MARSHALL — Despite being picked to finish seventh in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) South Division and 14th overall in the preseason coaches' poll, the Southwest Minnesota State University football team is back on the field with a new season underway. The Mustangs ...
SLEEPY EYE — Elk River jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as Marshall fell 5-0 in its second game of the Minnesota American Legion State Tournament on Thursday. The Elks struck first in the opening inning, stringing together a pair of singles to score two runs and seize the ...
SLEEPY EYE — Marshall outhit Brainerd 9-3 but couldn't come up with the timely hit it needed, falling 5-2 in its opening game of the Legion Baseball State Tournament on Wednesday. It was Marshall's first state tournament game since 2005. The Mudcats struck first when Chase Alcorn lined an ...
NEW ULM — After ending a 21-year state tournament drought, the Marshall Legion baseball team is ready to take on Minnesota's best. Marshall qualified for the 2026 Minnesota American Legion State Tournament for the first time since 2005, earning a spot in this week's tournament in New Ulm ...
BLAINE, Minn. — Just 35 days after playing his final round as an amateur, 21-year-old Jackson Koivun captured his first PGA TOUR victory by winning the 2026 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on Sunday. The Marshall Independent was on site to cover the historic moment. In only his third start as a ...
MANKATO — The Marshall Mudcats knew they already had a state tournament berth in their pocket heading into Saturday’s DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament finals, but they still wanted that sub-state championship to go with it. After rallying to defeat the New Ulm Legion Gold ...
