TYLER — The bats came alive for the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team on the way to a 10-0 mercy-rule Red Rock Conference win powered behind a five-run third inning against Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday night. Jaida Fricke pitched a near no-hitter in her complete game, and ...

YME 11, KMS 1 GRANITE FALLS — Four players logged three hits for the Yellow Medicine East softball team on Thursday, helping the Sting rout Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg for an 11-1 Camden Conference win in six innings. Bayli Sneller, Alana Almich, Emma Keller and Charlotte Paslawski each had ...

ST. PAUL — Marshall’s Autumn Deutz and Lakeview’s Jackson Staab each put together top-5 performances at the Hamline Elite Track and Field Meet, Friday in St. Paul. Deutz placed fourth in the girls pole vault, tying Milaca’s Taylar Bockoven with a height of 11-06. Roseville’s Jayda ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings selected Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks with the 18th pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night, adding some interior bulk and athleticism with a raw prospect whose recent injury likely pushed him down the board. The 6-foot-6, ...

MINNEOTA — Carson Javers’ four hits and four shutout innings helped the Minneota baseball team run away with a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Ortonville on Thursday. The Vikings scored five first-inning runs and never looked back to send the Trojans home in five innings. Javers limited the ...

MARSHALL — Deacon Wing and Elijah Winn combined for seven birdies to tie for second in the Marshall boys golf team’s home triangular on Thursday, leading the Tigers to a first-place finish. The Tigers fielded two teams in the four-team event. Marshall black placed first with a team score ...