In an area chock-full of basketball talent, a few names rise to the top. Marshall head girls basketball coach Dan Westby decided to take note of that, compiling a list of all of the Independent's 12 area schools' top scorers dating back to the start of organized prep basketball. The list ...
OKABENA — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton baseball team put together an absolute slugfest in their non-conference matchup against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on Tuesday night. The Panthers exploded for 13 second-inning runs and rode their pitching from there to a 21-0 win via five-inning mercy rule. Connor Lanoue pitched a five-inning shutout for TMB, striking out nine batters while limiting the Coyotes to a pair of hits and three walks. As a batter, he stole six bases after reaching base on four walks and a single. Brody Hauger led TMB’s offensive attack with a triple, a single and four ...
OKABENA — The Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove softball team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday night, riding Natasha Wahl’s four hits and Hadley Jenniges’ four RBIs to an 11-6 victory over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda in Red Rock Conference play. RRC/WWG trailed 5-3 heading into the top of the sixth when the Falcons’ bats got hot. Walks to Sydney Foster and Wahl with a Kendra Schroeder single in between loaded the bases, and Jenniges flipped the game with a 3-run double. RRC/WWG retired each of the next two batters, but the Falcons rallied with two outs. Carlie ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The Canby/Minneota track and field team competed at the Scott Underwood Invitational at South Dakota State University on Monday. The Lancer girls placed seventh out of 30 teams at the invite, and the boys placed 22nd. Canby/Minneota’s girls finished the meet with 30 points and the boys finished with 11. The Lakeview girls also placed 17th with 11 points and the boys 19th with 12.5. Spirit Lake, Sioux Falls Christian and Brookings took the top three spots on both sides. Spirit Lake won the boys with 88.5 points, followed by Sioux Falls Christian with 81 and ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's golf team competed on Monday in its final tournament prior to the league championship playing 36 holes and braving cold temperatures at the Augustana Invitational held at par 72 Elmwood Golf Course. The scheduled two-day event was reduced to a one-day tournament due expected poor weather conditions on Tuesday. SMSU finished in eighth place at the 12-team invite shooting a two-round total of 91-over-par 667 (334-333). Concordia-St. Paul won the team championship with a 44-over 620. Gwen Latunski from Sioux Falls ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Bones Hyland’s sharp shooting wasn’t enough to lift the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves to a win over Charlotte Sunday night. In the absence of Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, Hyland scored 15 first-half points to spur on the Wolves to a lead at halftime, but ...
