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SMSU football returns to NSIC South Division play with battle at Sioux Falls

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-5, 0-5 NSIC, 0-1 NSIC South) returns to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division action this Saturday, Oct. 10, with a road match-up versus the University of Sioux Falls (3-3, 3-2 NSIC, 0-2 NSIC South) at Bob Young Field with kickoff set for 1 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap a five-game losing skid since opening the season with a non-conference home victory over Valley City State (N.D.). •Saturday's game will be the third for SMSU interim ...

Marshall heads to Orono for rematch of Class 4A state semifinal

MARSHALL — Coming off a 21-7 home win over No. 10 Delano last Friday, Marshall football head coach Terry Bahlmann has his Tigers back on track and rolling into another major test. This week’s opponent is none other than last year’s Class 4A state champion — and a team Marshall knows all too well — the Orono Spartans. Marshall, now ranked third in MaxPreps’ Class 4A rankings and eighth overall, has knocked off back-to-back top-10 opponents in Hutchinson, 27-13, and Delano, 21-7. Those wins came after the Tigers’ lone setback of the season, a loss to the current No. ...

No. 2 Marshall sweeps TCU behind Stelter’s 32 assists

MARSHALL — Leah Stelter put up 32 set assists for the No. 2 Marshall volleyball team on Tuesday night as the Tigers swept Tri-City United in Big South Conference play, 25-7, 25-10, 25-11. Holmgren was the leading finisher of Stelter’s assists, finishing with nine kills and a block. Julia Fahl also contributed six kills and Bentley Krull added five. Libero Kezlyn Pinckney led the back row with 10 digs, and she also served four assists on perfect 10 of 10 service. Marshall improves to 19-3 and looks to close out its regular season on a six-game win streak when it hosts No. 10AA ...

No. 1 Minneota sweeps RV RCW behind Anderson’s 19 digs

RENVILLE — Autum Anderson’s big day in the back row helped the top-ranked Minneota volleyball team take down a Renville County West squad that received votes in the latest coaches poll on Tuesday. The Vikings dominated the Camden Conference matchup from start to finish, ending the night with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 sweep. Anderson tallied 19 digs in the match, while Eden Meagher and Brynn Rost added another nine apiece. Meagher’s nine kills were also a team high, and her pair of ace blocks tied Brek Fier for a team high. Sophie Gillund dished out 24 set assists and Libby Sussner ...

Lakeview sweeps Canby behind Hinz’s 18 kills

CANBY — Allison Isaacs’ four ace blocks set the tone for the Lakeview volleyball team up front on Tuesday as the Lakers picked up a 25-14, 28-26, 25-18 Camden Conference sweep of Canby. The Lakers also got defensive production at the net from Kiera Clemons, Taylor Hinz and Josie Spaude, who ended the match with a pair of blocks each. Spaude’s six kills trailed only Hinz’s 18. Taylor Hinz also made an impact in the defensive back row with 10 digs, followed by five apiece from Jersey Stensrud, Adison Hinz and Nicole Schwartz. Schwartz’s pair of service aces were a team high, ...

Rabbits run away from RCW in 44-0 shutout

RENVILLE — Brooks Baune scored three touchdowns for the No. 4 Wabasso football team on Friday as the Rabbits ran away with a 44-0 win over Renville County West. Baune scored each of the game’s first two touchdowns, catching a 25-yard touchdown pass from Drew Kemp in the first quarter and running the ball for a five-yard touchdown in the second. He also had a two-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the first half to head into the locker room with a 30-0 lead. Baune caught five passes for a team-high 94 yards and ran the ball six times for 21 yards. Joe Rohlik was the ...