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No. 3 Minneota dominates final triangular of regular season

MINNEOTA — The Minneota wrestling team showed exactly why its ranked as one of the state’s top team in its final regular-season meet on Thursday. The third-ranked Vikings ran away with a 57-9 win over Windom and a 53-14 win over Pipestone to head into next week’s section tournament with plenty of momentum. Minneota and Quad County will now prepare for next week’s Section 5A team tournament. The first round and quarterfinals will be played at the home seed of the highest seed on Thursday, while the semifinals and championship will be played on Saturday at Ortonville at 12:30 ...

Last-minute struggles sink SMSU vs. Huskies

ST. CLOUD — The Southwest Minnesota State University mens basketball team led by 4 points in the final 30 seconds of its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchup against St. Cloud State on Thursday, but that thin cushion proved not to be enough for a win. The Huskies scored 6 unanswered points in the final 21 seconds to down SMSU 49-47, preventing the Mustangs from cutting into the Huskies’ lead in the conference standings. A pair of Jakob Braaten free throws gave the Mustangs a 47-43 lead with 33 seconds left to play when the Huskies went into attack mode. Micah Schlaak ...

Marshall’s hot perimeter shooting powers senior night win

MARSHALL — The fourth-ranked Marshall girls basketball team held St. Peter scoreless for the game’s first seven minutes en route to a dominating 84-41 senior night and Big South Conference win Friday night. The Tigers had 15 3-pointers on the night, with seven different players making at ...

Guetter, Frericks help Wabasso hand No. 9 Benson first loss of season

Wabasso 99, No. 9 Benson 60 BENSON — The Wabasso boys basketball team gave ninth-ranked Benson its first loss of the season Friday night in dominating fashion with a 99-60 win. Brayden Guetter and Caden Frericks led the Rabbits with 27 and 24 points, respectively, with Frericks notching a double-double with a team-high 17 rebounds. Tavyn Larson also grabbed another 11 rebounds to his 5 points with a team-best six assists, while Jayden Remiger protected the paint with an impressive five blocks. Drew Kemp also finished with 17 points with five assists. Guetter and Kemp ...

Deacon’s 27 points power Rebels past MLAC

MCC 69, MLAC 48 SLAYTON — The Murray County Central girls basketball team built up an early lead and never looked back when it hosted Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey on Friday night, riding Ava Deacon’s 27 points to a 69-48 Red Rock Conference win. Guida shot 10 of 22 from the field and 3 of 6 from beyond the arc in the win. She also made a major defensive impact with four steals. Kat Miller knocked down four 3-pointers on eight attempts for the Rebels, finishing the night with 12 points. Her five rebounds also tied her with Kate Blankenship for third on the team behind Reese ...

Mustangs set for road trip vs. SCSU and No. 2 MSU

MARSHALL — After splitting a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchups last weekend, the Southwest Minnesota State University womens basketball team will look to get back on track as it wraps up its four-game road trip this weekend. The Mustangs will face St. Cloud State today ...