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Chargers look to build from season-opening loss

GRANADA — Westbrook-Walnut Grove football opened its season on the road Friday, facing a difficult early test against GHEC. The Chargers ultimately fell 42-14, but the season opener provided an opportunity for WWG to gain valuable experience and identify areas to improve moving forward. With the first game of the season now in the books, the Chargers can turn their attention toward making adjustments and building on what they learned against GHEC. WWG will have another road test ahead of it when it returns to action Sept. 11 against Mountain Lake. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 ...

Tigers roar to unbeaten start

MARSHALL — The Marshall Tigers volleyball team is off to another strong start, opening the 2026 season with a 3-0 record through its first three matches. Marshall began the season with a challenging matchup against Chanhassen on its home court. The Tigers responded with a strong performance, taking down the Storm in four sets to open the season with a statement victory. From there, Marshall hit the road for back-to-back matches. The Tigers traveled to Watertown, South Dakota, for their second match of the season and continued their strong play, sweeping Watertown to move to ...

Tigers girls soccer settles into 1-1-1 start

MARSHALL — After playing to a 2-2 draw against St. Peter on Thursday, Marshall girls soccer now sits at 1-1-1 through its first three matches of the season. The Tigers opened the season against St. Cloud Cathedral, falling 2-1 in their first match. Marshall bounced back in its next game, earning its first victory of the season with a dominant 6-1 win over Waseca. The Tigers were back on the field Thursday against St. Peter, where neither team was able to find a decisive goal. The two sides finished tied 2-2, giving Marshall its first draw of the season. With three matches in the ...

Tigers boys soccer gets season off to 1-1-1 start

MARSHALL — Just like the girls soccer team, the Marshall boys soccer team is also off to a 1-1-1 start through its first three matches of the season. The Tigers opened the season with a strong showing against Apollo, earning a 3-0 victory. Marshall followed that win with a road matchup against Breck a couple of days later, where the Tigers fell 3-1. The Tigers were back on the road Thursday night against Waseca, but neither team was able to find the back of the net. The match ended in a scoreless 0-0 draw, giving Marshall its first tie of the season. With three matches now in the ...

TMB football tops MACCRAY to open season

CLARA CITY — Jackson Kruse’s big day under center helped the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton football team get off to a roaring start against MACCRAY on Thursday night. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, claiming a 38-16 win over the Wolverines. Kruse had two passing touchdowns and a kick return touchdown in the first half, including a 44-yard touchdown to Braden Morgan to take a 24-16 lead into halftime. He finished the day completing 14 of his 21 passes for 255 yards, three touchdowns and an interception, and he ran the ball 16 times for 104 yards and a ...

Rabbits fall to 1-2 following loss to CMC

WABASSO — Kenley Guetter’s strong two-way play wasn’t enough to get the Wabasso volleyball team into the win column against Central Minnesota Christian on Thursday night. Guetter led the Rabbits in both kills and digs, but the Bluejays prevailed 25-20, 25-13, 25-22. Guetter tallied 10 kills and seven digs in the match, and her pair of service aces tied Cendyll Daub for second on the team to Alexa Remiger’s three. Kylee Samyn was second on the team in kills with nine, and Lanna Janeiro-Dolan and Cassie Bliss tied with six digs each. Bliss and Janeiro-Dolan were also the ...