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Former Tigers Allex, Rhea among SMSU football’s 43-player signing class

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MARSHALL —The Southwest Minnesota State University football team announced its 2026 recruiting class on Wednesday, including a blend of 34 graduating high schoolers and nine players who either transferred in or took a gap year after graduation. “We are excited about adding this talented 2026 signing class of incoming freshmen and semester transfers to the Mustang family,” Underwood said. “Our staff looks forward to the arrival of the freshmen to campus in August and adding their skills to our program as we look to develop them on the field and in the classroom. The size of this ...

GET TO KNOW: Brook Gunlogson

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Brook Gunlogson Senior, Lakeview Brook Gunlogson is a starting guard for the Lakeview girls basketball team, and is also a track and field athlete for the Lakers. Gunlogson has played a crucial role in Lakeview’s impressive 2025-26 season campaign on the scoring and faciliating ends of ...

Blackjacks’ upset bid falls short vs. CMC

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No. 6 CMC 53, Dawson-Boyd 44 DAWSON — A strong defensive performance against one of southwest Minnesota’s top teams wasn’t enough to get the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks into the win column on Tuesday. The Blackjacks held the sixth-ranked Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays to 21 points in the first half, earning Dawson-Boyd a 6-point lead at halftime, but CMC rallied after the break to down Dawson-Boyd 53-44. Tuesday’s game marked the second-fewest points in a game scored by CMC this season, the lone lower mark being a 52-42 win over MACCRAY on Dec. 4, the Bluejays’ second ...

SMSU getting back in the saddle

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MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University mens basketball team’s winning streak came to an end last weekend with back-to-back Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference losses to Jamestown and Northern State. The Mustangs will look to bounce back this weekend when they go on another ...

Slow second half sinks Marshall at No. 2 Stewartville, 80-70

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No. 2 Stewartville 80, No. 4 Marshall 70 STEWARTVILLE — The fourth-ranked Marshall girls basketball team was handed its third loss of the season on Saturday in a top-5 battle with No. 2 Stewartville, coming up short 80-70. Marshall had a 44-36 lead at halftime, but were held to just 26 points in the second half. Reese Drake led the Tigers with 26 points, and shared a team-high six rebounds with Danielle Nubile, who also finished with 9 points. Taleigha Bigler followed with 19 points, along with team-highs of four assists and four steals. Marshall ultimately was outrebounded ...

Marshall comes up short in 62-52 loss to Harrisburg

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Harrisburg 62, Marshall 52 HARRISBURG, S.D. — Harrisburg’s offensive power was too much to overcome for the Marshall boys basketball team in a 62-52 loss on the road Monday night. Oliver Voigt led the Tigers with 14 points, and Patrick Morman followed with 11. Harrisburg had four players finish in double-figure scoring, and also outperformed the Tigers in 3-point shooting and on the boards. Marshall was outrebounded 28-19, and were held to just two 3-pointers to Harrisburg’s seven. JR Vierstraete led Marshall with five rebounds, while Noah Pieper had a team-high three ...