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Lancers continue to improve as postseason nears

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REDWOOD FALLS — The Canby cross country teams continued to show improvement Friday at Redwood Golf Course, with four runners earning top-20 finishes and several others recording personal-best times. Mya Pesek led the way for the Canby girls, finishing fifth in the varsity race. Taylor Ourada followed in 10th, while Adri Christianson placed 12th to give the Lancers three top-20 finishers. Pesek and Ourada both turned in season-best performances, while Christianson, Finley VanOverbeke, Cayleigh Bordewyk, Sophie Becker and Anna Briggs each recorded personal-best times. With the ...

Marshall girls sweep top three, win Willmar invitational

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WILLMAR — Katelyn Leibfried, Claire Kruse and Jasmine Murphy swept the top 3 spots for the Marshall girls cross country team at the Willmar Glacial Lakes Invitational on Saturday, leading the Tigers to a first-place finish in the six-team field. Marshall finished with 42 points, beating out Class A No. 3 St. Cloud Cathedral’s 58, and Sartell rounded out the podium with 73 points. Leibfried was the individual champion of the meet with a time of 19:31.7, followed by Claire Kruse at 19:45.0 and Jasmine Murphy at 20:09.9. Kaitlyn Soupir also placed 17th out of 50 runners in the event ...

Springfield holds off RRC comeback in five-set thriller

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LAMBERTON — The Springfield volleyball team spoiled Red Rock Central’s homecoming game on Friday night, staving off a late Falcon comeback bid to defeat RRC 25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 18-16. Amelia Ubl and Kendra Schroeder led the Falcons’ defensive back row with 28 and 21 digs, respectively, and Lilly Batalden contributed a pair of ace blocks up front. Natasha Erickson was a major offensive contributor with 19 set assists and 12 kills, followed by another seven kills each from Batalden and Paige Wondercheck. RRC falls to 5-9 on the season and next hosts Westbrook-Walnut Grove ...

Chandler, Johnson power RTR past TMB

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TRACY — Brayden Chandler crossed the plane for a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton football team on Friday night, helping the Knights pull away for a 35-8 win over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. Chandler and Micah Johnson were a dynamic backfield duo for the Knights on the day. Chandler took 13 attempts for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Johnson carried the ball 15 times for 139 yards. Lane Wichmann finished the game with an interception on defense for the Knights, and Garrett Elton and Colton Chandler each logged 10 solo tackles with a sack for ...

No. 1 Minneota rolls past MACCRAY, stays unbeaten

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CLARA CITY — Randy Sorensen scored three second-quarter touchdowns to help the top-ranked Minneota football team pull away for a 57-0 win over MACCRAY on Friday. The Vikings led 14-0 in the fourth quarter when Sorensen started to catch fire. He punched in a pair of touchdown runs from four and five yards out, and he caught a 28-yard touchdown pass to go into halftime with a 36-0 lead. Sorensen finished the day with 12 carries for 73 yards and two receptions for 60 yards. Tristen Sussner completed 19 of his 27 pass attempts for 255 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Landon ...

Bothun’s three-TD game lifts Dawson-Boyd past Canby

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CANBY — Colten Bothun’s three-touchdown game helped the No. 10 Dawson-Boyd football team survive a scare against Canby on Friday. The two teams were tied at 13 points apiece heading into the final frame, but the Blackjacks surged ahead when it mattered most to claim the 27-20 victory. Aiden Olson put the Blackjacks on top with a pick-6 from the 2-yard line and Bothun followed up with a 22-yard rushing touchdown shortly thereafter to put the game to bed. Canby responded with a 3-yard passing touchdown, but it was too little, too late for the Lancers. Bothun toted the ball 24 times ...