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Mustangs announce 2026 football schedule

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University football program announced its 2026 schedule on Tuesday, featuring six home games in the 11-game slate as well as a non-conference matchup against Valley City State (N.D.). The schedule features six in-division Northern Sun Intercollegiate ...

Mustang hoops earns 7 total Academic All-District nods

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University had seven student-athletes selected to the College Sports Communicators men’s and women’s basketball Academic All-District teams, announced on Tuesday. Brynn Busse, Nicole Maenke, Natalie Nielsen and Elizabeth Wagner got the nod for the ...

TMB boys place second at Wolverine Indoor Meet

MANKATO — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton boys track and field team placed second at the Wolverine Indoor Meet at Minnesota State University’s Myers Field House over the weekend. The Panther boys finished with a total of 39 points, trailing only Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet’s 157, ...

MCC headlines Red Rock All-Conference wrestling, All-Academic teams

The Red Rock Conference announced its All-Conference wrestling team on Monday, featuring five members of the Fulda/Murray County Central squad and one Red Rock Central wrestler. The conference also released the Winter Sports All-Academic Teams. Kaston Clarke in 121, Brayden Gilb in 139, ...

SMSU baseball can’t bounce back in doubleheader vs. UMary

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team wasn’t able to bounce back in the second doubleheader of its weekend series against UMary on Saturday in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. After falling 5-1 in each of their two games against the Marauders ...

Mustangs split NSIC series with Golden Eagles

MOORHEAD — Aliza Acker rattled off three hits and a homer to power the Southwest Minnesota State University softball team to a 7-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win over Minnesota Crookston Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs dropped the second of the doubleheader 4-3 in extra innings, ...