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Tigers roll in day one of Southwest Minnesota Challenge

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MARSHALL — Playing host to the 2026 Southwest Minnesota Challenge, Marshall volleyball continued to show why it has been so dominant early in the season. The Tigers opened their Friday, Sept. 11 slate against Sioux Falls Roosevelt and wasted little time taking control. Marshall cruised to a pair of convincing victories, winning 25-8 and 25-4 to sweep the Rough Riders. Marshall followed that performance with a second matchup Friday, where the Tigers faced a tougher challenge but still managed to come away with another sweep. Marshall won the opening set 25-18 before closing out the ...

Tigers shut out Rocori in dominant home victory

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MARSHALL — Following a 49-14 win over Westonka to open the season, Marshall football was back in action Friday night for its second game of the year, hosting Rocori. The Tigers put together an even more dominant performance in Week 2, rolling to a 49-0 shutout victory over the Spartans. “I thought we played well just about everywhere,” Tigers head coach Terry Bahlmann said. “Shutting out a good team like Rocori is huge for our defense.” Marshall’s defense set the tone throughout the night, forcing multiple interceptions while also getting its hands on several other passes. ...

No. 12 Mustangs fall in NSIC opener to Concordia-St. Paul

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The No. 12 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (6-2, 0-1 NSIC) dropped its first NSIC match this season in four sets to No. 5 ranked Concordia-St. Paul (6-2, 1-0 NSIC) on Friday evening at the Gangelhoff Center, falling by set scores of 17-25, 21-25, 25-22 and 23-25. Leah Jones led the Mustangs offensively with 11 kills, while Lindsay Kruse added 10 kills and hit .333. Ashley Peltier, Natalie Pilney, and Mya Krystosek each finished with nine kills. Kruse led SMSU at the net with five total blocks, ...

Schmidt goal not enough as Mustangs fall to Minnesota Duluth

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team (0-3-1, 0-1-0 NSIC) dropped a 2-1 decision to Minnesota Duluth (2-1-1, 1-0-0 NSIC) on Friday afternoon at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center. Minnesota Duluth finished the match with a 24-2 advantage in shots and held a 10-1 edge in shots on goal. The Bulldogs also had a 13-0 advantage in corner kicks. SMSU opened the scoring late in the first half as senior defender Abigail Schmidt found the back of the net in the 38th minute. Schmidt took a free ...

Minneota dominates in road sweep of RTR

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TYLER — In a battle between two of the top-5 volleyball teams in Class A, the fourth-ranked Minneota Vikings came away with a statement win over No. 5 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. The Vikings controlled the match from the start and finished strong with a 25-13, 25-17, 25-9 sweep. Eden Meagher and Jaylyn Coequyt headed the Vikings’ dynamic attack with 11 and 10 kills. Jaylyn’s three blocks tied Leah Coequyt for a team-high, andd Eden Meagher added another two along with five digs. Autum Anderson led the defensive back row with nine digs, also tying Brek Fier with a pair of service aces, ...

YME falls in sweep to Redwood Valley

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GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine East volleyball team wasn’t able to get in the win column when it hosted Redwood Valley for a non-conference matchup Thursday night. The Sting put up a valiant fight in the third set but fell 25-13, 25-12, 25-23. Everra Leenerts and Charlotte Paslawski led the Rabbits’ back-row defense with 10 and nine digs, respectively. Abbey Bones led the front row with two solo blocks as well as a team-high eight kills. Paslawski contributed 12 set assists, and Leenerts and Chasity Schmitz each served up a pair of aces. YME falls to 0-4 and looks to pick ...