on Minnesota's best. Marshall qualified for the 2026 Minnesota American Legion State Tournament for the first time since 2005, earning a spot in this week's tournament in New Ulm ...
