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Johansen’s 4 hits power RTR to fifth straight win

HERON LAKE — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team rattled off 15 hits, powered by Payton Johansen’s perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate, to lead the Knights to a 15-3 mercy-rule win over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Thursday night in five innings. The win marked the fifth-straight for RTR. Johansen ran in two runners along with accounting for a pair of runs herself along with her team-high four hits. Laken Baartman also had a big offensive performance again, going 2 for 4 at the plate with a triple, two RBIs and shared a team-high three runs with Kynsi VanderPlaats. VanderPlaats ...

Vikings fall to MACCRAY amid defensive struggles

MINNEOTA — The Minneota baseball team faced some pitching and defensive struggles, and couldn’t quite get its bats going in a 13-3 Camden Conference loss to MACCRAY Thursday night. The Vikings went through four pitchers on the night, and allowed bases to get loaded in each of the first ...

Mustangs’ season ends with loss to Winona State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A fourth-inning rally by Winona State was too much for the Southwest Minnesota State University softball team to overcome in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference quarterfinals, Thursday at Augustana’s Bowden Field. The Mustangs claimed an early lead but ...

Knights bat around the order in win over HLOF

RUTHTON — A well-rounded offensive effort helped the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton baseball team run away with a Red Rock Conference win over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Thursday night. Eight different batters recorded at least one hit for the Knights as they cruised to an 11-1 win in five ...

‘This is what you dream of in the postseason’

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Jordyn Marsh’s dominance in the circle and Grace Anderson’s solo blast propelled the Southwest Minnesota State University softball team to its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament since 2022 on Wednesday. Entering as the No. 8 seed, the Mustangs ...

Tigers come from behind for 4-3 win over Saints

MARSHALL — Although facing a deficit through the first four innings, the Marshall baseball team rallied late in the fifth to take a one-run lead and held on for a 4-3 comeback win against St. Peter Tuesday night in a Big South Conference matchup. Through a competitive defensive start ...