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Kruse throws three TDs as TMB rallies past BOLD

TRACY — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton football team bounced back from a scoreless first half with a second-half offensive explosion to down BOLD 26-8 in its final regular-season tilt on Tuesday. Jackson Kruse ran in a 1-yard touchdown and completed a 2-point conversion to Ty Yackley in the third quarter to open the night’s scoring, though BOLD quickly tied the game back up. Still, Kruse ended the third quarter with a 33-yard touchdown to Yackley to enter the final frame with a 14-8 lead. Kruse finished the night completing 14 of his 19 pass attempts for 242 yards, three touchdowns and ...

Stotesbery leads Dawson-Boyd in loss to Border West

DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd volleyball team wasn’t able to pick up a win in its penultimate home match of the season on Tuesday, falling 25-8, 25-23, 25-15 to Border West in non-conference play. Emma Stotesbery contributed across the box score for the Blackjacks. Her 11 digs, 15 set assists and four service aces were all team highs, and she also contributed three kills. Kadyn Perkins and Lilly Lee tallied seven and five kills, respectively, and Perkins’ eight digs tied Claire Stratmoen for second on the team. Dawson-Boyd falls to 5-18 and looks to close out its home schedule on a ...

RTR sweeps Canby on senior night, enters playoffs as No. 1 seed

TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton volleyball team celebrated its six seniors with a dominant performance in its final home match of the regular season, sweeping Canby 25-6, 25-6, 25-15 on senior night. The Knights made the occasion special by starting the opening set with all six seniors on the floor, giving the group one final opportunity to play together at home. The lineup change did little to slow RTR, which controlled the match from the start. “They played really, really well tonight,” RTR head coach Britany Moser said. “They wanted it. It was their last game, with six ...

No. 10 Mustangs travel north facing No. 20 UMD and BSU

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK The No. 10 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after defeating Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota State Moorhead, continues NSIC action on the road this weekend. The Mustangs face No. 20 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Friday inside the Romano Gymnasium at 6 p.m., before facing Bemidji State the following day at 2 p.m. All matches are listed in central time. MATCH COVERAGE Live stats and video for all matches will be available at SMSUmustangs.com Stay up to date on the Mustangs throughout the weekend by downloading the official ...

SMSU football returns to action with road match-up versus Augustana

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. THIS WEEK •The Southwest Minnesota State University football team (1-6, 0-6 NSIC, 0-2 NSIC South), following a bye week, returns to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action this Saturday, Oct. 24, with a road match-up versus the Augustana University (5-2, 4-2 NSIC, 2-1 NSIC South) at Kirkeby-Over Stadium with kickoff set for 1 p.m. •SMSU will be looking to snap a six-game losing skid since opening the season with a non-conference home victory over Valley City State (N.D.). •Augustana has won the past 10 games in the ...

Red Rock Central takes first set before falling to Hills-Beaver Creek

HILLS — Red Rock Central took the opening set but was unable to maintain its momentum Tuesday, falling to Hills-Beaver Creek in four sets. The Falcons opened with a 25-19 victory before the Patriots responded with three consecutive set wins of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-14 to secure the match. Zoey Keck led Red Rock Central offensively with 10 kills, while Kendra Schroeder and Natasha Erickson added four kills apiece. Erickson helped direct the offense with 13 assists, while Halle Paplow contributed nine assists. Defensively, Schroeder led the Falcons with 18 digs. Amelia Ubl added 15, ...