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SMSU football opens NSIC South Division play hosting Wayne State

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-3, 0-3 NSIC) opens Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division play on Saturday, Sept. 26, hosting Wayne State College (3-1, 2-1 NSIC) at Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center with kickoff set for 5 p.m. •SMSU, which opened the season with a home victory versus Valley City State, has dropped its first three games of league play versus NSIC North Division foes. •Saturday's game will be the first for SMSU interim head coach, Levi ...

SMSU golf set to host the EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invite this weekend

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL - The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s golf team will host the 28th annual EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invite this Saturday and Sunday at the 5,877-yard, par 72 Marshall Golf Club. The 36-hole invite begins on Saturday with tee times starting on both hole 1 and 10 at 9 a.m. The final round will begin with a shotgun start on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. A total of 73 individuals from 12 teams are expected to compete including Southwest Minnesota State, Augustana, Concordia (Moorhead), Briar Cliff, Chadron State, ...

Lancers fall to Ortonville in four-set battle

CANBY — After winning the opening set in their home matchup against Ortonville, Canby volleyball was unable to close out another set as the visitors came away with a four-set victory. The Lancers took the first set 25-15 before Ortonville responded with wins of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-21. Despite the loss, Canby had plenty of strong moments while also gaining valuable experience from the matchup. Karli Weber accounted for nearly half of the Lancers’ 29 kills, finishing with 12. Tatum Christianson and Rhylin Anderson added five kills apiece. Shyanna Stoll continued to have a strong ...

Sting swept by MACCRAY in Camden Conference matchup

GRANITE FALLS — The MACCRAY Wolverines were too much for the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team to handle on Tuesday night as the Sting fell in straight sets in Camden Conference play, 25-17, 25-9, 25-17. Abbey Bones led the Sting with three ace blocks and six kills while Kourney Peterson added nine digs. Charlotte Paslawski also contributed six digs and seven service aces. YME falls to 1-6 and next visits Ortonville (5-4) on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

RRC extends win streak to four with win over Edgerton

LAMBERTON — The Red Rock Central volleyball team strung together its fourth consecutive win on Tuesday, topping Edgerton in Red Rock Conference play 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 25-15 behind Amelia Ubl’s 34 digs. Kendra Schroeder also contributed 16 digs, and Natasha Erickson and Zoey Keck added 12 each. Erickson’s 31 set assists were a team-high. Keck and Victoria Pankonin were the primary targets of her assists, finishing with nine kills apiece. Lilly Batalden added another eight kills. Keck and Paplow each served up a trio of aces. Red Rock Central improves to 4-6 with the win, and ...

Lakeview rallies past CMC in five-set thriller

COTTONWOOD — Taylor Hinz’s 17 kills propelled Lakeview past Central Minnesota Christian in a five-set Camden Conference battle. Lakeview took the first set 25-22 before CMC took the lead with 27-25 and 25-12 wins in the ensuing pair of sets, but Lakeview closed out the victory with hard-fought wins of 25-23 and 17-15. Taylor Hinz also tied Aubrey Pederson with a team-high 13 digs, followed by nine apiece from Jersey Stensrud and Adison Hinz. Nikki Schwartz and Khya Gawarecki contributed 16 and 11 set assists, respectively. In addition to Taylor Hinz’s production, Avery Hinz also ...