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Rabbits rematch Greyhounds in Section 2, Nine-Player finals

COTTONWOOD – From Week 1, the general consensus among area football fans and coaches was that the Wabasso Rabbits and New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds would be the teams to beat among Section 2, Nine-Player football teams. After winning 2025 campaigns and returning the majority of last season’s starters this year, it’s not a big surprise to see the teams slated to play in this year’s Section 2, Nine-Player Football Tournament championship game this Friday night at Lakeview High School. But despite big expectations at the start of the season, neither team has taken anything for ...

Fairbanks Ice Dogs set for return to Marshall, continuing community connection

MARSHALL — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs junior hockey team is preparing to return to Marshall this December, continuing a relationship that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown into an annual tradition. The junior hockey team will play at Red Baron Arena & Expo on Dec. 4-5, facing the Minnesota Wilderness both nights. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. each evening. For Visit Marshall Director Cassi Weiss, the relationship began with an unexpected phone call during the pandemic. With Alaska's strict travel restrictions requiring visitors to quarantine for several days after ...

SMSU competes at RCTC Yellowjacket Open this weekend

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team competes in its first open tournament this weekend, competing in the RCTC Yellowjacket Open in Rochester, Minn., beginning at 10 a.m. Coach Chayse Jackson, in his sixth season at SMSU, sends 22 athletes to compete on Saturday in both the freshman/sophomore division and the open division. SMSU coming off a 3-12 season in 2025-26, with a 2-8 NSIC record, earning wins over Minot State and Jamestown. Jackson returns 18 letter winners from last season’s squad. ...

SMSU’s Backes named to All-NSIC second team

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. BURNSVILLE – Southwest Minnesota State University women’s soccer forward Jada Backes was named to the All-NSIC second team, with an announcement coming Wednesday morning from the league office. The all-conference teams and specialty awards were selected by the 16 conference head coaches. 17 players were selected to the first team and 36 players selected for the second team. UMary’s Dina Polanco was chosen as Player of the Season. Backes lead the team in points on the season (6), shots (30), and shots on goal (13). The ...

SMSU heads to St. Paul looking to snap skid in final road game of the season

THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-8, 0-8 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC South) plays its final road game of the season this Saturday versus Concordia-St. Paul (3-6, 2-6 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC South) at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division is slated to kickoff at 12 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap an eight-game losing skid since opening the season with a non-conference home victory over Valley City State (N.D.). •This will be SMSU's first visit to St. Paul since the 2021 season following three straight games ...

SMSU awarded 2027 D2 CCA Men’s Basketball Tip-Off Classic

MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University Vice President of Athletics, Travis Whipple, announced today, in partnership with Visit Marshall, SMSU has been awarded the 2027 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Tip-Off Classic inside the R/A Facility on Oct. 29-31, 2027. The D2 CCA has awarded nine D2 CCA Tip-Off Classic bids for the 2026-28 cycle. These exempt tournaments feature some of the best team in Division II and offer critical resume-building opportunities for participating teams come selection time in March and officially begin the college ...