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Lakers set school records in rebuilding season

COTTONWOOD — The Lakeview boys basketball team ran into some struggles with consistency this season, but Lakeview’s ability to fight for one another on the court continued to grow over the course of the 2025-26 year. The Lakers’ season came to an end following a competitive 55-52 loss ...

Lancers make positive strides in 2025-26 season

CANBY — The Canby boys basketball team made strides in the right direction in its 2025-26 season campaign, adding five more wins than a season prior led by a young core that will again be returning come next year. The Lancers finished this season 6-18 overall, a jump up from its 1-24 run ...

SMSU to host spring sports social Monday

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University athletics department and the Mustang Club will host a spring sports social on Monday at 5 p.m. at Marshall Golf Club. The event will include a short program 30 minutes after the initial start, featuring an update on Mustang athletics from ...

Mustangs open N.D. road trip with pair of losses to UMary

BISMARCK, N.D. - In a day the Mustangs would like to forget, the Southwest Minnesota State baseball team (13-9) fell to the UMary Marauders (8-10) in a pair of 5-1 contests on Friday afternoon. GAME ONE Cody Wichmann (2-1) pitched the first five innings for SMSU, allowing five ...

Gophers believed before the season that they were bound for March

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota was confident enough in this women's basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked out months ago for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers hadn't made the tournament since 2018 or hosted since 2005, but the ...

2025-26 MARSHALL INDEPENDENT ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL

MARSHALL — All five of the Marshall girls basketball team’s starters were named to the Independent’s All-Area teams, announced on Thursday. The Tigers’ starting backcourt duo of Taleigha Bigler and Reese Drake were both named to the All-Area First team, along with Westbrook-Walnut Grove ...