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Vikings run through Class A Showcase, claim championship

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BURNSVILLE — Minneota volleyball continued its recent tear at the Class A Volleyball Showcase, winning all five of its matches over the weekend to claim the championship. The Vikings opened with a sweep of Ely, winning 25-9, 25-15, before defeating Spring Grove 25-20, 25-16. Minneota then swept Sacred Heart 25-21, 25-14, before earning a three-set victory over RTR, 25-18, 18-25, 15-13. The Vikings capped the weekend with a championship-game sweep of Kenyon-Wanamingo, 25-9, 25-15. In the opening win over Ely, Eden Meagher and Jaylyn Coequyt led the Vikings offensively with 13 and 10 ...

Lancers show strong moments at Class A Showcase

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BURNSVILLE — After making the trip to Burnsville to compete in the Class A Showcase, Canby volleyball came away from the weekend with several strong performances and plenty of positives to build on. The Lancers opened the weekend with a three-set victory over Chisholm, winning 26-14, 19-25, 15-8. Canby then fell to Lewiston-Altura in two sets, 27-15, 25-19, before closing out the weekend with a 25-20, 25-12 loss to Westbrook-Walnut Grove. Tatum Christianson put together a strong weekend for the Lancers, finishing with 11 kills across the three matches. Her best offensive performance ...

Pafko earns lone win as Marshall falls to Montevideo

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MARSHALL — The Marshall tennis team had no answer for Montevideo on Friday in a 6-1 loss. Julia Pafko gave Marshall its lone win in singles No. 3, topping Jayla Kinmach 6-1, 6-3. Kathryn Coudron put up a strong fight in the top singles matchup, but was swept 7-6 (4), 6-4 by Nora Mages. Cora MEdina also fell 6-0, 6-0 to EMily Koosmann in singles No. 2, and Emry Jans fell 6-0, 6-1 to Ava Spray. Montevideo swept the day’s doubles matchups. Maddie Kisner and Ava Weller fell 6-2, 6-0 to Emma Johnson and Becca Golden, Aarlow Ogren and Raya Georgen fell 6-2, 6-4 to Anja Wythe and Valeria ...

No. 2 Springfield hands No. 5 Dawson-Boyd first loss

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DAWSON — A third-quarter touchdown wasn’t enough to spark the No. 5 Dawson-Boyd football team to victory against No. 2 Springfield on Friday night. The Blackjacks scored the game’s first and last points, but ultimately fell 21-10 to the Tigers. Elvis Bellefeuille nailed a 34-yard first-quarter field goal for the Blackjacks, but it was all Springfield from there as the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points to take a commanding lead. Mason Bothun came up with an 18-yard pick-6 in the third quarter to cut into the gap, but Springfield locked the game down defensively from ...

Wabasso stays unbeaten with win over Cathedral

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WABASSO — The No. 4 Wabasso Rabbits’ undefeated start to the season continued on Friday night as they picked up a 28-16 win over No. 9 New Ulm Cathedral to improve to 4-0 on the season. Wabasso trailed 8-6 after the first quarter, but Drew Kemp completed a 19-yard touchdown to Brooks Baune early in the second to take a lead that the Rabbits retained for the remainder of the game. Baune also ran in a three-yard touchdown in the third to build the lead to 20-8, and Kemp answered a Cathedral touchdown with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Nolan Leopold to bring the score to 28-16. Kemp ...

Tigers upset No. 5 Hutchinson for Bahlmann’s 300th win

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HUTCHINSON — Sam Meier and Marshall’s balanced rushing attack helped the Tiger football squad upset No. 5 Hutchinson for a 27-13 win on Friday. The victory was the 300th for head coach Terry Bahlmann in his coaching career, including his time in Marshall and Iowa. Marshall jumped out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, though Hutchinson tightened up the game with 13 unanswered points in the second. Still, Marshall scored a touchdown in the third and fourth quarters while shutting out Hutchinson to hold onto the win. Meier led Marshall’s rushing attack with 18 carries for 83 ...