GRANITE FALLS — Granite Falls used a late rally to defeat Sacred Heart 4-3 on Wednesday. Trailing 3-2 with two outs in the ninth inning, Jordan Odegard got on base with a walk to extend the game. After Odegard stole second base, he advanced to third on a single by Bennett Knapper. Cam ...
MINNEOTA – The Minneota Mudhens (17-4) extended their winning streak to five games on Wednesday with a down-to-the-wire 8-7 victory over the Corn Belt League-leading Marshall A’s (12-3). With the win, the Mudhens have now won 10 of their last 11 games, while the loss for Marshall snaps a ...
MARSHALL – After a successful opening last year, the Little Wild Learn To Play Program, presented by Hyvee, is returning to Marshall and the Red Baron Arena and Expo this fall. Registration is currently open and there are still spots available, but there is a limit of 60 participants. The ...
LAKEVILLE - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Erin Lind presented Southwest Minnesota State Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski with the league's 2018-19 Sportsmanship Award at the NSIC's Annual Hall of Fame banquet on Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn in Lakeville. ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall Baseball Association (MBA) and the Marshall A’s will induct two members into the Marshall Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday at Legion Field. The Ace Hardware/MDI Marshall Baseball Hall of Fame class will be inducted in a ceremony prior to Marshall’s game versus the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Southwest Minnesota State University freshman golfer Anneke Weg has been selected to the 2018-19 Women's Golf Coaches Association's (WGCA) All-America Scholar Team for Division II. A total of 1,097 women golfers in Division I, II, and III earned the honor. The criteria ...
MARSHALL – Fresh off a 2-1-1 finish at the Alexandria tournament this past weekend, the Marshall Junior Legion Black baseball team kept its foot on the gas in Monday’s home matchup with Slayton by defeating the Rebels 18-0 in five innings. Marshall assistant coach Tyler Vaughn said ...
BURNSVILLE - Former Southwest Minnesota State University football standout Jason Jacobs will be inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Hall of Fame today. The induction ceremony will be held at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Lakeville, with a social beginning at 6 ...
MARSHALL - The Marshall A's amateur baseball team will hold its 9th annual golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday at the Marshall Golf Club. The 2-person scramble tournament begins with a shotgun start at 12 p.m. Registration starts at 11 a.m. The cost is $50 and includes 18 holes of golf and ...
WORTHINGTON – The Marshall 15U Orange baseball team defeated Worthington 3-2 on Monday. Braxton Meyer led the way for Marshall with a 2 for 3 day at the plate with an RBI while Preston Hoflock added an RBI. Zach Allen earned the victory on the mound, going seven innings while allowing two ...
NEW ULM/ESSIG – The Marshall Mudcats wrapped up tournament play at the Upper Midwest Classic on Saturday with a two-game split featuring a 5-0 loss to the Mankato American Legion team and a 7-4 win over Waconia to finish 1-2 overall. According to coach Mitch Maxwell, the tournament provides ...
ALEXANDRIA – The Marshall Junior Legion baseball team wrapped up the Alexandria tournament with a 2-1 record, falling to Blaine 7-3 before earning victories over Detroit Lakes (7-2) and Alexandria (2-1) to close the weekend. Sunday Marshall 2, Alexandria 1 Against Alexandria, Josh Baker ...
MARSHALL – When the lights are the brightest and the pressure is at its peak, there are those that avoid the challenge and a select few who embrace it. Marshall’s Isaac Schmitt falls into the latter category. The senior ace of the Tiger staff was unflappable in some of Marshall’s most ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall Independent sports staff is pleased to announce the 2019 Marshall Independent All-Area Baseball team. Joining Marshall senior Isaac Schmitt on the All-Area Baseball First Team are the following eight players: Murray County Central senior Danny Blankenship, ...
BATTING AVG Hayden Gravley, RTR .434 Danny Blankenship, MCC .397 Jake Byrne, TMB .397 Austin Irlbeck, RRC/WWG .389 Mason Irlbeck, RRC/WWG .381 Payton Hess, RTR .367 Landon Rolbiecki, Minn. .357 Cody Wichmann, RTR .346 Lance Wagner, Wab. .341 Cody Greve, ...
SECOND TEAM Hayden Gravley 8th, RTR Gravley led the area with a .434 average. His 23 total hits included five doubles, while he also recorded six RBI and 19 runs scored. Thomas Hennen Sr., Minneota Hennen finished with a .276 average. His 16 hits included four doubles and a triple, ...
ESSIG – A one-run advantage through four and a half innings was not enough for the Marshall Legion baseball team to fend off Brandon Valley (S.D.) on Friday as the Lynx used a five-run sixth inning to defeat the Mudcats 6-1 in the first game of the Upper Midwest Classic tournament. Though ...
MARSHALL – It’s no secret that Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton has been on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism since taking over for previous GM Paul Fletcher back in April of 2018. The main source of frustration, aside from the team missing the playoffs for the ...
MARSHALL – The Southwest Swim Club attended multiple swim meets in the second half of June. The 39th Annual Milbank Invitational was held in Milbank, SD on June 22. The invite was attended by 125 athletes from South Dakota and Minnesota and was held in a 25-yard indoor pool. SSC had two ...
MILROY – Showing pride in our country and appreciation of the many freedoms that are enjoyed here in the United States can be expressed in many different ways. San Diego’s Joe “Mr. Sports Travel” Connor has taken an approach few, if any, can say they’ve attempted or even thought of. ...