MARSHALL — Heading into the season, the Marshall girls basketball team carried lofty expectations. The Tigers reached the state championship last season and returned four of their five starters, but have lived up to the hype thus far, earning their second consecutive 2AAA championship and ...

SLAYTON — Coming off a six-win season and the loss of some impactful seniors, the Murray County Central girls basketball team made big strides forward in the 2025-26 season. The Rebels more than doubled their win total and reached their first subsection championship game in 20 years to cap ...

TRACY — Gretchen Lanoue and Melaina Ankrum each showed tremendous growth in increased roles for the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton girls basketball team over the course of the season, helping the Panthers add four more wins to their total from last year as well as a postseason victory. The Panthers ...

LAMBERTON — Heading into this season, the focus for the Red Rock Central girls basketball team was setting the groundwork for the future. The Falcons were looking to curate an environment that made basketball fun for the girls, and the Falcons did just that this season. “Our big focus this ...

WESTBROOK — Despite losing some key pieces from last year’s strong season, the Westbrook-Walnut Grove girls basketball team found a way to continue to win games. Led by the continued growth of Leah Carter, the Chargers persisted and remained one of the stronger teams in the Red Rock ...

An updated version of this story will run in Tuesday's edition of the Independent ST. PAUL — The well-rounded scoring effort of the Marshall girls basketball team led the third-seeded Tigers to a win in the Class AAA state third-place game Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center. Taking on No. 4 ...