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Tigers bounce back with dominant win over St. Peter

ST. PETER — After back-to-back losses to top-5 opponents, the No. 2 Marshall volleyball team bounced back on Tuesday with a straight-sets victory over St. Peter in Big South Conference play. The Tigers fell to No. 3AAAA Maple Grove and No. 1AAA Benilde-St. Margaret’s at the Southwest Challenge over the weekend, but got right back on track with a 25-10, 25-10, 25-10 sweep. Leah Stelter distributed the ball evenly for a balanced attack for Marshall, tallying 26 set assists. Her nine digs trailed only Kezlyn Pinckney’s 13 and were just ahead of Jennifer Lee’s eight. Julia Fahl ...

SMSU soccer faces pair of NSIC North opponents on the road

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. HIS WEEK The Southwest Minnesota State University women's soccer team (0-4-1, 0-2 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on the road this weekend. The Mustangs travel north facing Minnesota Crookston on Friday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m., before coming up against Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS The Mustangs dropped a pair of matches at home last weekend, falling 2-1 to Minnesota Duluth on Friday before suffering a 3-0 setback to Bemidji State on Sunday. SMSU opened NSIC ...

No. 14 SMSU volleyball makes home debut this weekend against SCSU and MSU

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL - THIS WEEK The No. 14 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after beginning NSIC play last weekend, hosts its first games inside the PE Gym in 2026. SMSU opens play with a match on Friday against No. 10 ranked St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. The Mustangs then face Minnesota State the following day at 2 p.m. In honor of ‘Alumni Weekend’, SMSU will be hosting a ‘Gameday Round Up’ at 12 p.m. All matches are listed in central time. MATCH COVERAGE Live stats and video for all matches will be available at SMSUmustangs.com Stay up ...

MCC looks to reload after historic state run

SLAYTON — Coming off their first run to the state semifinals in a quarter-century, the Murray County Central football team will look to build on last season’s success with a fresh group of faces in 2026. “We obviously want to compete for the section, we want to be in that section championship,” MCC head coach Patrick Freeman said. “We have a really tough schedule. Guys that are in our district, our section are well-coached football teams, and we respect that. But the ultimate goal is that we want to be playing our best football by the end of the year. If we stay true to the ...

Minneota volleyball returns veteran core with high hopes

MINNEOTA — Coming off a 27-7 season in 2025-26, Minneota volleyball returns with plenty of experience and high expectations for another successful campaign. The Vikings return nine letterwinners from last season’s squad while losing just two players to graduation, giving head coach Kaley Buysse a veteran group to work with. “We have quite a few returning starters and many girls with years of experience on varsity, so I feel like that will be a strength of ours both defensively and offensively,” Buysse said. Among the team's returning veterans are Leah Coequyt and Jaylynn ...

Knights roll to third sweep of season

TYLER — Entering Monday night’s matchup with Wabasso, RTR volleyball had suffered just one loss on the season, coming against Minneota. The Knights came into their home match with a 2-1 record, with both of their victories coming by way of sweeps on the road against Lakeview and TMB. RTR continued that trend Monday, rolling past Wabasso in straight sets, 25-11, 25-17, 25-20. The victory not only moved the Knights to 3-1 on the season, but also marked their third sweep of the year. The Knights will look to keep their strong start going when they return to action Thursday, Sept. 17, ...