The Independent announced its 2026 All-Area softball team on Wednesday, with Section 3A runner-up Yellow Medicine East earning three first-team selections, and Wabasso, Minneota/Canby and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton each earning another two. The 2026 Softball Player of the Year and Coach of the ...
MILROY — Overcoming the odds as the youngest team in the field, the Marshall VFW Orange 15U baseball team put together an undefeated run at the Marshall Junior Legion Tournament over the weekend. The 15U squad won each of its four matchups against Junior Legion teams, taking down Brandon ...
ALEXANDRIA — The Marshall Mudcats split their matchups in their first tournament of the season over the weekend at a Senior Legion tournament in Alexandria. Marshall opened the tournament with a 10-4 win over Becker on Friday and an 8-1 win over Fargo on Saturday. Yet, the Mudcats fell 2-0 to ...
ST. CLOUD — The Murray County Central baseball team’s season ended with some hardware for the Rebels at the Class A state tournament on Friday. The No. 4 Rebels fell to top-seeded Madelia in the semifinals, but they bounced back later in the day with a 5-4 win over No. 3 South Ridge in the ...
LUVERNE — Max Weedman’s three RBIs and Magnus Schlenner’s three hits helped power the Marshall VFW Orange 15U baseball team to a 17-6 win over Luverne Red Junior Legion in five innings. Luverne played Marshall competitively for the first three innings, but an 11-run fourth inning allowed ...
It feels like just yesterday that I was packing as many of my belongings as I could fit from my Boston apartment into the backseat of my Honda Accord, preparing for the 23-hour drive to Marshall. It was the start of a new chapter for me, leaving behind everything I’d ever known to start a ...