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Mudhens walk off Appleton in home opener

MINNEOTA — Kaden Christensen connected for the game-winning hit that sent home Brody Larson to give the Minneota Mudhens’ a walk-off 3-2 victory against the Appleton A’s Friday night in Minneota’s home opener. The walk-off also gave the Mudhens their first win of the season. “I was ...

Lancers, Hesse earn state medals before thunder delays

ST. MICHAEL — While thunder delays disrupted the final day of the Class A state track and field meet, that didn’t stop a handful of area athletes from heading home with hardware. The Canby/Minneota girls medaled in the 4x200-meter relay and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central’s Bowen ...

Leysen’s no-hitter leads Marshall Orange past Luverne

Mauer Leysen pitched a complete-game no-hitter while the Marshall VFW Orange 15U team caught fire at the plate to cruise to a 12-0 win in five innings in the first day of the Luverne tournament Friday afternoon, against Luverne. Leysen tossed all five frames and finished with eight strikeouts while allowing no hits, with just two walks. Marshall was also quick to get into action and took a 9-0 lead after the first two innings. The Tigers finished with 10 hits and no errors, while the Cardinals committed two errors. Max Weedman had a big game at the plate, going 2 for 2 with a ...

Lindquist, Leibfried medal on Day 1 of AA state meet

ST. MICHAEL — Colton Lindquist and Katelyn Leibfried got the Marshall Tigers off to a strong start at the first day of competition in the Class AA track and field championships on Friday. Each of the two medaled on the day, while the Tigers also had a number of other runners competing in ...

Former Mustang Michelle Bruns to be inducted in NSIC HOF

BURNSVILLE – Former Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball standout Michelle (Bruns) Kirk will be inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 7. Michelle (Bruns) Kirk was one of the most accomplished players in Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball history, combining elite performance on the court with standout success in the classroom during her career from 2001-05. A four-year letterwinner, Kirk, a native of Hecla, South Dakota, earned first team All-NSIC honors three times and was named the NSIC Player ...