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Area football teams learn playoff paths as section brackets are released

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MARSHALL — Area football teams learned their postseason paths as section playoff brackets were released, setting up a series of matchups across multiple classifications with section championships and state tournament berths on the line. Marshall earns No. 2 seed in Section 2AAAA Marshall earned the No. 2 seed in Section 2AAAA and will receive a first-round bye as it begins its postseason pursuit. The Tigers will host a semifinal game on Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Their opponent will be the winner of the quarterfinal between No. 3 ...

Blankenhagen’s kickoff return TD highlights YME loss

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GRANITE FALLS — A kickoff return by Kolten Blankenhagen wasn’t enough to spark the Yellow Medicine East football team’s offense as the Sting fell to Lac qui Parle Valley 56-13. Blankenhagen logged an 85-yard kick return touchdown for the Sting and Chase Bjorndahl caught a 17-yard touchdown. Yet, that was all the offense the Sting got on the day as their defense proved unable to stop the Eagles. Dane Hildahl led the Sting’s receiving corps with four catches for 58 yards and Caysen Lien led the ground attack with seven carries for 27 yards. Hildahl’s five solo tackles also tied ...

Canby cross country earns conference honors, runner-up finish

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WACONIA — The Canby cross-country teams turned in strong performances at their conference meet in Waconia, highlighted by a second-place finish from the varsity girls, a fourth-place finish from the varsity boys and a championship from the junior varsity girls. The varsity girls finished second as a team, led by Mya Pesek, who placed third overall, and Taylor Ourada, who finished 10th. Both runners earned All-Conference honors for their performances. The varsity boys placed fourth, with Tallen Merritt finishing seventh and Kendon Knutson taking eighth. Both runners also earned ...

Marshall earns top seed in Section 2AAA; area volleyball teams set for playoffs

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MARSHALL — With the regular season winding down, area volleyball teams learned their postseason paths as section tournament brackets were released, setting up several matchups with a trip to the state tournament on the line. Marshall earned the No. 1 seed in Section 2AAA and will begin its postseason run at home against No. 8 New Ulm on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. The Tigers will look to continue their strong season and earn another trip to Grand Casino Arena for the state tournament. If Marshall advances, it will face the winner of the matchup between No. 4 Mankato East and No. 5 St. Peter on ...

Keck, Ubl lead RRC defense in loss to Cedar Mountain

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MORGAN — Amelia Ubl and Zoey Keck each tallied 14 digs for the Red Rock Central volleyball team on Thursday as the Falcons fell in straight sets to Cedar Mountain in a non-conference matchup, 25-14, 25-18, 25-14. Keck also led the RRC attack with a service ace and six kills, the only player on the team with more than two. Natasha Erickson finished with eight set assists. RRC falls to 5-15 and next travels to Okabena for its regular-season finale against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (9-18) on Monday at 7 p.m.

Lakeview falls to RCW after winning opening set

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COTTONWOOD — A strong first set didn’t give the Lakeview volleyball team enough momentum to pull out a win on Thursday night in Camden Conference play against a Renville County West squad that received votes in the latest coaches poll. The Lakers won the first set 25-15, but the Jaguars won out from there, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11. Aubrey Pederson and Adison Hinz led the Lakeview defensive back row with 13 digs each while Allison Isaacs took care of defense at the net with four blocks. Jersey Stensrud and Taylor Hinz also contributed nine and eight digs, respectively, and Taylor Hinz’s ...