×

Sports

Canby/Minneota boys, girls sweep home cross country meet

Local Sports

CANBY — The Canby/Minneota boys and girls cross country team had a strong showing at their home meet Tuesday afternoon, with both teams finishing in first place while Mya Pesek led all runners for a first-place finish in the girl’s race. On the girls side, Canby/Minneota took first of ...

Vikings sweep CMC in Camden opener

Local Sports

No. 1 Minneota 3, CMC 0 MINNEOTA — The top-ranked Class A Minneota volleyball team picked up its fifth sweep of the season in the Camden Conference opener Tuesday night over Central Minnesota Christian in sets of 25-22, 25-9 and 25-13. The Vikings were again firing on all cylinders, led ...

Pruitt gets warm welcome to NSIC

Local Sports

MARSHALL — In her first regulation match as a Mustang, Southwest Minnesota State freshman forward Virginia Pruitt scored two goals and assisted another to lead the Mustangs to a 6-0 non-conference win over Dakota State (S.D.) on Sunday. Her performance in the match earned her the Northern Sun ...

Tigers end the drought at Southwest Challenge

Local Sports

MARSHALL — Heading into this weekend’s Southwest Challenge volleyball tournament, a win was a long time coming for the hosting Marshall Tigers. The last time Marshall emerged from the elite field that it hosts at the annual tournament was 2009, with the 16-year drought being longer than ...

Vikings eke out shootout win over 2A EVW

Local Sports

MINNEOTA — K.P. Kompelien Field hosted a fireworks show after Friday night’s non-conference football game between the Minneota Vikings and the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, but the real fireworks were on the field. After trailing by 11 points in the first half, Minneota fought its way back ...

SMSU volleyball riding high at West Florida Classic

Local Sports

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team moved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of victories on Friday at the University of West Florida SpringHill Suites Invitational played at the UWF Field House. SMSU started the day with a thrilling reverse sweep of West Florida, ...