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Canby-Minneota girls finish fourth at section meet, Pesek qualifies for state

LUVERNE — The Canby-Minneota cross country teams wrapped up their season at the Section 3A meet in Luverne, with the girls placing fourth and Mya Pesek qualifying for her fifth consecutive state meet. The girls finished fourth out of 22 teams, with Pesek leading the way in seventh place with a time of 20 minutes, 27 seconds. The accomplishment marks her fifth straight trip to the state meet. Taylor Ourada was next for Canby-Minneota, finishing 14th in 20:54. Ourada put together a season-best performance and came close to qualifying for state. Adri Christianson placed 21st in 21:39, ...

Marshall sweeps Mankato East, advances to section championship

MARSHALL — The Marshall volleyball team continued its postseason run Friday night, earning a straight-set victory over Mankato East with set scores of 25-10, 25-15 and 25-12. The Tigers controlled the match throughout, using a balanced offensive attack and strong serving to secure the sweep and advance to the section championship match. Julia Fahl and Bentley Krull led Marshall with 11 kills apiece. Fahl also recorded five service aces and six digs, while Krull helped pace the Tigers' attack. Nora Holmgren also finished with 11 kills, recording them on 16 attempts. Laurel Ryks added ...

Defensive touchdowns power No. 2 Dawson-Boyd past Canby

DAWSON — Defensive dominance set the tone for the No. 2 Dawson-Boyd football team in its Section 4A semifinal matchup against No. 6 Canby on Saturday. The Blackjacks scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in the first quarter and rolled to a 56-13 win, setting up a rematch of last year’s section championship against Minneota. Mason Bothun got the ball rolling for the Blackjacks early with a 44-yard pick 6. He also scored on a 22-yard receiving touchdown later in the quarter after Kingston Crosby returned a blocked kick for a touchdown. Colten Bothun was the Blackjacks’ primary ...

Kemp’s fourth-quarter TD passes lift Wabasso past RRC

WABASSO — Drew Kemp threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the top-seeded Wabasso football team’s comeback against No. 5 Red Rock Central on Saturday in the Section 2 9-player semifinals. The Rabbits fell to the Falcons in last year’s section championship game after finding themselves on the wrong side of a comeback, but got the job this time around with a 26-15 win. The Rabbits trailed 15-12 heading into the fourth quarter, but Kemp flipped the script with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Brooks Baune to take the lead. The two-point conversion attempt failed, but Kemp ...

No. 1 Minneota sweeps Dawson-Boyd to advance

MINNEOTA — The top-seeded Minneota volleyball team made quick work of the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament on Friday, cruising to a 25-9, 25-10, 25-12 sweep. Libby Sussner and Sophie Gillund spread the ball around evenly for the Vikings, tallying 22 and 16 set assists, respectively. Sussner also tied Eden Meagher with a team-high four service aces. On the finishing end of those assists, Jaylyn Coequyt led the way with 11 kills, followed by nine from Gillund and eight from Ava Rost. Rost and Leah Coequyt each also logged a block at the ...

No. 6 Rabbits knock off RCW in four-set thriller

RENVILLE — Britta Brand led a strong defensive effort from the No. 6 Wabasso volleyball team on Friday night as the Rabbits upset No. 3N Renville County West in the second round of the 3A North subsection tournament, 25-20, 10-25, 27-25, 26-24. Brand finished with a team-high 15 digs, followed by 12 from Alexa Remiger and 11 from Kenley Guetter. The Rabbits also got a solo block and two block assists from Ava Samyn, and three block assists each from Lanna Janeiro-Dolan and Cendyll Daub. Guetter was the leader of the team’s attack with 18 kills. Janeiro-Dolan and Bliss tallied 22 ...