WORTHINGTON – The Marshall 15U Orange baseball team defeated Worthington 3-2 on Monday. Braxton Meyer led the way for Marshall with a 2 for 3 day at the plate with an RBI while Preston Hoflock added an RBI. Zach Allen earned the victory on the mound, going seven innings while allowing two ...
NEW ULM/ESSIG – The Marshall Mudcats wrapped up tournament play at the Upper Midwest Classic on Saturday with a two-game split featuring a 5-0 loss to the Mankato American Legion team and a 7-4 win over Waconia to finish 1-2 overall. According to coach Mitch Maxwell, the tournament provides ...
ALEXANDRIA – The Marshall Junior Legion baseball team wrapped up the Alexandria tournament with a 2-1 record, falling to Blaine 7-3 before earning victories over Detroit Lakes (7-2) and Alexandria (2-1) to close the weekend. Sunday Marshall 2, Alexandria 1 Against Alexandria, Josh Baker ...
MARSHALL – When the lights are the brightest and the pressure is at its peak, there are those that avoid the challenge and a select few who embrace it. Marshall’s Isaac Schmitt falls into the latter category. The senior ace of the Tiger staff was unflappable in some of Marshall’s most ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall Independent sports staff is pleased to announce the 2019 Marshall Independent All-Area Baseball team. Joining Marshall senior Isaac Schmitt on the All-Area Baseball First Team are the following eight players: Murray County Central senior Danny Blankenship, ...
BATTING AVG Hayden Gravley, RTR .434 Danny Blankenship, MCC .397 Jake Byrne, TMB .397 Austin Irlbeck, RRC/WWG .389 Mason Irlbeck, RRC/WWG .381 Payton Hess, RTR .367 Landon Rolbiecki, Minn. .357 Cody Wichmann, RTR .346 Lance Wagner, Wab. .341 Cody Greve, ...
SECOND TEAM Hayden Gravley 8th, RTR Gravley led the area with a .434 average. His 23 total hits included five doubles, while he also recorded six RBI and 19 runs scored. Thomas Hennen Sr., Minneota Hennen finished with a .276 average. His 16 hits included four doubles and a triple, ...
ESSIG – A one-run advantage through four and a half innings was not enough for the Marshall Legion baseball team to fend off Brandon Valley (S.D.) on Friday as the Lynx used a five-run sixth inning to defeat the Mudcats 6-1 in the first game of the Upper Midwest Classic tournament. Though ...
MARSHALL – It’s no secret that Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton has been on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism since taking over for previous GM Paul Fletcher back in April of 2018. The main source of frustration, aside from the team missing the playoffs for the ...
MARSHALL – The Southwest Swim Club attended multiple swim meets in the second half of June. The 39th Annual Milbank Invitational was held in Milbank, SD on June 22. The invite was attended by 125 athletes from South Dakota and Minnesota and was held in a 25-yard indoor pool. SSC had two ...
MILROY – Showing pride in our country and appreciation of the many freedoms that are enjoyed here in the United States can be expressed in many different ways. San Diego’s Joe “Mr. Sports Travel” Connor has taken an approach few, if any, can say they’ve attempted or even thought of. ...
By Sam Thiel sthiel@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL – After struggling to capitalize on the offensive end on Friday, the Marshall Black junior legion baseball team quickly showed their ability to bounce back and did so in a big way, as they defeated Alexandria and Fargo by scores of 9-1 in ...
MARSHALL – After last week’s matchup was suspended due to rain in the bottom of the third inning, the Marshall A’s and the Raymond Rockets returned to Legion Field on Sunday to pick up where they left off in a battle between two of the three top teams in the Corn Belt League. Staying ...
MARSHALL – Three Marshall youth soccer teams recently punched their tickets to the state tournament, all automatically qualifying by winning their divisions. The 12U girls program reached its way to state with an undefeated regular season, going 10-0. Marshall will compete in the C3 state ...
WABASSO – The Wabasso amateur baseball team fell to Willmar 16-5 on Sunday. Caleb Frericks led the way for Wabasso with a 3 for 4 day at the plate with two RBI while CJ Theis, Devon Liebl and Andy Warner all added a hit and an RBI. Sam Guetter, Carter Guetter and Kyle Jacobson also ...
MARSHALL – Multiple teams converged in Marshall on Saturday for the Southwest Slugfest 14U and 16/18U softball tournament. In the 14U tournament, Marshall Orange, Hendricks/Estelline, Luverne, St. James, TAG Thunder, TSC Lightning, Marshall White and Lake Crystal all played each other with ...
MARSHALL – After getting into a rhythm on the offensive end its past few games, the Marshall Junior Legion Black baseball team looked to carry over its momentum into the opening day of its home tournament. Unfortunately for Marshall, it was Andover who would find their hitting groove early ...
MARSHALL – The Marshall Junior Legion Black baseball team showcased its plate discipline in Thursday’s matchup with Marshall 15U Orange by generating eight total walks in the contest and six in the first inning alone in a 12-0 victory in five innings. Marshall Black coach Chace Pollock ...
WABASSO – The Marshall amateur baseball team defeated Wabasso 9-4 on Wednesday. Connor Winkelman and Alex Thompson led the way for the A’s with a three-hit performance and an RBI each while Ryan VanMoer and Tyler Schwagel each added a pair of hits and an RBI. Rusty Swanson earned the ...
TRACY - The Milroy Irish amateur baseball team has been on an offensive tear in its last few games, producing a combined 44 runs in five straight games, all resulting in wins. The Irish continued to add to that total on Wednesday night, as they collected 10 more runs in a 10-0 shutout in seven ...