MARSHALL — Lincoln Swanjord pitched lights out for the Hadley Buttermakers in their non-league matchup against the Marshall A’s on Wednesday. He struck out 11 batters over six innings to earn the win as Hadley came out on top 6-3, with the Buttermakers’ offense churning out 12 hits to ...

LEAVENWORTH — Marshall VFW and Sleepy Eye VFW both saw strong defensive performances in a VFW baseball game Monday at Leavenworth Ballpark, but in the end it was Marshall that came away with the 3-2 victory. Carson Mensink earned the win for Marshall in relief, shaking off an early line ...

HADLEY — Austin Irlbeck brought the fireworks at the plate for Hadley’s Sunday matchup against Heron Lake. Irlbeck hit a grand slam, two doubles and a single for six RBIs in the game as Hadley claimed an 18-0 win in seven innings. The Buttermakers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the ...

MARSHALL — The Marshall Tigers led the 2025 Independent All-Area baseball team, announced on Saturday, with five selections, while Murray County Central and Minneota each earned another four. Marshall and MCC were the only teams with multiple first-team honorees. For Marshall, Liam Kruse ...

MARSHALL — Seven of the Independent’s 11 area softball teams were represented on the first team of the 2025 Independent All-Area softball team, announced Thursday. Yellow Medicine East and Murray County Central were the lone schools with multiple first-teamers, each earning two, while the ...

MARSHALL — Hits were hard to come by for the Marshall American Legion baseball team on Tuesday in its doubleheader against Mitchell (S.D.). The Mudcats were limited to seven hits and one run across 14 innings of baseball, losing the opener 2-1 and the second game 5-0. “[It was] pretty ...