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Six area players named to Class A All-State team

ST. PAUL — Southwest Minnesota was well-represented in the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association’s Class A All-State team, announced on Tuesday at the State Banquet at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on the eve of the state tournament. The Independent’s 11 Class A schools combined for six ...

RRC looks to defy the odds vs. undefeated HBC

MARSHALL — The word “doubt” hasn’t been a part of the Red Rock Central Falcons’ vocabulary during their undefeated 10-0 season. No matter how many doubters they may have coming into Thursday’s state football opener against the top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots, nothing is ...

SMSU mens basketball ranked 9th in DII preseason poll

ROLLA, Mo. – The Southwest Minnesota State University men’s basketball team is ranked No. 9 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Top 25 preseason poll released on Tuesday. The No. 9 preseason ranking is the highest for the Mustang program in the NABC poll since being ...

Mustangs ranked 18th in womens preseason NABC poll

LILBURN, Ga. – The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball team is ranked No. 18 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 preseason poll released on Tuesday afternoon. SMSU, which finished a season best No. 15 in the final 2024-25 poll, was ranked in ...

Marshall sweeps Big Lake, returns to state semifinals

ST. PAUL — Reese Drake and Avery Fahl each logged double-doubles in the Marshall volleyball team's Class AAA quarterfinal match against Big Lake on Wednesday at Grand Casino Arena to lead the Tigers back to the state semifinals. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead in the first set and ...

Tigers earn trio of top-40 finishes at state championships

ST. PAUL — Sam Deutz, Jasmine Murphy and Kaitlyn Leibfried each placed within the top 40 of the cross country state championships at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Saturday to represent the Marshall cross country team as individuals. Deutz placed 27th in the boys meet while Murphy and Leibfried ...