MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski announced on Monday that Kirk Nauman has been named the new head women's and men's cross country and track & field coach at SMSU. Nauman brings 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to SMSU ...
MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University Athletic Department held its annual Farmers Open golf tournament on Monday afternoon at Marshall Golf Club, with 34 teams competing. The Great Plains Processing team consisting of Mike Fiedler, Quinton Honerman, Wade Miles and Mike ...
SACRED HEART – Fresh off of a season-extending 6-1 win over Granite Falls on Friday, Marshall could not keep the magic alive in Saturday’s do-or-die Region 4C tournament matchup with Starbuck as the Stars scored early and often to beat the A’s 9-4. Leading up to the contest, A’s ...
HADLEY – The Hadley Buttermakers have tuned up a lot of classics so far in this postseason. In five games, the Buttermakers have fought and clawed their way to come-from-behind victories in all of them. The latest hit on their comeback tour was a special one. Sam Erickson tossed eight ...
ROSEN – After dropping a tough loss on Friday to Morris, the Minneota amateur baseball team looked to bounce back in order to keep its season alive in the Region 9C tournament. Unfortunately for the Mudhens, they weren’t able to piece together a string of hits enough to produce a run as ...
LAMBERTON — The Lamberton Long Sox defeated the Hanska Lakers 7-1 in the second game of Region 2C round-robin action on Sunday. Through two of five games, Lamberton sits at 1-1 in Region 2C. The top three teams in the region will advance to state. Johnny Pistulka got the win on the mound ...
SACRED HEART – The No. 3 seed Marshall A’s guaranteed themselves at least one more game to be played in the Region 4C tournament thanks to a 6-1 victory over No. 7 seed Granite Falls on Friday in Sacred Heart. The A’s were able to jump out to an early lead in the contest and never ...
FAIRMONT — The Milroy Irish defeated the Fairmont Martins 10-4 on Friday to even up their Region 13C Tournament series. The Irish clubbed 15 hits in the win. Dominic Dolan led the way, going 4 for 5 with three runs scored. Cody Mather got the start on the mound and earned the win. In six ...
MINNEAPOLIS – Augsburg University men's wrestling alumnus and Marshall native Donny Wichmann '89, a three-time Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion, a national tournament All-American and a longtime assistant coach who was a part of 10 NCAA Division III national ...
MILROY – The top-seeded Milroy Irish dropped a tightly-contested semifinals matchup with No. 4 seed Fairmont by a final score of 5-4 in the Region 13C tournament. Wednesday’s loss at Irish Yard gives the Martins a 1-0 lead in the best of three series. The back-and-forth contest began ...
MARSHALL - The Southwest Minnesota State University Department of Athletics has announced season ticket packages for the upcoming 2019-20 season are now available, while there is also still time to join the Mustang Booster Club to enjoy numerous benefits, and support SMSU ...
LUVERNE — Hadley defeated Luverne 6-5 in Game 1 of a Region 13C Tournament series. Blake Rogers got the Buttermakers on the board early with a three-run home run. Luverne quickly took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the first. After the teams each tacked on an extra run to make it a 5-4 ...
LAMBERTON – With a final spot in the Region 2C tournament hanging in the balance, the No. 4 seeded Lamberton Longsox were forced to dig deep in their series-deciding game three matchup with No. 9 Essig in the Tomahawk East League playoffs on Tuesday. Utilizing a two-run eighth inning, the ...
MARSHALL – After a tough loss to New Ulm Gold in the semifinal round of the sub-state tournament, the Marshall Black Junior Legion baseball team showed their resiliency to set up a rematch for a chance to go to state. Needing a pair of victories in order to punch their ticket, Marshall went ...
MILROY – The No. 1 seeded Milroy Irish (24-6) took one step closer to a trip to the Class C state tournament on Monday thanks to a series-clinching 4-1 victory over the No. 8 seeded Lakefield Horned Frogs, moving the club into the final four of the Region 13C tournament. Milroy Irish ...
TRACY – The 49th Dolan Classic family golf tournament was played on Friday and Saturday at the Tracy Country Club. The annual event involves the direct descendants of the John and Mary Dolan family and their families. Emily Minett, the Tracy Country Club manager, welcomed the enthusiastic ...
MARSHALL – After opening their sub-state tournament with a victory on Friday, the Marshall Black Junior Legion baseball team was able to bounce back from an early loss to New Ulm Gold with a resilient victory over Alexandria Black on Saturday to set up a rematch with New Ulm. Sunday’s ...
BRANDON, S.D. – The Marshall 15U Orange baseball team dropped a trio of games at the Brandon Valley tournament over the weekend, falling to Brandon Valley (S.D.) 3-2 on Saturday and TB Rays 12-11 and 5-3 on Sunday. On Saturday against Brandon Valley, Braxton Meyer and Connor Neubeck led the ...
BIRD ISLAND – The path to a Class C state tournament trip for the No. 3 seed Marshall A’s (13-7) became a lot more difficult on Saturday as a result of a 12-1 loss at the hands of No. 6 seed Atwater in the opening round of the Region 4C tournament in Bird Island. The Chuckers got off to ...
WACONIA – A 10-3 loss at the hands of Willmar on the third day of competition at the sub-state 15 playoffs marked the end of the Marshall Mudcats’ season on Friday at Lion’s Field. Marshall concluded the tournament with a 2-2 record and finished the season 10-6 overall. According to ...