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Drake back again as Independent Girls Basketball POTY

MARSHALL — Winning is nothing new for Marshall’s Reese Drake. In fact, she doesn’t know much of anything else. The senior guard helped the Marshall girls basketball team to a third-place finish in this year’s state tournament, capping off her prep athletic career with three section ...

Lakers set school records in rebuilding season

COTTONWOOD — The Lakeview boys basketball team ran into some struggles with consistency this season, but Lakeview’s ability to fight for one another on the court continued to grow over the course of the 2025-26 year. The Lakers’ season came to an end following a competitive 55-52 loss ...

Lancers make positive strides in 2025-26 season

CANBY — The Canby boys basketball team made strides in the right direction in its 2025-26 season campaign, adding five more wins than a season prior led by a young core that will again be returning come next year. The Lancers finished this season 6-18 overall, a jump up from its 1-24 run ...

Developing Sting earn first postseason victory since 2023

GRANITE FALLS — In a season where wins often came sparingly, the Yellow Medicine East boys basketball team stuck together and still made it a memorable run by advancing in the postseason for the first time in three years during the 2025-26 campaign. The Sting was given the 10-seed for the ...

Mustangs open N.D. road trip with pair of losses to UMary

BISMARCK, N.D. - In a day the Mustangs would like to forget, the Southwest Minnesota State baseball team (13-9) fell to the UMary Marauders (8-10) in a pair of 5-1 contests on Friday afternoon. GAME ONE Cody Wichmann (2-1) pitched the first five innings for SMSU, allowing five ...

Gophers believed before the season that they were bound for March

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota was confident enough in this women's basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked out months ago for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers hadn't made the tournament since 2018 or hosted since 2005, but the ...