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Lancers earn second win in five-set battle

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CANBY — Canby volleyball secured its second win of the season Tuesday, improving to 2-6 after a hard-fought five-set victory over Lac qui Parle Valley. The Lancers came out strong at home, taking the opening two sets 25-20 and 25-14. LQPV responded by taking the next two sets, 25-11 and 25-16, to force a decisive fifth set. Canby regained control when it mattered most, closing out the match with a 15-8 victory in the fifth set to secure the win. Karli Weber led the Lancers at the net, finishing with a team-high 11 kills. Canby also found success at the service line, recording eight ...

Van Beck ties for ninth as SMSU earns seventh place at Maverick Fall Brawl

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HUDSON – The Southwest Minnesota State women’s golf team closed the final round of the 13-team Maverick Fall Brawl, hosted by Minnesota State University, shooting a 37-over-321 to finish in seventh place with a two-day score of 80-over 648. The 36-hole tournament was played at the par-71 Troy Burne Golf Club. Concordia-St. Paul won the team title with a score of 54-over 622. CSP’s Ella Matzke and Addi Wood earned co-medalist honors at 8-over 150. Izzie Van Beck led the Mustangs finishing in a tie for ninth place at 15-over 157. Van Beck shot a 4-over 75 on Tuesday with two ...

Knights roll to third sweep of season

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TYLER — Entering Monday night’s matchup with Wabasso, RTR volleyball had suffered just one loss on the season, coming against Minneota. The Knights came into their home match with a 2-1 record, with both of their victories coming by way of sweeps on the road against Lakeview and TMB. RTR continued that trend Monday, rolling past Wabasso in straight sets, 25-11, 25-17, 25-20. The victory not only moved the Knights to 3-1 on the season, but also marked their third sweep of the year. The Knights will look to keep their strong start going when they return to action Thursday, Sept. 17, ...

Minneota volleyball returns veteran core with high hopes

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MINNEOTA — Coming off a 27-7 season in 2025-26, Minneota volleyball returns with plenty of experience and high expectations for another successful campaign. The Vikings return nine letterwinners from last season’s squad while losing just two players to graduation, giving head coach Kaley Buysse a veteran group to work with. “We have quite a few returning starters and many girls with years of experience on varsity, so I feel like that will be a strength of ours both defensively and offensively,” Buysse said. Among the team's returning veterans are Leah Coequyt and Jaylynn ...

MCC looks to reload after historic state run

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SLAYTON — Coming off their first run to the state semifinals in a quarter-century, the Murray County Central football team will look to build on last season’s success with a fresh group of faces in 2026. “We obviously want to compete for the section, we want to be in that section championship,” MCC head coach Patrick Freeman said. “We have a really tough schedule. Guys that are in our district, our section are well-coached football teams, and we respect that. But the ultimate goal is that we want to be playing our best football by the end of the year. If we stay true to the ...

No. 14 SMSU volleyball makes home debut this weekend against SCSU and MSU

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL - THIS WEEK The No. 14 ranked SMSU volleyball team, after beginning NSIC play last weekend, hosts its first games inside the PE Gym in 2026. SMSU opens play with a match on Friday against No. 10 ranked St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. The Mustangs then face Minnesota State the following day at 2 p.m. In honor of ‘Alumni Weekend’, SMSU will be hosting a ‘Gameday Round Up’ at 12 p.m. All matches are listed in central time. MATCH COVERAGE Live stats and video for all matches will be available at SMSUmustangs.com Stay up ...