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Wichmann’s slam helps A’s stave off Yankees

MARSHALL — Cody Wichmann came up big for the Marshall A’s in their season opener against Corn Belt League-foe Milroy on Sunday. The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton graduate and current Southwest Minnesota State University pitcher hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to help the A’s outlast the ...

Tigers step up in the clutch vs. Mankato, Monte

MARSHALL — A pair of hard-fought non-conference wins on Saturday helped the Marshall baseball team further make its case for the top seed in the upcoming section tournament. Trae Bailey drove in the go-ahead runs in both games, coming on a bases-loaded walk against Mankato East for a 2-1 ...

All-Conference duo leads Marshall girls to BSC title

MORTON — The top-10 finishes of Dayton Webskowski, Maddi Panka and Anna Thor helped the Marshall girls golf team eke out a first-place finish at the Big South Conference Championship Tournament, Monday at Dacotah Ridge Golf Club. As a team, Marshall tallied a team score of 377 to edge out Fairmont by a single stroke, and Blue Earth Area placed third at 400 in the 14-team event. Webskowski was first on the Big South All-Conference list after finishing the championship meet tied with Katherine Zelaya for first place with a 9-over 81. Webskowski was particularly strong on the back 9, ...

Sorenson tosses immaculate inning in Hadley win

Hadley 15, Fox Lake 1 (7 inn.) HADLEY — Tucker Sorenson threw an immaculate inning for the Hadley Buttermakers in their Gopher League matchup against Fox Lake on Sunday, helping his team run away with a 15-1 win in seven innings. Sorenson’s nine-pitch, three-strikeout inning came in the second with the game still tied at 0-0. He finished the day with 14 strikeouts and no walks over five innings, limiting the Foxes to one earned run on a pair of hits. Hadley capitalized from there with four runs in the bottom of the frame to take the lead. Fox Lake got on the board with a run in ...

Alcorn’s gem leads Tigers to revenge vs. New Ulm

MARSHALL — In a game loaded with implications for section tournament seeding, Eli Alcorn pitched a gem for the Marshall baseball team in a Big South Conference matchup against New Ulm. Separated by just a game in the section standings, Alcorn shut down New Ulm’s often-active bats to lead ...

Canby/Minneota sweeps home meet

CANBY — The Canby/Minneota track and field team defended its home turf well on Friday, cruising to a pair of lopsided wins in both the boys and girls sides of its home track and field meet. The Lancer girls finished with a total of 137.5 points, well ahead of runner-up Lakeview’s 42.5 in the four-team field. The Lancers and Lakers also took the top two spots on the boys side, with Canby/Minneota winning the meet with 117 points followed by Lakeview’s 90. The Lancer girls found success in all sorts of different events. Jada Van Engen and Mya Pesek represented the ...