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Vikings battle past Central Minnesota Christian in five sets

PRINSBURG — It took five hard-fought sets, but Minneota volleyball came away with a road victory over Central Minnesota Christian, improving to 2-0 in conference play and 8-2 overall. The Vikings took the opening set 25-18 before CM Christian evened the match with a 25-23 win in the second. Minneota regained the lead with a 25-18 victory in the third, but the Bluejays forced a deciding fifth set by taking the fourth 25-17. Minneota came through when it mattered most, securing the match with a 15-11 win in the fifth. Eden Meagher led the Vikings with 14 kills, while Jaylyn Coequyt ...

Lakeview football falls to RTR in 3 overtimes

COTTONWOOD — It took three overtimes and nearly three hours to determine a winner Thursday night, as RTR eventually came away with an 8-0 victory over Lakeview in a hard-fought defensive battle. “That was an outstanding game played tonight,” Lakeview head coach Scott Hanson said. “Both teams had opportunities the whole game but could not get it in the end zone until the third overtime.” Despite the loss, Hanson said the Lakers continued to show toughness and grit throughout the game, pointing to the team’s effort and ability to work together. Lakeview outgained RTR 237-69 ...

Blackjacks roll past LQPV with 400-yard offensive effort

DAWSON - After racking up over 400 yards of offense, Dawson-Boyd football was able to dominate Lac que Parle Valley en route to a 35-8 win. Quarterback Carson Stratmoen put together an incredible game in the air, going 8-9 on throws on the way to 142 yards and a touchdown. Four of Stratmoen's completions went to Jaxton Hastad, who went for 104 receiving yards in the game, hauling in Stratmoen's lone touchdown pass Colten Bothun led the Blackjacks in rushing with seven carries for 127 yards, three of which carries went for touchdowns. The team will be back in action next week with a ...

Marshall falls to Waseca despite pair of singles wins

WASECA — A pair of singles victories weren’t enough to get Marshall into the win column in Thursday’s Big South Conference tennis matchup against Waseca, falling 5-2. Julia Pafko dominated her singles No. 3 match against Sam Sutton, 6-0, 6-1, and Emry Jans pulled out a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kayla Lardon in singles No. 4. The Bluejays took the top two singles matches to even the score. Kathryn Coudron claimed a 6-0, 6-1 win over Hannah Rugger in the top matchup and Cora Medina fell 6-0, 6-2 to Ava Miller. In the doubles No. 3, Kinley Boerboom and Julia Sherman bounced back from a ...

Dawson-Boyd falls to Renville County West in straight sets

DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd volleyball team fell back to .500 on Thursday with a 25-11, 25-14, 25-19 loss to Renville County West in Camden Conference play. The Blackjacks got a solid performance from their defensive back row. Kate Gruwell and Emma Stotesbery logged 15 and 13 set assists, respectively, while Kadyn Perkins contributed another 11. Stotesbery also accounted for 16 set assists. On the offensive side of the net, Claire Stratmoen and Stella Roth each tallied four kills. Dawson-Boyd drops to 4-4 on the season and looks to avoid a three-game skid when it goes on the road to ...

Wabasso drops four-set match to Cedar Mountain

WABASSO — A strong first set wasn’t enough to spark the Wabasso volleyball team to a Tomahawk Conference win over Cedar Mountain on Thursday. The Rabbits claimed the first game 25-20, but Cedar Mountain rattled off 25-15, 25-22, 25-23 wins from there to claim the match. Kenley Guetter was outstanding offensively for the Rabbits in the match, tallying 15 kills. Cendyll Daub, Cassie Bliss and Kylee and Ava Samyn each also finished with 5 or more kills, set up by Lanna Jeneiro-Dolan’s 20 set assists and Bills’ 17. Britta Brand led the defensive back row with 19 digs, followed by ...