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SMSU Volleyball rolling to begin season

All notes courtesy of SMSU Athletics Communications. THIS WEEK The No. 10 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after starting the season 3-0 in Pensacola, Fla., is on the road this week in St. Joesph, Mo., competing in the Fairfield Inn & Suites Griffon Volleyball Classic. SMSU opens play with a match on Thursday against tournament hosts, and No. 11 ranked, Missouri Western State at 6 p.m. The Mustangs then face off twice on Friday, first against Rockhurst (Mo.) at 11:30 a.m., and Northwest Missouri State at 4:30 p.m. SMSU finishes the week on Saturday with a match against Oklahoma ...

Mustangs top Valley City State to open season

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University football team opened its 2026 season with a 10-7 victory over Valley City State University on Thursday night at Mattke Field, earning its first home-opening victory since 2022. Playing in front of a strong home crowd, the Mustangs and ...

SMSU Football opens season Thursday hosting Valley City State

Notes courtesy of SMSU Athletics Communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football program (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) opens its 58th season on Thursday night hosting Valley City State University (0-0, 0-0 Frontier Conference) with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. at Mattke Field ...

New podcast with SMSU head football coach underway

MARSHALL - With the SMSU football season soon to be underway, new sports editor Daniel Lins started a podcast with SMSU head football coach Scott Underwood. Episode one is already out, and all future episodes will feature a recap of the previous week’s game, and a look ahead to the current ...

RTR looks to return to state under new head coach

TYLER — A season after making a run all the way to the Class A state championship game, the RTR volleyball team enters 2026 with high expectations and a new head coach at the helm. Britany Moser takes over as the Knights' head coach and will look to guide a talented and experienced roster back to the state tournament. After working with the team during the summer, Moser said she was impressed by how quickly the players embraced some changes while continuing to build on the foundation already established within the program. “Having coached the team during the summer, I was really ...

Vikings in search of fifth straight state title

MINNEOTA — Minneota football has established itself as one of the state's premier programs, and the Vikings will enter the 2026 season with a chance to add another chapter to that history. Minneota currently carries a 46-game winning streak and has won four consecutive Class A state championships. Despite that remarkable run of success, head coach Chad Johnson knows the expectations do not make the work any easier. The Vikings will have some new faces stepping into important roles this season, but Johnson said the entire roster has embraced the work necessary to continue the ...