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SMSU baseball picks up wins on walk-off, mercy rule

Tucson, Ariz. — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team picked up a pair of wins in the past 24 hours against Dakota Wesleyan University at the Tucson Invitational, extending its win-streak to four games. The Mustangs earned a walk-off victory on Thursday, followed by a ...

Drake, Bigler named All-State, Stensrud an honorable mention

Marshall guards Taleigha Bigler and Reese Drake were both named to the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association’s Class AAA All-State team, announced this week, while Lakeview’s Brynn Stensrud was also selected as a Class A honorable mention. Drake and Bigler’s backcourt excellence ...

Mustangs split Thursday series at THE Spring Games

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team split an afternoon series on the third day of THE Spring Games in Florida on Thursday. The Mustangs suffered a 6-0 loss to Northwood Michigan, but turned things around for a 5-1 win against Seton Hill Pennsylvania in ...

Tigers head back to state for second straight season

ST. PETER — The top-seeded Marshall girls basketball team is headed back to the Class AAA state tournament for the second straight season after defeating No. 2 Jordan 84-69 to reclaim the Section 2AAA championship, Wednesday night at Gustavus Adolphus College. “The emotions are so good. ...

Tiger takeaways lead to quarterfinal win over Worthington

MARSHALL — Takeaways and transition points were the story of the night in the No. 2 Marshall boys basketball team’s Section 2AAA quarterfinal matchup against No. 7 Worthington Tuesday night. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead and held on down the stretch for a 79-68 win. Marshall ...