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Marshall soccer teams learn section tournament matchups

MARSHALL — With the regular season complete for both Marshall High School soccer teams, the Minnesota State High School League tournament seeds and matchups have been announced. The Marshall girls’ team earned the No. 5 seed after finishing the regular season with a 7-5-2 record. The Tigers will travel to face No. 4 Jordan on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. With a win, Marshall would advance to face top-seeded Mankato East on Thursday, Oct. 15. The Marshall boys’ team secured the No. 7 seed and will travel to take on No. 2 Westonka on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. After earning their ...

Mustangs jump to No. 11 in recent AVCA poll

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. LEXINGTON - The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (15-3, 9-2 NSIC) rises one spot to No. 11 in the recent AVCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Monday afternoon. SMSU won two hard-fought matchups last weekend, first against Jamestown in four sets on Friday, before defeating Northern State in five sets on Saturday. SMSU is one of five teams from the NSIC represented in the top 25. For the sixth week in a row, Wayne State remains at No. 2, while Concordia-St. Paul jumps up one spot to No. 7. St. Cloud State after a 2-0 ...

Marshall runners shine at Alexandria Meet of Champions

ALEXANDRIA - A hot and windy day presented a challenge for the Marshall cross-country teams at the 53rd annual Alexandria Lions Meet of Champions on Saturday, but the Tigers came away with valuable experience and several strong individual performances. On the girls side, Katelyn Leibrfried led Marshall with a third-place finish, crossing the line in 19 minutes, 47.0 seconds. Claire Kruse also turned in a strong performance, placing sixth in 19:55.7. On the boys side, Marshall competed with a different lineup than usual, going without its top runner while moving four members of its ...

Marshall volleyball earns two wins against strong competition at Lakeville tournament

LAKEVILLE — The Marshall volleyball team picked up two victories and suffered two losses at the Lakeville tournament Oct. 9-10, earning straight-set wins over Eden Prairie and Lakeville North before facing a pair of highly ranked opponents in Eagan and East Ridge. The Tigers opened the tournament with a dominant performance against Eden Prairie, winning both sets 25-9. Marshall followed with a closer straight-set victory over Lakeville North, taking the first set 25-22 before securing a 25-23 win in the second. Marshall then faced Eagan, the No. 1-ranked team in Class AAAA, falling ...

Lakeview rallies past Ortonville for four-set victory

OTRONVILLE - Lakeview rallied after dropping a close opening set to earn a 3-1 volleyball victory over Ortonville, winning the final three sets to secure the match on Monday. The Lakers fell 26-24 in the opening set before responding with a 25-9 victory in the second. Lakeview carried that momentum into the third set, winning 25-16, before closing out the match with a 25-13 victory in the fourth. Taylor Hinz led Lakeview offensively with 12 kills, while Jaela Schmidt added seven. Laia Javens and Allison Isaacs each contributed five kills. Khya Gawarecki and Nicole Schwartz helped ...

Marshall falls to Orono in state semifinal rematch

ORONO - Marshall faced a familiar opponent Friday night, taking on Orono in a rematch of last year's state semifinal before falling to the Spartans 20-7 on Friday. Orono set the tone early, scoring 14 points in the opening quarter to take control. The Spartans added six more points in the third quarter to extend their advantage to 20-0 heading into the final period. The Tigers responded in the fourth quarter with their lone score of the night, avoiding the shutout and cutting into the deficit. However, Marshall was unable to generate enough offense to complete the comeback as Orono ...