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Vikings amped to get season rolling

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MINNEOTA — Minneota football enters the 2026 season with the same lofty expectations it has carried in recent years. The Vikings are riding a 46-game winning streak and will begin their pursuit of a fifth consecutive state championship Sept. 3. Despite the success that has come before them, head coach Chad Johnston said his team is feeling good and ready to get the season underway. “We got a chance to scrimmage last week and saw some really great things. We went into it and got some of our younger kids some experience to try and figure out who is going to step up and fill some ...

Tigers eager to kick off season against Westonka

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MARSHALL — Coming off back-to-back state tournament appearances, expectations are once again high for Marshall football. The Tigers will officially begin their 2026 campaign Friday when they host Westonka at 7 p.m., giving Marshall its first opportunity to put its offseason work to the test. “We are coming off of a scrimmage with Mankato East last week. We were happy with how hard our kids played, and we came out healthy, which is always a good thing,” head coach Terry Bahlmann said. Westonka was a new opponent for Marshall last season, and Bahlmann is looking forward to seeing ...

Canby volleyball tops MCC in four sets

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CANBY — After dropping the first set of its season-opener against Murray County Central on Tuesday, the Canby volleyball team bounced back with three straight set victories for a 12-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-19 win. The Lancers were aggressive at the service line with 18 aces on the day, including six from Shyanna Stoll and four each from Emily and Kinsley Verhelst. Stoll also finished with a game-high 32 set assists as well as five digs. Karli Weber and Rachel Jelen tallied 10 and nine kills, respectively, and Tatum Christianson contributed five kills with a pair of ace blocks. Canby ...

YME Volleyball falls in four sets to Hancock

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GRANITE FALLS — A strong third set wasn’t enough to spark a comeback for the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team Tuesday night as it dropped a non-conference match against Hancock in four sets, 25-12, 25-14, 19-25, 25-18. Abbey Bones set a strong tone at the net for the Sting, finishing with a team-leading two ace blocks, and tying Bailey Mortenson with a team-leading seven kills. Kresley Enninga also made a major defensive impact with 15 digs on the day, followed by nine from Chasity Schmitz and eight apiece from Kourtney Peterson and Charlotte Paslawski. Peterson also ...

Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball sweeps Springfield

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PRINGFIELD — Hadley Jenniges facilitated a balanced attack for the Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team in its season opener against Springfield on Tuesday. The Chargers controlled each of the non-conference match’s three sets, claiming a 25-10, 26-24, 25-15 win behind Jenniges’ 22 set assists. On the finishing end of those assists, Natasha Wahl and Sydney Foster each tallied nine kills. Foster’s 10 digs were also second only to Leah VanDeWiele’s 14. Maya Wahl put together a strong performance at the service line with four aces. Kendall Jenniges, Natasha Wahl and Hadley ...