SLAYTON — Coming off a successful 2024 campaign, the Murray County Central baseball team returns 13 players, including a core group of leaders, and is looking to build off last season’s momentum for a deep playoff run.  “We look for them [returners] to just step right in and continue on ...

SLAYTON — While the Murray County Central girls team saw a decrease in numbers for the 2025 outdoor season and the boys side saw an increase, both teams return a group of strong athletes in hopes to continue building off a successful start to the year.  The girls team has gone from 25 ...

SLAYTON — The Murray County Central softball team is looking to continue its strong start to the season with a group of 12 returners and senior pitcher Thea Schneider this year, coming off a 2024 winning record.  Led by four seniors in Schneider, Emmi Peltola, Elyse Paulzine and Taylor ...

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team couldn’t end its 37-game head-to-head losing streak against Winona State on Friday afternoon. The Mustangs fell behind early in both games of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader and never recovered, ...

MINNEOTA — The Minneota/Canby softball team hosted the RTR Knights on a cold, blustery day.  Despite the miserable playing conditions, the Vikings used a combination of strong pitching, good defense and timely hitting to carry them to a 10-6 victory over the Knights.  Madison Hennen ...

MARSHALL — Defensive improvements weren’t enough to help the Marshall softball team earn a non-conference win over Morris Area on Thursday night. The Marshall Tigers kept the Morris Tigers off the board in four of the game’s six innings, but a pair of hiccups helped Morris ...