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Tigers head back to state for second straight season
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ST. PETER — The top-seeded Marshall girls basketball team is headed back to the Class AAA state tournament for the second straight season after defeating No. 2 Jordan 84-69 to reclaim the Section 2AAA championship, Wednesday night at Gustavus Adolphus College. “The emotions are so good. ...
Tiger wrestling earns six all-conference nods
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MARSHALL — The Marshall wrestling team had six wrestlers named to the Big South Conference’s All-Conference wrestling team, announced on Tuesday, including Lincoln Christenson, Keynan Coequyt, Dawson DeCamp, Tyson Louwagie and Brayden Chandler on the boys side and Esther Say on the ...
Tiger takeaways lead to quarterfinal win over Worthington
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MARSHALL — Takeaways and transition points were the story of the night in the No. 2 Marshall boys basketball team’s Section 2AAA quarterfinal matchup against No. 7 Worthington Tuesday night. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead and held on down the stretch for a 79-68 win. Marshall ...
Panthers, Leafs are deadline sellers with playoff hopes dwindling
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A decade has passed since the Toronto Maple Leafs missed the playoffs, their nine-year streak the longest going in the NHL. The Florida Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions who have made three consecutive trips to the final while qualifying in each of the past ...
The victory lap for America’s Olympic hockey champions quietly shed politics from the celebration
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NEW YORK (AP) — It took until noon on Saturday, less than 12 hours before showtime, for the script to arrive. The opening monologue for “Saturday Night Live,” of all things, was about to become a turning point in a national celebration that had somehow gone sideways in the week after the ...