GRANITE FALLS — A season that saw early adversity and required a quick turnaround became one of the most memorable and successful seasons in program history. The Yellow Medicine East softball team took accountability early on and bought into playing for each other, which led the Sting to a ...

RUTHTON — Continuing to be one of the most dominant hitters in all of Class A with the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team, while still elevating her defensive game, Laken Baartman again led the area by a sizable margin at the plate. As such, Baartman has been selected as the Independent’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...