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Drake back again as Independent Girls Basketball POTY

MARSHALL — Winning is nothing new for Marshall’s Reese Drake. In fact, she doesn’t know much of anything else. The senior guard helped the Marshall girls basketball team to a third-place finish in this year’s state tournament, capping off her prep athletic career with three section ...

Vikings battle for each other in season of adversity

MINNEOTA — Despite battling injuries and illness, the Minneota boys basketball emphasized its team chemistry and grit to continue fighting through during the 2025-26 season. The Vikings were hit early-on with injuries that lingered on throughout the course of the season, forcing a handful ...

Mustangs open N.D. road trip with pair of losses to UMary

BISMARCK, N.D. - In a day the Mustangs would like to forget, the Southwest Minnesota State baseball team (13-9) fell to the UMary Marauders (8-10) in a pair of 5-1 contests on Friday afternoon. GAME ONE Cody Wichmann (2-1) pitched the first five innings for SMSU, allowing five ...

Gophers believed before the season that they were bound for March

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota was confident enough in this women's basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked out months ago for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers hadn't made the tournament since 2018 or hosted since 2005, but the ...

2025-26 MARSHALL INDEPENDENT ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL

MARSHALL — All five of the Marshall girls basketball team’s starters were named to the Independent’s All-Area teams, announced on Thursday. The Tigers’ starting backcourt duo of Taleigha Bigler and Reese Drake were both named to the All-Area First team, along with Westbrook-Walnut Grove ...

Local talent helps Minnesota West to national title

BROWNWOOD, Texas — A trio of local athletes helped the Minnesota West womens basketball team claim its second National Junior College Athletic Association [NJCAA] Division III national championship in the last three years. Izzy Klumper, Jayda Hellewell and Anistasia Smith all played key roles ...