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Stratmoen’s 30 points power Blackjacks past No. 9 Wabasso

WABASSO — Carson Stratmoen’s 30 points behind six 3-pointers helped the Dawson-Boyd boys basketball team hold off a redhot No. 9 Wabasso team Thursday night, handing the Rabbits just their second loss of the season. Gunner Liebl also finished with 23 points with four 3-pointers, and shot 9 of 10 from the foul line. Wabasso held a 37-31 edge at the break, but the Blackjacks’ perimeter shooting made a difference maker down the stretch. Dawson-Boyd finished with 12 3s and held the Rabbits to just two. Jaxton Hastad added in another 17 points on 6 for 9 shooting. For ...

Lanoue, Ankrum combine for 41 to power Panthers past SWMC

TRACY — Gretchen Lanoue and Melaina Ankrum’s combined 41 points led the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton girls basketball team to a 61-53 win over Southwest Minnesota Christian in non-conference play on Thursday. The win marks three straight for the Panthers. Lanoue scored a game-high 21 points on 5 of 12 shooting from the field and 11 of 14 shooting from the free-throw line. Her 14 total and four offensive rebounds were both team-highs, as were her four steals and five assists on nine turnovers. Ankrum added another 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds with five ...

Marshall boys hockey falls 5-1 to Luverne

MARSHALL — The first-place Luverne boys hockey team was too much for the Marshall Tigers to handle in Big South Conference play on Tuesday. The Tigers put together an improved performance compared to their last matchup against the Cardinals, but still fell 5-1. “We didn’t get pucks on ...

Anderson, Jerzak combine for 28 in Vikings’ win over Lancers

Minneota 53, Canby 49 CANBY — Autum Anderson and Jayla Jerzak each scored 14 points to help lift the Minneota girls basketball team to a 53-49 Camden Conference win over Canby after a back-and-forth battle. The Lancers held Jaylyn Coequyt, Minneota’s leading scorer, to just 2 points on the night. With Coequyt being limited, other Vikings stepped up to the challenge to showcase the team’s depth. Along with Anderson and Jerzak, Ava Rost also finished in double-figure scoring with 10 points. Jerzak also had a team-high six rebounds, while Anderson led with four steals. ...

Vikings roll to quad sweep, DeVlaeminck earns win No. 175

DAWSON — Adam DeVlaeminck earned a trio of victories to earn his 175th career win for the Minneota wrestling team on Tuesday, helping the No. 4 Vikings sweep their way through the United quadrangular. Minneota topped the hosting Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United wrestling team 48-24, and that was as close as it got on the day as Minneota ran away with a 50-16 win over New London-Spicer and a 60-10 win over Worthington. United returns to action with a dual at Marshall on Thursday at 6 p.m. Minneota (22-1) next competes at a Triangular in Olivia with BOLD and ...

SMSU inducts newest members of Athletics Hall of Honor

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics inducted eight new members and a team into its Athletics Hall of Honor on Saturday at the Upper Level Conference Center in Marshall. The inductees included athletes Sara Graf of the volleyball team, Amanda Tucci of the softball team, ...