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Knights’ hustle, rebounding leads to another solid season

TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton girls basketball team’s tenacious efforts on defense and on the glass helped the team continue to make progress this year. After finishing last season 11-16, the Knights got up above .500 this season at 14-13, eventually earning a No. 4 seed in the 3A South tournament. On average, the Knights limited their opponents to just 48.1 points per game. Much of their defensive success came due to their ability to generate turnovers; Paisley Thooft and Ava Guida led the charge with 3.2 and 2.9 steals per game, and Ava Karbo set the tone on the defensive ...

Marshall tops CDH, places third at state tournament

An updated version of this story will run in Tuesday's edition of the Independent ST. PAUL — The well-rounded scoring effort of the Marshall girls basketball team led the third-seeded Tigers to a win in the Class AAA state third-place game Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center. Taking on No. 4 ...

Tigers take on Raiders in state third-place game

MARSHALL — Despite falling out of contention for a state title, the Marshall girls basketball team still has plenty left to play for at the Class AAA state tournament. The third-seeded Tigers fell to No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s in Thursday’s semifinals, and now Marshall will take on No. ...

SMSU baseball’s win streak ends vs. CSP

MINNEAPOLIS — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team wasn’t able to carry the magic of its eight-game Arizona winning streak into its return to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Friday. The Mustangs returned to conference play with a doubleheader against ...

Mustangs finish 9th at SMSU Challenge

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — The Southwest Minnesota State University golf team placed ninth out of 10 teams at the SMSU Challenge on Friday, compiling a team score of 129-over during the two-day tournament. Meghan Pundsack led SMSU in the tournament, building on her 12-over performance on Thursday with a 10-over on Friday to move up into a tie for 18th. She was particularly strong on the back 9, shooting a 3-over with a birdie on hole 15. Allie Nedved and Carly Hamman also placed in the top 50 for the Mustangs, finishing 42nd and 48th. Nedved shot a 13-over to finish the tournament at ...

No. 3 Tigers come up short to No. 2 BSM in state semifinals

MINNEAPOLIS — The Marshall Tigers’ quest for revenge against No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s fell short in Thursday’s Class AAA girls basketball semifinals at Williams Arena. The Red Knights defeated Marshall in last year’s state championship game and Marshall wasn’t able to flip the ...