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Drake back again as Independent Girls Basketball POTY

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MARSHALL — Winning is nothing new for Marshall’s Reese Drake. In fact, she doesn’t know much of anything else. The senior guard helped the Marshall girls basketball team to a third-place finish in this year’s state tournament, capping off her prep athletic career with three section ...

Vikings battle for each other in season of adversity

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MINNEOTA — Despite battling injuries and illness, the Minneota boys basketball emphasized its team chemistry and grit to continue fighting through during the 2025-26 season. The Vikings were hit early-on with injuries that lingered on throughout the course of the season, forcing a handful ...

Mustangs open N.D. road trip with pair of losses to UMary

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BISMARCK, N.D. - In a day the Mustangs would like to forget, the Southwest Minnesota State baseball team (13-9) fell to the UMary Marauders (8-10) in a pair of 5-1 contests on Friday afternoon. GAME ONE Cody Wichmann (2-1) pitched the first five innings for SMSU, allowing five ...

2025-26 MARSHALL INDEPENDENT ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL

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MARSHALL — All five of the Marshall girls basketball team’s starters were named to the Independent’s All-Area teams, announced on Thursday. The Tigers’ starting backcourt duo of Taleigha Bigler and Reese Drake were both named to the All-Area First team, along with Westbrook-Walnut Grove ...

Local talent helps Minnesota West to national title

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BROWNWOOD, Texas — A trio of local athletes helped the Minnesota West womens basketball team claim its second National Junior College Athletic Association [NJCAA] Division III national championship in the last three years. Izzy Klumper, Jayda Hellewell and Anistasia Smith all played key roles ...