ST. PETER — Nothing was going to stop the Marshall girls basketball team from reaching its eighth consecutive section final when it took on Mankato West in the Section 3A semifinals at Gustavus Adolphus College Saturday afternoon. The top-seeded Tigers built up a 25-point lead at halftime ...
ST. PAUL — Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United’s Eli Olson finished as the runner-up in the Class AA 114-pound individual tournament on Saturday, leading a group of 12 area state wrestling individual medalists. Olson was the only area individual to win his semifinal match ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., — The No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team’s season came to an end on Sunday following a strong 82-78 come-from-behind win by No. 4 UMary, who overcame a 15-point halftime deficit, in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference quarterfinals ...
No. 3 MCC 61, No. 6 WWG 41 WORTHINGTON — Murray County Central got off to a hot start to kick off the Section 3A South boys basketball quarterfinals against Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Saturday. The third-seeded Rebels built up an 18-point lead by halftime and ran away with a 61-41 win over the Chargers. Aiden Swenson was a dominant two-way force for the Rebels, shooting 9 of 13 from the field for a team-high 20 points while also grabbing nine total and five offensive rebounds. He also was one of four Rebels with a block in the game, along with Tristen Behrends, Wyatt Thompson and ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Southwest Minnesota State University mens basketball team’s well-rounded effort wasn’t enough to prolong its season on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Mustangs fell behind early and couldn’t climb out of the hole, falling 79-72 to No. 5 Minnesota State in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference quarterfinals. Four Mustangs scored in double figures in the loss, led by Jakob Braaten and Mekhi Shaw’s 16 points apiece. Braaten shot 8 of 16 from the field with eight assists on three turnovers, and Shaw shot 7 of 15 with a pair of 3s and three assists on one ...
BURNSVILLE — Southwest Minnesota State guards Jakob Braaten and Mekhi Shaw were each announced as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference mens basketball All-Conference team on Thursday. Braaten was also named the conference’s Bob Olson Outstanding Senior of the Year on ...
