MARSHALL – The Marshall and Minneota amateur baseball teams got one final tune-up Wednesday night before they begin their playoff schedule this weekend. The Mudhens jumped out to an early lead, but the A’s battled back late to earn a 7-6 victory in seven innings. Neither team found ...
MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball program is wrapping up its summer camps this week, and it started with some history. SMSU held its first-ever boys volleyball camp at the R/A Facility on Monday and Tuesday, with 12 campers in grades 6-12 ...
MINNEAPOLIS – After a brutal loss in last season’s NFC Championship game to the reigning Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles, the Vikings will have a chance to exorcise their post-season demons in the upcoming season that officially kicks off this Saturday with training camp. For the ...
MILROY – The Tracy VFW baseball team defeated Pipestone 3-0 in the district playoffs on Tuesday in Milroy. Luc Gervais tossed a complete-game no-hitter on the mound for Tracy, going all seven innings while striking out six batters. Offensively, Gervais went 2 for 3 at the plate with a ...
MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski announced Monday that Andrew Cobb has been hired as the new head women's tennis coach at SMSU. Cobb comes to SMSU following three seasons as the head men's and women's tennis coach at NAIA Montreat ...
ROCHESTER – Multiple Marshall youth soccer teams recently wrapped their seasons at the state tournament in Rochester over the weekend, all with high place finishes. The 12U boys White team took second place in their age group. The team tied its first game on Friday 3-3 before winning 6-0 to ...
MARSHALL – The Region 4C playoff brackets were released on Monday, and the Marshall A’s amateur baseball team will head to Atwater to start. The A’s drew the No. 5 seed in the Corn Belt League and will face the No. 4 seed in the County Line League, Atwater, on Saturday at 6:30 ...
EAGAN – The Marshall 15U Orange baseball team defeated West St. Paul 16-6 in five innings on Saturday. Cole Felcyn led the way for Marshall with a 4 for 5 day at the plate with four RBI while AJ Toulouse added a hit and four RBI and Spencer Wambeke went 1 for 2 with two RBI. Braden Meyer, ...
MILROY – After Heron Lake took down the Milroy Irish amateur baseball team in Game 2 of their best-of-three series on Saturday, both team knew Sunday’s performance needed to be special in order to survive. The Irish put Cody Mather on the mound. The ace righthander took care of the ...
HADLEY – After a decisive 10-3 victory in Game 1 of the best-of-three series against the Worthington Cubs on Thursday, the Hadley Buttermakers took Game 2 on Saturday by a score of 6-2 in a strong collective effort in the field and in the batter’s box. Buttermakers coach Myron Bennett ...
PRINCETON – The Marshall Legion baseball team went 1-2 over the weekend at the Princeton tournament, falling to Grand Rapids 6-5 before defeating Princeton 10-0 in six innings on Saturday. The Mudcats then fell to Armstrong on Sunday 5-1. Against Grand Rapids, Alex Thompson and Cody Greve ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall amateur baseball team looked to close out its final homestand of the regular season with a pair of wins, starting with a matchup against the Raymond Rockets on Friday. The A’s battled back in the ninth with a spirited rally, but came up short as Raymond held on for ...
MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski announced Friday the hiring of Marty Wahle (pronounced wall-ee) as the head women's swimming and diving coach at SMSU. SMSU announced the reinstatement of the women's swimming & diving program on May ...
RUTHTON – A six-run second inning sealed the Ruthton Royals’ fate in an 11-0 loss in seven innings to the Lakefield Horned Frogs in Game 2 of the First Nite/Gopher League playoffs on Friday. The game marked the Royals’ second loss in the best-of-three series that began with a 12-2 defeat ...
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA recently announced its 2017-18 attendance numbers and the Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball program finished the season ranked 18th in average attendance among the more than 300 Division II basketball playing schools. This past season, SMSU averaged ...
MARSHALL - Southwest Minnesota State University head softball coach Jamie Dunn announced her resignation Thursday after five seasons in charge of the Mustang program. "This was a very difficult decision for me and it came down to me wanting to be with my family and pursue other coaching ...
MARSHALL - Southwest Minnesota State University head men's basketball coach Brad Bigler has announced that Nick Smith has been named the new assistant men's basketball coach at SMSU. Smith has been on the coaching staff at SMSU the past four seasons, including two seasons as a graduate ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall boys hockey team will be hosting a tournament this weekend at the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The event is FREE all weekend for fans. All of the games will be played with two 25 minute halves, with running time being conducted except for the final two minutes of the ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Southwest Minnesota State University volleyball team has received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 season. The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams ...
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Southwest Minnesota State University senior defensive lineman Jon Dicke has been recognized as a nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, the American Football Coaches Association announced this week. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has been one of the most ...