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Tigers start season strong with win over No. 3 Willmar

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MARSHALL — The top-ranked Marshall volleyball team wasted no time easing its way into the season this year. The Tigers hosted No. 3 Willmar in their home opener on Thursday night, but looked like a championship-caliber team from the first set. Marshall opened with a 25-18 first-set win and ...

Sting look to turn around program with returning group

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GRANITE FALLS — Returning nearly its entire roster from a year prior, the Yellow Medicine East volleyball team is in position to make deeper strides led by a group of four starting seniors in the 2025 season.  YME is looking to break even and surpass a winning record for the first time ...

Chargers bring back strong cast after first 3A final appearance

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WESTBROOK — After the deepest postseason run in program history, Westbrook-Walnut Grove has high hopes for a strong 2025 season. Led by returners Carlie Ross, Hadley Jenniges and Leah Carter, the Chargers will look to be among the Red Rock Conference’s top teams once again. “I think we ...

Marshall drops narrow dual to Hutch in home opener

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MARSHALL — Despite gutting out a pair of tiebreaker set victories in its dual against Hutchinson, the Marshall tennis team was unable to snag a win in its home opener on Tuesday afternoon. The Marshall Tigers got two points from its trio of hockey players — with Brooklyn Mauch claiming a ...

RTR returners continuing to build winning culture

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TYLER — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights, a dominant volleyball program in southwest Minnesota, begin the 2024 season with high hopes. They return much of last year’s roster and aim for another deep postseason run. “I think with our program here, we’ve always had high ...

Lakers look to expand roles, build off chemistry

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COTTONWOOD — Hungry to make a deeper playoff run led by three seniors and a large group of returners, the Lakeview volleyball team believes its team chemistry will play a pivotal role this season. The Lakers have finished the previous two seasons 11-15 overall, and last year were ...