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Swanson, Nielsen propel Mustangs past Central Okla.

EDMOND, Okla. — Audrey Swanson tallied a team-high 23 points while Natalie Nielsen finished with a 13-point, 13-rebound double-double to lead the No. 18 Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team to a 66-51 win over University of Central Oklahoma Friday night. The Mustangs ...

Drake ‘leaving with no regrets’ from Marshall

MARSHALL — Capping off a notably impactful high school career with another state championship after fulfilling a consistently pivotal role on a top-ranked team on both sides of the ball, Marshall senior outside hitter Reese Drake has earned the nod of repeating as the 2025 Independent ...

Westby named Coach of the Year after 10th state title

MARSHALL — Nobody in the history of Minnesota volleyball has been as successful at coaching as Marshall head coach Dan Westby. During his tenure with the team so far, Westby had led the Tigers to the most state championships of any program in Minnesota. He added to that number this year, ...

Marshall’s Pelz qualifies for state 500-yard freestyle final

MINNEAPOLIS — Freshman Finley Pelz represented the Marshall swim and dive team well at Friday’s Class A state meet preliminaries at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on Friday, placing 10th in the 500-yard freestyle to punch her ticket to the state championship today. Pelz was seeded ...

MCC’s success, hard-nose style brings together community

SLAYTON — After a 25-year hiatus, the Murray County Central football team is back in the state semifinals. While plenty of time has passed, a lot hasn’t; the Rebels still represent the same hard-working rural community with the same hard-nosed, ground-and-pound football. As such, the ...

Mustangs pick up senior-night sweep vs. UMary

MARSHALL — Karli Arkell, McKenzie Tolk and Kenna Bixby were each celebrated as a part of the Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team’s senior night on Friday. The No. 14 Mustangs hosted UMary for their penultimate home game in the PE Gym, and the Mustangs sent home fans home ...