DULUTH — The Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team came close to handing Minnesota Duluth its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference loss this season, but fell just short 69-65 on Saturday in the final minute after the Bulldogs hit a late 3-pointer that sealed ...
DULUTH — Southwest Minnesota State University guard Jakob Braaten scored his 1,000th career point on Saturday when the Mustangs took on Minnesota Duluth in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. Braaten finished his milestone night with a game-high 20 points along with seven rebounds and four assists in a 71-62 win. Braaten reached the milestone from the free-throw line in the final minute, giving the Mustangs an 8-point lead with 44 seconds left on the clock. He is now just 23 points of entering the top 25 of SMSU’s all-time scoring list. SMSU never trailed in the game. A ...
MANKATO — The No. 6 Marshall girls basketball team only allowed 2 first-half points with a 50-point halftime lead and cruised to a 63-14 win over Mankato East on Saturday. Taleigha Bigler led the Tigers with 17 points behind a trio of 3-pointers and eight steals. Marshall flew to a 52-2 lead at halftime and played its reserves throughout the second half. Avery Schneekloth followed Bigler with 15 points with a team-high three blocks, while Avery finished with 9 points behind three 3-pointers. Reese Drake also did a little bit of everything with 10 points, a team-high five assists ...
MARSHALL — Strong effort on the offensive glass wasn’t enough for the Marshall boys basketball team to take down No. 8 Mankato East on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers trailed the Cougars by a single point at halftime, 32-31, but Mankato East pulled away down the stretch to defeat Marshall 71-61. Oliver Voigt led Marshall offensively with 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting from the field. He knocked down four of his eight attempts from 3-point range and his six rebounds were a team-high. The Tigers grabbed eight offensive rebounds, led by two from Andrew Lee, compared to Mankato ...
SHELDON, Iowa —The Fulda/Murray County Central boys wrestling team won four of its five matches at the Sheldon Orab Duals on Saturday, finishing second out of six teams at the event. The Rebels’ lone loss of the day came by just 4 points to Logan Magnolia, 38-34. The Rebels won three of their other four duals by 20 or more points and picked up their other win by 16 points. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove also placed third at the event with three wins and two losses. F/MCC heads to Redwood Valley for its next match today at 5 p.m. while TMB/WWG heads to Renville for ...
WORTHINGTON — Jacob Allen and Brenden Price led the Marshall boys hockey team with 3 points apiece to a 7-3 Big South Conference win over Worthington Monday night, ending the team’s six-game roadtrip with back-to-back victories. The Tigers also defeated Fairmont 11-1 on Thursday. After a ...
