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Vikings claim 6 section titles at 5A individual championships

CANBY — A week after winning the team section title in Ortonville, the Minneota boys wrestling team had another successful day at the Section 5A individual tournament on Saturday. The Vikings had six wrestlers claim individual section championships and another pair punch their ticket to ...

Carter’s 25 power WWG past RTR in 3A South quarterfinals

No. 5 WWG 52, No. 4 RTR 42 WORTHINGTON — Leah Carter’s 25-point outing powered the No. 5 Westbrook-Walnut Grove girls basketball team to a 52-42 win over No. 4 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in the Section 3A South subsection quarterfinals on Saturday in Worthington. The Knights finish their season with a winning record of 14-13 overall. Carter came alive in the second half, scoring 16 of her points, to help get the Chargers in front for the come-from-behind win after trailing by 4 points at halftime. RTR led 26-22 at the break, and hit a scoring drought that the Knights weren’t able ...

Marshall sends 5 to state, Chandler breaks pins record

HUTCHINSON — Brayden Chandler set the Marshall single-season pins record at the Section 3AA individual wrestling tournament on Saturday. He and Lincoln Christenson each claimed individual section titles on the day while Keynan Coequyt, Tyson Louwagie and Tyler Kraft each finished as ...

Swanson’s double-double lifts SMSU over Wildcats

WAYNE, Neb. — Audrey Swanson recorded her third consecutive double-double with a team-high 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team to a 58-46 win over Wayne State on Saturday to close out the regular season. The Mustangs dominated on the defensive end to create offensive opportunities with 20 points off turnovers, outrebounding the Wildcats 44-30 and grabbing 11 steals to their eight. Wayne State, however, had 10 blocks on the night with five coming from 6-foot-2 senior Rachel Dahlen, but had just 4 points off turnovers. ...

SMSU men routed by Wayne in regular-season finale

WAYNE, Neb. — The Southwest Minnesota State University mens basketball team couldn’t quite get its offense going and suffered a 72-42 loss to Wayne State College on the road Saturday in its regular-season finale. Wayne State led the entire game, and set the tone early with getting off to a 16-1 start to open the game through the first seven minutes. The Wildcats ultimately never lost their momentum, and hung on to their comfortable lead when the Mustangs would attempt to chip away. SMSU faced a 34-18 deficit at the halftime break. WSC took to a 22-point lead nearly midway ...

Clarke, Kesteloot, Schuh earn 3A championships

SPRINGFIELD — Fulda/Murray County Central’s Colby Kesteloot and Kaston Clarke each earned individual championships at the Section 3A individual tournament Saturday, leading a group of three Rebels to qualify for the Class A state tournament. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove also had a section champion on the day with David Schuh in 139 claiming his third consecutive section title and fourth consecutive state tournament appearance. For the Rebels, Kesteloot returns to the state tournament in 285 after finishing as the section runner-up last year, pinning each of his four ...