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Lakeview’s comeback bid falls short against MACCRAY

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COTTONWOOD — Chance Kosel’s strong rushing performance wasn’t enough to propel the fourth-seeded Lakeview football team to a win on Tuesday night as the Lakers fell 21-12 to No. 5 MACCRAY in the Section 4A quarterfinals. Kosel finished the day with a team-high 12 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. His score came in the third quarter, cutting the gap to 14-12, but Lakeview wasn’t able to punch in what would have been the tying 2-point conversion and the Wolverines added an insurance touchdown in the fourth. Teagan Neuman completed six of his 13 pass attempts for 50 yards for ...

Bothun’s big night powers No. 2 Dawson-Boyd past YME

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DAWSON — Colten Bothun’s success on the ground was the driving force for the No. 2 Dawson-Boyd football team as it rolled past Yellow Medicine East for a 43-0 win in the Section 3A quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Bothun finished the day with 118 yards on six carries, including a 39-yard run to finish the first quarter up 21-0. He also returned the game’s opening kickoff for a 73-yard touchdown. Cale Tufto caught a pair of touchdown passes from Caden Brent in the second quarter, going for 32 yards and 10 yards. Jaxton Hastad also hauled in a 43-yard touchdown before the half to ...

RTR fends off late TMB rally to advance

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TYLER - It was a crisp, damp night for the opening round of the playoffs, with #4 seed Russell-Tyler-Ruthton facing off against #5 seed Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. RTR came into the game with a 5-3 record and had just beaten the Panthers a month ago 35-8. TMB was 4-4 and looking for revenge to continue their season. It was a game of costly turnovers and penalties on both sides, but RTR came away with an 18-8 victory to advance to the next round. The Panthers kicked off, and Garrett Elton returned it to the 42-yard line. But three plays later, RTR had to punt. TMB took over on the ...

No. 15 SMSU defeats No. 2 Wayne State in straight sets

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics commuications. WAYNE – The No. 15 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (19-4, 13-3 NSIC) earned a 3-0 sweep over the No. 2 ranked Wayne State Wildcats (24-2, 15-1 NSIC) on Tuesday evening at Rice Auditorium, winning by set scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-23. Leah Jones led the Mustangs offensively with 17 kills while hitting .357. Natalie Pilney added 13 kills and hit .367, while Mollie Rupp contributed 10 kills without committing an attack error, finishing with a .556 hitting percentage. Mya Krystosek added five kills and paced the ...

Mustangs return home to face nationally ranked and NSIC leading Mavericks

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-7, 0-7 NSIC, 0-3 NSIC South), following a road game, a bye week and another road game, returns home this Saturday for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division game versus No. 3/5 Minnesota State University (8-0, 7-0 NSIC, 4-0 NSIC South) at Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center with kickoff set for 12 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap a seven-game losing skid since opening the season with a non-conference home victory over Valley ...

SMSU soccer faces Sioux Falls in final game of 2026 season this week

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (2-12-3, 2-10-2 NSIC) closes out the 2026 season on Thursday, Oct. 29, traveling to Sioux Falls, S.D., to face the University of Sioux Falls at 3 p.m. The match will be the final contest of the season for the Mustangs, who look to finish the year with a victory against their NSIC rival. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS The Mustangs went 0-2 at home last weekend, falling 1-0 to Concordia-St. Paul on Friday before dropping a 2-0 decision to Winona State on Sunday. Against ...